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Hawk Hill
Raptor Tracking

Raptor tracking provides a more complete picture of raptor movements between banding and recovery

Hawk Hill
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory’s mission is to inspire the preservation of California raptor populations.

Starry sky above the Golden Gate Bridge
7.5 Ways to Celebrate the 75th

You have 75th anniversary fever. You’ve assembled your International Orange outfit. You’ve baked Bridge-shaped cookies. You’re forming Bridge towers out of your mashed potatoes. Now what? Here are the top seven-and-a-half ways to celebrate this momentous year for the Golden Gate Bridge—that international icon in the heart of our national parks.

Nursery program at Oceana High School in Pacifica
Growing Up: Oceana Nursery Upgrades Elevate Youth Programs

Learn how the Parks Conservancy’s nursery and restoration program has powerfully connected young people with the national parks in their backyard.

Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, Board Trustee, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
National Public Lands Day: Celebrating Parklands that Welcome All

In a personal essay, Parks Conservancy Board Trustee Odette Alcazaren-Keeley shares why public lands represent the best of our democracy—and how we at Golden Gate continue to strive to make national parks open, welcoming, and relevant to all.

Video screenshot showing a landscape painting overlayed with the series title, "100 Years of Arts in the Parks"
100 Years of Arts in the Parks

“100 Years of Arts in the Parks” celebrates how artists inspired the creation of the national parks and are helping to re-imagine the parks today.

Giuseppe Penone's "Idee di pietra" on display at upper Fort Mason
Art in the Parks

The program mission of Arts in the Parks is provide programs to connect our visitors with creative experiences in the park that are transformative, unexpected, and inspirational.

A large group of cheerful teenagers excitingly cheer at Rob Hill Campground in the Presidio of San Francisco
Urban Trailblazers

Middle school leadership summer program for youth attending San Francisco public schools.

Camping at the Presidio
Camping at the Presidio

Provides meaningful overnight camping experiences for youth who traditionally haven't visited national parks.

Red-tailed Hawk
Migratory Story: GGRO Intern Reflects on the Journey of Raptors—and Her Own

“It has begun.” So begin the reflections of Laura Echávez, a Golden Gate Raptor Observatory intern, as she experiences her first fall migration from Hawk Hill. Discover how she draws parallels between her immigration story and the birds’ journey along the Pacific flyway.

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