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Crissy Field Center

Backyard Bound

Annual youth summit that engages Bay Area young people through camping and bonding in national parks
Youth in the Parks
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Crissy Field Center Summer Camps

Outdoor environmental day camps for children ages 6 to 11 in the Golden Gate National Parks.
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.
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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

Park Stewardship San Mateo

When: Saturdays, 10 am–1 pm; Where: Mori Point, Milagra Ridge, Rancho Corral de Tierra – From Mori Point to Rancho Corral de Tierra, help us restore critical habitat to sustain local rare species and unique ecological communities.
Park Stewardship

Alcatraz Historic Gardens

When: Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 am–Noon – Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents, bringing living color and vibrancy to the Rock.
Park Stewardship Team at the Presdio Bluffs
Park Stewardship

Park Stewardship San Francisco

Thursdays, 1–4 pm, 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.