Plant Nursery

Students examine native plants in the demonstration garden.
Our Work
Learn more about Petal Pushers , an education program for grades 2-3 at the Native Plant Nurseries.
A student sketches a plant during a Seeds to Flowers program
Our Work
Learn more about Seeds to Flowers , an education program for grades K-2 at the Native Plant Nurseries.
A child looks through a magnifying glass at a nurseries education program.
Our Work
The Parks Conservancy nurseries are hubs of community and education programming. We aim to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for youth to explore their connection with nature.
Nursery volunteers
Park E-Ventures Article
To commemorate Volunteer Appreciation Day at Golden Gate, multimedia intern Lauren Gee made a video about why volunteers choose to donate their time in the parks. Lauren noticed one thing in common with everyone she interviewed: Undeniable joy as they opened up to her about their volunteer experiences.
A group collects seed in a grassland. A volunteer holds a tray of seeds.
Volunteer
Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
A group transplants coyote brush.
Volunteer
Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.
A large group smiles and holds up dirty hand while working in the nursery.
Volunteer
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
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.
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.
A group inside the shadehouse at the Marin Headlands Nursery
Volunteer
When: 3rd Wednesdays, 1-4 pm; one Saturday per month, 9:30am-12:00pm Where: Marin Headlands Nursery | Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.