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Conservation

Waving with pride
Pride month blooms in San Francisco and Bay Area parks

In honor of Pride month in June, let’s emphasize and celebrate the importance of healthy people and healthy ecosystems! When we cannot be ourselves, we are not in our healthiest state. The same goes for ecosystems. 

Volunteer working with soil in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Soil and trouble: Time to consider this overlooked conservation concern

Most people don't think about the status of soils on a regular basis, nor do they think of the soils beneath our feet as a collection of living organisms. But they are.

A fruit bat in Mauritius.
Positively batty: Why bats are so important to ecosystems

With all the stigma surrounding them, it’s important to understand all sides to the story. Bats play a major role in the balance of an ecosystem, in California and around the world.

A foggy photo of the forests of Mt. Tam with the rising sunlight filtering in.
Projects & Conservation

Protecting and improving parks through science-based programs and projects.

Allen's Hummingbird
What Bird Personality Fits Your Bill?

What kind of bird are you? Find out with our scientifically dubious but finely feathered personality quiz, based on distinct avian phenotypes!

Golden Gate Raptor Program at Hawk Hill
Quiz Results: Hawk Hill Trail

Trail Personality Quiz Results

Batteries to Bluffs Trail, Golden Gate Bridge
Quiz Results: Batteries to Bluffs Trail

Trail Personality Quiz Results

Clipper Ridge Trail, Rancho Corral De Tierra
Quiz Results: Clipper Ridge Trail

Trail Personality Quiz Results

Ben Johnson Trail, Muir Woods
Quiz Results: Ben Johnson Trail in Muir Woods

Trail Personality Quiz Results

Eagle's Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Lands End
Quiz Results: Lands End Trail

Trail Personality Quiz Results