Our Work

Two Park Stewardship Trail Crew members give big smiles for the camera
Goodbye and see you later!

A Trail Stewardship Intern’s reflections on a transformative year.

A volunteer uses plant shears to trim a bush along a trail
How do outdoor spaces influence mental health?

Ever wonder why you feel calmer, more focused, and happier when you take a hike outside?

Nature Journal Club
Nature Journal Club: Level Up Your Nature Journal!
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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! November's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will delve more into the possibilities of all the different creative elements you can include in a journal page. 

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Ferruginous Hawk
Raptors of Hawk Hill

During the autumn months, GGRO hawkwatch volunteers identify and tally 19 species of birds of prey.

A person scales a rock wall outdoors overlooking a forest.
Meet the new interns of San Mateo Park Stewardship

Meet Reema and Daniel.

Two San Francisco Park Steward smile
Meet our new San Francisco Park Stewardship interns!

Get to know our new San Francisco Park Stewardship interns

Two San Francisco Park Steward smile
Interns reflect on a year in San Francisco national parks

Interns reflect on a year in the parks.

Volunteers in rain gear celebrate their hard work on the Coastal Trail.
June to September Trail Updates

What kinds of shenanigans have the trail crew enjoyed with our volunteers the past 4 months?

A volunteer holds a bucket and debris grabbing tool on a trail.
Celebrating our public lands on National Public Lands Day

What is National Public Lands Day? How long has it been around, and how can I help? Find answers to these questions and more.

Fallen trees and branches become habitat for fish and frogs in Redwood Creek.
Redwood Creek has left its riverbed to start a life of its own

After over 10 years of restoration work, Redwood Creek has started to evolve and take a life of its own. The creek channel has begun to twist and turn and find its own path along the valley floor of Muir Beach.

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