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In America, art is helping prisoners adapt to life outside

Alcatraz, known as the Rock, was once among America’s most fearsome prisons, cut off from the free world on a windswept island in San Francisco Bay. Today it is a national park, visited by 1.4m tourists a year, who amble around the famous cellblocks and take selfies against the bars. Until October, if they venture to a derelict building on the island’s north side, they will also encounter giant images of serving and former prisoners.

Two girls run in foreground of a wide shot of a crowded Ocean Beach.
Community Volunteer Programs

Volunteer on your own, with your family, or a few friends

A group of volunteers joyfully pose after working outside on a trail
National Public Lands Day 2025

Celebrate National Public Lands Day in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area!

From left, San Mateo Park Stewardship intern Laurasia Holzman Smith, Community Programs Manager Georgia Vasey, and intern Samuel Peña.
Lessons learned from stewarding the Golden Gate National Parks

I’ve been grateful to mentor and supervise two unique interns each year who bring such a diverse array of skills, knowledge, and passions. What I’ve learned is invaluable.

Park volunteers watch a small black bird walk along a pathway
Restoration Ripples

Every week we work to restore native plant habitat, but our work goes beyond just the plant communities in our parks. It’s been fascinating to see the influence our work can have on wildlife and the ecosystem around us.

Park Stewardship Intern and Volunteer
(CANCELED) Park Stewardship San Mateo

Help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat while enjoying a day in the park.

National Trails Day
Golden Gate Trail Stewardship Program
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Join us maintaining the White Hill and Porcupine trails. Projects include building drainage features, repairing eroded tread, and brushing the trail 

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Volunteer removing invasive plants at Fort Funston
Earth Day and Spring Days of Service 2024

Join us for Spring Days of Service! Celebrate Earth Day, National Volunteer Week, and National Park Week.

Mission blue butterfly (Icaricia icariodes missionensis)
The Mission Blues of Oakwood Valley

A bright flash passes by, triggering someone to yell “BLUE!” Team members nimbly make their way through a mosaic of summer lupines at Oakwood Valley. Quickly but carefully, one person follows the butterfly until it lands. “It’s a mission blue, male, resting on a lupine.” Read on to learn more.

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