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Nature Journal Club
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Presidio Building 989
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!
Green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) on flower
Article
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
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Outdoor environmental experiences for middle school youth in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Nature Journal Club
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Presidio Building 989
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!
A volunteer gathers plants on a hill top
Article
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
Article
Are diverse communities stronger communities? It is not as simple as you think.
PICs at Muir Woods.
Gateways Article
In the fall of 2019, a special project launched at Muir Woods to help save endangered coho salmon. Redwood Renewal involves removing large boulders (“rip-rap”) from Redwood Creek and adding fallen trees and branches to create small pools for juvenile coho salmon to thrive.
Youth in the Urban Trailblazers program on a hike through the Presidio.
Gateways Article
Youth at the Crissy Field Center have become podcasting pros, and you can hear their work on your way to work!
Nature Journal Club
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Crissy Field Center
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! December's workshop will be taught by special guest instructor Amy Schleser and will be all about creating compelling diagrams in your nature journal.
High School students sing in youth choir at Presidio Tunnel Tops ground-making ceremony.
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November 7, 2019

On Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, the Presidio Tunnel Tops started construction with a “Groundmaking” celebration with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Presidio Trust, the National Park Service, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This new 14-acre parkland will sit atop the Presidio Parkway and reconnect the Main Post to Crissy...