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Conservation

two people smile for the camera while holding plants they removed during a volunteer event
Volunteer Sofia loves the ecology, history, and community she found in the Golden Gate National Parks

The National Parks have a never ending “To-Do” list and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we are pointing a spotlight to a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost a year!

Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)
Bats in the Bay Area: Why they matter, and what we can do for them

Did you know that there are bats in California? Or even in the Bay Area? Not only do we have a large bat population in this region, but bats are an essential part of California’s ecosystems and they may be at risk.

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow)
The wonderful world of the willow

Do you know the wonders of the willow? A native plant of the Bay Area, the willow has cultural and medicinal significance.

A trail cuts through tall grasses in a green field overlooking rolling hills in Rancho Corral de Tierra
The importance of maintaining our grasslands

Only about 1 percent of original grasslands remain in most of California. Read about what caused the decline of grassland habitat throughout much of the state, as well as efforts by the Parks Conservancy and volunteers to help maintain and restore habitat for our endangered and threatened species.

Attendees form a circle during an event
Remembering the Ohlone, then and now

The indigenous Ohlone people were the first to live, steward, and walk in the coastal hills and scrubland of San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Read about the legacy of their stewardship and the evolving relationship between indigenous people and the parks.

Stewardship Intern at Work
Park Stewardship Marin - Oakwood Valley
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
Stewardship Intern at Work
Park Stewardship Marin - Oakwood Valley
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
Stewardship Intern at Work
Park Stewardship Marin - Oakwood Valley
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
Stewardship Intern at Work
Park Stewardship Marin - Oakwood Valley
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
Researcher wearing white gloves holds a bat delicately in hands
White-nose syndrome danger for California bats: Here’s how to help

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a plague-like disease decimating species of hibernating bats in North America, has been found in California.