Our Work

mushrooms growing within moss and ferns
Bay Area mushrooms: It’s not raining, it’s not sporing

What are we really missing from the sunniest winter in California? Mushrooms! Learn about our mush-needed friends and how they can help us tackle global warming.

Nature Journal Club
CANCELLED-Nature Journal Club: Big Birds in Flight
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Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! March's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will focus on understanding basic wing structure, wing angles, and foreshortening principles.

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Member portraits at Fort Cronkhite
Members speak: Thank you for sharing your park love with us!

Many thanks to the Conservancy supporters who responded to our fall 2019 members survey. Here are some of the best quotes and thoughts!

Water bottle covered in park stickers.
Show us your national park stickers!

You’ve inspired us to find the world’s best national park sticker or patch collection. Do you have a water bottle or laptop that’s messier than the rest? You could win some NEW Golden Gate National Parks stickers!

Nature Journal Club
Nature Journal Club: How to use Watercolor Pencils with a Waterbrush
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Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! February's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will delve deeper into using a waterbrush in your nature journal, focusing on how to use it with watercolor pencils!

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Green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) on flower
Who knew bees could bring Mt. Tam together?

In an era when insect declines are making international news, One Tam decided data about pollinators could help assess the resilience of Mount Tam’s ecosystems.

Crissy Field Center Urban Backpackers
Crissy Field Center: Summer Camps

Outdoor environmental experiences for middle school youth in the Golden Gate National Parks.

Nature Journal Club
Nature Journal Club: A Waterbrush is a Field Sketcher's Best Friend
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Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! January's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will cover all the ways in which a waterbrush can be used for nature journaling!

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A volunteer gathers plants on a hill top
Volunteer of the season: Meet Robert Feist, who met his wife on a Mt. Tam hike!

The national parks have a never-ending “to-do” list, and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we’re pointing a spotlight on a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost six years!

Sun shines through trees onto a stream and walkway in a forest
Reflections on biological and cultural diversity in our communities

Are diverse communities stronger communities? It is not as simple as you think.

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