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A trail at Rancho Corral de Tierra in San Mateo County.
The unique geology of Rancho Corral de Tierra

It’s amazing to think the land we are stewarding at Rancho Corral de Tierra used to be connected with the Sierra Nevada and has very slowly, over geologic time, made its way to the current location of present day San Mateo County.

Man holding fishing net with juvenile coho salmon in it. He's about to hand it over to a research to re-release it in Redwood Creek.
Coho salmon: [Co]ming [ho]me to Redwood Creek

For coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), the connection between Redwood Creek and the Pacific Ocean is a matter of life or death. 

Bruce Fowler's Future ID is on display with others at Alcatraz through October.
Q&A: How a 'Future ID' helps Bruce Fowler envision a life after prison

Bruce Fowler is currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Through the San Quentin Arts in Corrections program, he participated in the Art in the Parks installation Future IDs at Alcatraz. Fowler’s artwork, depicting a sailboat and his captain’s license, is on display along with other IDs in the New Industries Building at Alcatraz through October. 

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2017 Art and Land Symposium

A cross-cutting look at the historic and contemporary role of the artist in the land conservation movement. 

Future IDs project collaborators at the 'Day of Public Programs' at Alcatraz on Feb. 16, 2019.
Alcatraz art project humanizes incarceration with stunning ‘Future IDs’

'Future IDs at Alcatraz', presented in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Servic through the Art in the Parks program.

Nature Journal Club, Park Academy, What's in a sky?
Nature Journal Club: What's in a Sky?
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Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop to help you learn some tips and tricks for drawing the sky! This class will be taught by guest instructor Laurie Wigham.

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Our trails need your TLC.
Trail crew back on the trail again, after the rains

The recent onslaught of rain has wreaked havoc on trail drainage throughout the Bay Area, and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy partners at the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) and One Tam are always open to more helping hands during these stormy months!

Polypodium californicum, or California polypody.
Ferns: Our Familiar Little Fronds

If you take a walk along the Coastal Bluffs in the Presidio and stop just south of the Langdon Court parking lot, across from the battered bunkers and under the pine trees, you’ll find a plant that often goes unnoticed.

San Mateo Park Stewardship intern Samuel Peña.
Introducing Samuel Peña: Our new San Mateo Park Stewardship Intern!

Hello!  My name is Samuel Peña and I am super thrilled to be joining the Park Stewardship San Mateo team.  

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Immigrant Yarn Project

Immigrant Yarn Project featured knitted and crocheted yarn contributions made by over 600 contributors from across the country representing generations of immigrants from every corner of the world — and including contributions from homeless communities, seniors, students, LGBTQ, Native Americans, and even a Former Secretary of State