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The dancers of Fogo Na Roupa celebrate in bright green regalia at the newly opened Presidio Tunnel Tops.
Fall 2022 Gateways: News and photos from the GGNRA

Here are some extras from the Fall 2022 issue of Gateways, the member newsletter of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. If you're a member, you got the entire colorful newsletter delivered straight to your mailbox. Not a member? Join today!

A group hikes up a path at Rancho Corral de Tierra.
Rancho Corral de Tierra: Planning for a welcoming park site

NPS Landscape Architect Kirsten Holder and her planning team are working with the community on a vision for the future of Rancho Corral de Tierra in San Mateo County.

A person swings from a tree with a view of Mt. Tam and the Pacific Ocean.
Summer 2022 Gateways: News and photos from the GGNRA

Here are some extras from the Summer 2022 issue of Gateways, the member newsletter of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. If you're a member, you got the entire colorful newsletter delivered straight to your mailbox. Not a member? Join today!

Studying at the MIS school in December 1941
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage in the GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, which are places “connecting past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice."

Women's Trail Day volunteers at a past event in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Women's History in the GGNRA

At every turn in GGNRA and national park history, there are women and non-binary people who have overcome adversity to make lasting impacts in and around these lands.

'The Big Lockup' exhibit at Alcatraz Island
'The Big Lockup: Mass Incarceration in the United States'

A permanent exhibit on Alcatraz Island tells the story of the United States prison system through the voices and experiences of those formerly incarcerated, scholars, and criminal justice advocates. 

Roving Ranger van with pride flags waving on its roof.
LGBTQ+ resources for the parks and beyond

At your leisure, peruse through our curated resources to better understand Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ) history, how to be a better ally in the parks and beyond, and much more.  

Lt. Col. Lewis Spencer Kirkpatrick standing in front of unfinished Golden Gate Bridge in 1935.
From Oklahoma to the Golden Gate: Fund donates in honor of Marin road namesake

It’s a long way from Oklahoma City to Marin County, but connections with our parklands can be deep and wide. 

Buffalo Soldiers
Black History in the GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, which are places “connecting past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice." Read more about Black history in the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond with the articles below:

Parks Conservancy staff working to restore the Black Point Historical Garden at Fort Mason.
Black Point Historic Gardens

Black Point Historic Gardens is the San Francisco Bay Area’s newest national park site, a one-acre hillside that connects San Francisco’s Aquatic Park to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) at Fort Mason. 

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