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Native Plants

Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Events

Alcatraz Historic Gardens

Wed, Mar 19 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Mar 20 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Mar 26 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Apr 02 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Apr 03 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Apr 09 8:00am-12:00pm
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Wed, Apr 30 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, May 01 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, May 07 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, May 08 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, May 14 8:00am-12:00pm
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Wed, May 21 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, May 22 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, May 28 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, May 29 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jun 04 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jun 05 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jun 11 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jun 12 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jun 18 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jun 19 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jun 25 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jun 26 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jul 02 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jul 03 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jul 09 8:00am-12:00pm
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Wed, Jul 23 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jul 24 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Jul 30 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Jul 31 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Aug 06 8:00am-12:00pm
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Wed, Aug 13 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Aug 14 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Aug 20 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Aug 21 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Aug 27 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Aug 28 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Sep 03 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Sep 04 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Sep 10 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Sep 11 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Sep 17 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Sep 18 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Sep 24 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Sep 25 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Oct 01 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Oct 02 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Oct 08 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Oct 09 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Oct 15 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Oct 16 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Oct 22 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Oct 23 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Oct 29 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Oct 30 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Nov 05 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Nov 06 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Nov 12 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Nov 13 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Nov 19 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Nov 20 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Nov 26 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Nov 27 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 03 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 04 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 10 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 11 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 17 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 18 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 24 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 25 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 31 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock.
A large group smiles and holds up dirty hand while working in the nursery.
Volunteer

(CANCELED) Marin Headlands Nursery

Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
A group transplants coyote brush.
Volunteer

(CANCELED) Marin Headlands Nursery

Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
Presidio Native Plant Nursery staff
Park E-Ventures Article

Call it a Comeback: Nursery Staff, Techs Return Endangered Plants to the Presidio

A new year brings a new start for an extraordinary plant once thought to be extinct. Learn how our Presidio Native Plant Nursery is helping to re-establish the Franciscan manzanita—and its close relative the Raven’s manzanita—in your national park.
Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis, Rosaceae family) leaf detail, Presidio Native Plant Nursery.

"Green" Seed and Plant Lab Blossoms at the Presidio

May 11, 2010
The Seed and Plant Lab features high-efficiency heating and refrigeration systems and provides an ideal space for processing, storing, and treating over 300 batches of seeds used to grow plants for park restoration projects.
Coyote Brush
Park E-Ventures Article

Discover the (Hidden) Changes of the Fall Season in the Golden Gate National Parks

Our trees may not change even a hue and our weather may not get much chillier, but you can find hints of more “traditional” autumn phenomena in the Golden Gate National Parks. Save yourself the plane ticket to the Northeast, and find the fall in the national parks in your...
Wild Cucumber, or California Manroot, (Marah fabaceus, Cucurbitaceae family), along the Battery East Trail, Presidio
Park E-Ventures Article

One Cool Cucumber: Marah and its Frightening Fruit

Most of the year, we like to feature soft, picture-perfect native plants that beckon you to frolic in the parklands. But for Halloween, we’re profiling the ghoulish wild cucumber, which features some diabolically scary fruit—and a terrifying rate of growth.
Mountain Lake Park
Park E-Ventures Article

Adventures with Stinky Plants: Part II

Dive back into the weird world of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), as we see how nursery staff and interns are demystifying the growing process for these fascinating plants that live beneath the surface of Mountain Lake in the Presidio.
Presidio Native Plant Nursery staff
Park E-Ventures Article

New Podcast: Nurturing Communities of Plants—and Volunteers

Curious about how and why we need our Native Plant Nurseries to grow plants for restoration? Check out the second installment of the “Seed to Ecosystem” podcast for insightful interviews with nursery staff and one of our star volunteers.
Drought Tolerant Native Plant Gardening
Park E-Ventures Article

Feeling Proactive in a Time of Drought: Don’t Panic, Plant Natives!

With our unusually dry winter, you might be wondering what you can do at home to help reduce water usage. Liz Ponzini (Manager of the Tennessee Valley Nursery) shares her expertise, and tips you can use in your own backyard!