Conservation

Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands

White-nose syndrome danger for California bats: Here’s how to help

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a plague-like disease decimating species of hibernating bats in North America, has been found in California.

A group of interns pose together outside of a building while smiling at the camera

Out with the cold, in with the crew!

It’s time to meet the new trail interns! Get to know the fresh faces.

A group of volunteers joyfully pose after working outside on a trail

Celebrating National Trails Day in the GGNRA!

June 1 marked the 27th annual National Trails Day! The Parks Conservancy and our partners celebrated by hosting trail maintenance projects with community members like you.

A bobcat sits in a field of tall grasses with yellow flowers

Wildlife corridors: The impacts of stitching together fragmented habitats

Milagra Ridge is considered a habitat island because it’s surrounded by development on all sides. A wildlife corridor could help provide species inhabiting Milagra Ridge with a safe way to connect and migrate to other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), as well as other open spaces in the Bay Area.

A person holds a snake with a bright teal underside, red and black stripes, and red head

Keeping up with: the San Francisco garter snake

The endangered San Francisco garter snake is considered the most beautiful snake in North America. Found only in San Mateo County, the snake depends on habitat within our parks.

A purple and white flower grows from the soil

A moment of retrospection for the introduced species we pull from our parks

We pull them, we bag them, but how much do we know about the introduced species that live in our park sites? Fascinating facts and more about why we need to pull these species from our parks.

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.

Close up of red moth, the buckwheat root borer, crawling in the grass.

Reflections and new directions for park BioBlitzes

When an unsuspecting Presidio Trust intern uploaded an observation of a vibrant red moth to online naturalist community iNaturalist in 2017, she had no idea it was the first known observation of the species in the Presidio in over a century.