Climate Change Education and Parks

Crissy Marsh
Taking charge for our planet: How we're acting on climate change in the GGNRA

With our partners, we're on a mission to reduce emissions, adapt for a changing climate, and encourage visitors to join and move in the most sustainable ways possible in the outdoors.

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Bay Area Climate Literacy Impact Collaborative (BayCLIC)

The Institute at the Golden Gate helped found and supported BayCLIC, a consortium of over 30 educational institutions dedicated to increasing climate literacy and inspiring action in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Food for the Parks
Food for the Parks: Case Studies

Food for the Parks: Case Studies of Sustainable Food in America’s Most Treasured Places showcases parks and concessionaires that have established innovative practices to bring healthy and sustainable food programs to their park visitors.

Food For Parks: Roadmap
Food for the Parks: Roadmap

Food for the Parks: A Roadmap to Success guides park leaders and concessioners on the specifics of transitioning to a healthy and sustainable food program.

Needs assessment report
Bay Area Climate Change Education Needs Assessment

Bay Area Climate Change Education Needs Assessment was conducted to gauge the barriers and needs of informal environmental educators in the Bay Area.

A Nurseries Education Intern engages with youth during a summer camp program
Parks: The New Climate Classroom

Parks: the New Climate Classroom highlights best practices in climate communications from innovators and practitioners in the parks, education, communications, and other related fields.

Park Ranger Giessell Aguilar at Muir Woods.
Meet Ranger Giessell, who creates space for all at Muir Woods

Ranger Giessell is doing fascinating work uncovering untold stories at Muir Woods, and using her own history to connect with the wide range of visitors to the redwoods.

Aerial view showing the Quartermaster Reach wetlands
Restored wetlands offer new habitat for Presidio wildlife

For the first time in over 100 years, the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow watershed will be connected to the San Francisco Bay.

Park Ranger Lara Volski helps visitors.
Meet the Ranger: Lara Volski on climate resilience and history in the Marin Headlands

Park Ranger Lara Volski is relatively new to the National Park Service (NPS), but she’s already made a big impact for Marin Headlands visitors. Working at Point Bonita Lighthouse, the Nike Missile Site, and other locations, Ranger Lara talks about climate resilience and history in unique ways.

YiOu Wang running through the parks
Thousands of miles through the parks with YiOu Wang

Meet professional ultrarunner and high school teacher YiOu Wang, who enjoys our parks for mega-runs and hikes with students. With every step, she sees the effects of climate change and the chance to inspire young people toward action.

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