Stories

Tissue box with recycled paper covering its exterior and made to look like a bobcat in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
How to make coyotes or bobcats from tissue boxes

You should always respect wildlife from a distance, that's why crafting your own critters from recycled products is one of the best ways to celebrate awesome biodiversity.

Make you own Golden Gate Bridge collage from magazines
How to Make Your Own Golden Gate Bridge Collage

Stuck indoors? Picture the Golden Gate Bridge using snippets from magazines. Follow these instructions to make your own!

Make your own NPS ranger badge at home
How to make a paper NPS Junior Ranger badge

Make your own National Park Service (NPS) Junior Ranger for the park of your choosing. If you need local inspiration, here's our guide to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Twist ties and butterfly wings
How to make endangered Mission blue butterflies from toilet paper rolls

Make a recycled replica of the federally endangered mission blue butterfly using these steps.

Coloring page of Golden Gate Bridge
Download free coloring pages from Views of San Francisco book

Unplug and unwind with free downloadable pages of the Views of San Francisco: A Calming Coloring Book. Immerse yourself in San Francisco’s neighborhoods, natural spaces, and colorful history with intricate illustrations by designer Charles House.

Two mission blue butterflies face opposite each other.
New seeding approach changes game for Mission blues

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Sign labeled "Hopper's Hands" on a fence with the Golden Gate Bridge behind.
What’s the story behind “Hopper’s Hands” by Fort Point?

Looking for things to do in the Bay Area? Before your next run to the Golden Gate Bridge, discover the story behind a beloved running tradition in SF.

Outrigger Canoes around Lime Point
Paddling in the Parks: Tamalpais Outrigger Canoe Club

Angela Flaviani is the president of the Tamalpais Outrigger Canoe Club, based out of Fort Baker. She sat down with us to tell us more.

Cooper's Hawk nest
When is Migration, When is Nesting?

The autumn raptor migration at the Golden Gate runs August through December. The spring migration is late February through May. So how is it that my neighborhood Bay Area Redtails are nesting in April? Shouldn’t they be migrating north? How exactly does the hawk breeding season fit between May and August?

Sunlight breaking through stormy cloud over Alcatraz
Winter 2020 Guide to the Golden Gate National Parks

Sunlight might be in short supply during the winter months, but your parks have a bright season ahead. Celebrate the new decade by maximizing your time in the parks.

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