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HERstory - Panel: Women Building the Presidio Tunnel Tops
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Meet the women behind the construction of the new Presidio Tunnel Tops project in this live panel facilitated by a Crissy Field Center youth leader. Learn about the Presidio Tunnel Tops project and hear about the all-women project management team’s journeys to careers building parks.

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Scene from "Charge 2" where five top freeskiers and one world champion drone pilot go cat skiing in British Columbia in Canada for a week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can everyday.
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Transport your loved ones around the world  with some heart-pounding and inspiring adventure films, and your favorite local parks will benefit at the same time!

Waxcaps by David Greenberger via iNaturalist
Data Is Not the Destination: A Conversation with Naturalist Christian Schwarz
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Discover the meaning and possibility of community science through the world of mushrooms and their enthusiasts.

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Alcatraz Island
Fall 2020 guide to the parks

This year we’ve missed seeing volunteers, program participants, students, and the rest of our park community in person—but we’ve been so inspired by what we’ve been able to do together at a distance.

Tipi on Alcatraz with Golden Gate Bridge in background
Red Power on Alcatraz: Perspectives 50 Years Later
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The SF Public Library and the National Park Service will host a virtual cultural event moderated by former occupier Kris Longoria and featuring the artists and academics whose work is displayed in the special exhibition on Alcatraz: “Red Power on Alcatraz: Perspectives 50 Years Later.”

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Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.

Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.

Tipi on Alcatraz with Golden Gate Bridge in background
(CANCELED) Art from The Occupation
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Occupation, poet and scholar Dean Rader will lead an interactive presentation on the occupation.

Muir Woods
(CANCELED) March Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods
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Stroll through an old-growth redwood forest at sunrise, hear tall tales, soar in the sounds and smells, and hear the historical and ecological story of Muir Woods.

A great horned owl.
(CANCELED) Owls of Tennessee Valley
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Join us on an easy four mile, three-hour ramble through Tennessee Valley to search for and learn more about the owls that reside in and around the Tennessee Valley.