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A National Park Service Ranger leads a large group of smiling children in an interactive story
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Curriculum-Based Field Trips

Connecting students with history, culture, and the natural environment.
a small group of high school students learn to use environmental testing tools with an educator from the Crissy Field Center
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Project WISE (Watersheds Inspiring Student Education)

Place-based, student-centered program for High School students from Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science classes.
LINC program participants explore Alcatraz Island.
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Youth Leadership Programs

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust, hosts a number of youth leadership programs.
LINC Program Participants
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LINC Summer High School Program

Linking Individuals to their Natural Community (LINC) is a summer internship program for high school students based in the Golden Gate National Parks.
A large group smiles while posing for a photo in front of a metal barn.
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Tennessee Valley Nursery (Closed)

Established in 1987, the Tennessee Valley Nursery closed its nearly 30-year run in May 2015. Thanks to dedicated volunteers, the facility produced thousands of plants for habitat restoration sites all across the parks.
Roving Ranger
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Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger is a mobile trailhead designed to serve as a visitor contact and information center both within our national parks and outside the park.
Park Stewardship Team at the Presdio Bluffs
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Park Stewardship San Francisco

Thursdays, 1–4 pm, Presidio Coastal Bluffs and Lobos Creek; Saturdays, 1–4 pm, Lands End – With national park lands and urban communities intersecting, help us ensure local rare species and unique ecological habitats will be here for generations to come.
Golden Gate Maintenance Volunteers
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Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance

When: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 9 am–Noon; Where: Fort Mason, Crissy Field, Lands End, Sutro Heights, Baker Beach, Ocean Beach, Fort Funston ― Help restore and maintain historic landscapes and cultural resources along the shoreline of San Francisco.
Volunteers at Coast Cleanup Day
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Golden Gate Beach Stewards

When: 3rd Saturdays, 10 am–noon Where: Ocean Beach, San Francisco Help keep Ocean Beach and our San Francisco coastline beautiful, clean, and safe for all.
YAC members try virtual reality in the outdoors
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Youth Advisory Council

The Park Youth Collaborative (PYC) Youth Advisory Council engages diverse teams of young people who have previously been involved or are currently enrolled in other park youth programs, giving them new leadership opportunities and major involvement in various PYC projects.