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Community Science

Prescribed burn on Mt. Tamalpais
Conservation

Why do forests need beneficial fire?

When used strategically and repeatedly across larger areas, beneficial fire not only helps restore ecosystems, but it also reduces the risk of out-of-control wildfire and protects our water quality, water system, and the surrounding community. Wildfires that occur in patchy, open landscapes are likely to be less intense than in...
Four volunteers catching bumbles bees with nets in an open field.
Volunteer

Community Science

Community Science programs are opportunities to participate in park science – you’ll help build our knowledge of park ecosystems and how they’re doing, while gaining science skills.
Manzanita Recreation Center
Conservation

Marin City: Forest Health and Heritage

This self-guided tour explores the connection between the health of local forests and Marin City’s history.
Looking for fungi and mushrooms in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Events

Fungi Walk in the Presidio

TBD
Join us for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi !
Funeral bell mushroom on Mt Tam's Kent Lake area
Events

Roy’s Redwoods Mushroom Hike

Roys Redwoods Preserve
Join us to discover the mushrooms of Roy’s Redwoods Preserve.
Dark brown, wet tree bark in a rippled pattern with scattered green patches of lichen.
Conservation

Redwoods, Water, and Wonder

Roy's Redwoods Preserve is a magical place, home to especially large redwood trees and other inhabitants like the California giant salamander. It's one of only four parks in Marin County to enjoy old-growth redwoods, and the only one accessible to people of all abilities.
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events

Lichen & Friends Bioblitz

Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events

Lichen & Friends Bioblitz

Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Two people examining a branch at a BioBlitz event.
Our Work

Community Science

The Parks Conservancy's community science programs blend landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.
Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials
Our Work

Community Science

The Parks Conservancy community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.