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Amy Meyer at National Trails Day, 2014
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The “Mother of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area,” Amy Meyer is a Bay Area conservationist who helped forge local and national support to preserve the land at the Golden Gate as a national park in the 1970s.
Buffalo Soldiers
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, which are places “connecting past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice." Read more about Black history in the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond with the articles below:
Aerial view of the construction site for the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
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Watch the Presidio Tunnel Tops site transform in front of your eyes in this special timelapse video.
Parks Conservancy staff working to restore the Black Point Historical Garden at Fort Mason.
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Black Point Historic Gardens is the San Francisco Bay Area’s newest national park site, a one-acre hillside that connects San Francisco’s Aquatic Park to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) at Fort Mason.
Mission blue butterfly seen landing on yellow flower.
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Wow, 40! It's eye-popping to think of all we've accomplished together since the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy was formed on Aug. 11, 1981. We wanted to look back at some of the people, park sites, and memorable moments that have made the biggest impact on the Parks Conservancy and...
Mission blue butterfly seen landing on a yellow flower.
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Wow, 40! It's eye-popping to think of all we've accomplished together in four decades since the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy was formed on Aug. 11, 1981. Here are some of the highlights from 40 years of connecting parks and people.
Nature Boost: Women Building the Presidio Tunnel Tops
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Meet the women behind the construction of the new Presidio Tunnel Tops project in this panel facilitated by a Crissy Field Center youth leader. Learn about the Presidio Tunnel Tops project and hear about the all-women project management team’s journeys to careers building parks. Nature Boost Fridays are part of...
Nature Boost: Women of the Marin Headlands
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In recognition of Women’s History Month, National Park Ranger Lara Volski provides a look at different women who have played a role in the history, stewardship, and preservation of the seaswept bluffs and coastal prairies just north of the Golden Gate Bridge
Nature Boost: Faces of Resistance presented by Ranger Hector and Ranger Alanna
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From the pools of Sutro Baths to the promenades of the Presidio, members of the Black community in San Francisco have constructed a legacy of resistance against discrimination that still stands today. Join Ranger Alanna and Ranger Hector to uncover these stories of resilience throughout time. Nature Boost Fridays are...
Every Kid Outdoors: Live Chat with Ranger Mariajose
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Meet Park Ranger Mariajose from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and join her on a virtual adventure to explore the diverse natural and cultural features your national parks have to offer. Nature Boost Fridays are part of Summer Stride , a partnership of the San Francisco Public Library, National...