Conservation

Conservation
The Institute at the Golden Gate’s Climate Change Education & Parks program supports and accelerates the role parks and protected areas play as resources and venues for climate change education.
Conservation
Learn more about individual native plants found in the Golden Gate National Parks and grown in our nurseries for restoration projects.
Conservation

We are major advocates of environmental sustainability, and we practice that core value throughout our Golden Gate National Parks. 

A Western snowy plover
Conservation
The western snowy plover is a threatened small shorebird, approximately the size of a sparrow.
Coho salmon
Conservation
The coho salmon is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family, one of the several species of Pacific salmon.
Small reddish-brown butterfly resting on a leaf
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The San Bruno elfin butterfly is a U.S. federally listed endangered subspecies that inhabits rocky outcrops and cliffs in coastal scrub on the San Francisco Peninsula.
red-legged frog
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The California red-legged frog is the largest native frog in the western United States.
A close up of the San Francisco Garter Snake
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Most who appreciate wildlife will agree that the San Francisco garter snake is California’s most beautiful snake.
Triteleia laxa (Ithuriel's Spear)
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Triteleia laxa is a triplet lily known by several common names, including Ithuriel's spear, common triteleia and grassnut.
Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry)
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Red elderberry is a widespread shrub to small tree that occurs in moist cool places, including our own Redwood Creek.