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Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteers
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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.
City College of San Francisco students
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College Programs

Are you interested in making this a greener world while exploring, learning, making new friends and having fun in your local national park? Our Park Stewardship program has developed partnerships with San Francisco State University, the biology departments at both City College of San Francisco and College of Marin.
Volunteers prune plants at a native plant nursery
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Native Plant Nurseries

Restoring for generations to come, the nurseries provide a living link between local communities and the restoration of native plant habitat throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.
Volunteers transplant toyon at the Presidio Nursery
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Presidio Nursery

When: Wednesdays & Saturdays, 1–4 pm; Where: Presidio Nursery – Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
Volunteerstransplant native plants at the Fort Funston nursery
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Fort Funston Nursery

When: Saturdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm; Where: Fort Funston Nursery – Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
A child looks through a magnifying glass at a nurseries education program.
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Education at the Native Plant Nurseries

The Parks Conservancy nurseries are hubs of community and education programming. We aim to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for youth to explore their connection with nature.
A student sketches a plant during a Seeds to Flowers program
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Seeds to Flowers (Grade 2)

Learn more about Seeds to Flowers , an education program for grade 2 at the Native Plant Nurseries.
Students examine native plants in the demonstration garden.
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Petal Pushers (Grade 3)

Learn more about Petal Pushers , an education program for grade 3 at the Native Plant Nurseries.
Students check on plants at the Oceana High School Nursery
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Oceana High School Nursery

You’ll get to do hands-on restoration at three park sites: the Oceana Native Plant Nursery, Milagra Ridge, and Mori Point. Restoration activities include planting, transplanting, pot washing, removing invasive plants, and much more.
Students check out a California poppy being grown at a nursery.
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Green Thumbs Up! (Grade 4)

Learn more about Green Thumbs Up! , an education program for grade 4 at the Native Plant Nurseries.