Stewardship

Parks Conservancy staff during a service day in the Marin Headlands in 2018.
Park E-Ventures Article

Once interns, now full-time park staff: How our programs are launching careers

Pathways through the Golden Gate National Parks don’t always mean trails. For many staff members at the Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service (NPS), and the Presidio Trust, their paths to full-time employment started during internships or youth programs offered in our parks.
New trail maintenance, construction, and stewardship interns for the 2018-19 season.
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Winter warriors: Meet our new trail interns!

Please welcome our new trail maintenance, construction, and stewardship interns! They will be working hard to fight the cold and care for trails over the next 6-9 months.
A red-tailed hawk.
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Taking flight: Partially migrating with the red-tailed hawk

As a new year approaches, full of possibilities, I think keeping an eye on the pair of red-tailed hawks at Lands End will continue to serve as a glorious symbol.
Taking a break at Mori Point.
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Direct seeding: A future in bloom

Take a walk up to Mori Point in the spring and you’ll be amazed by the display of wildflowers. Yet over the years, with higher visitation and more compaction of the soil, we’ve seen a reduction in the bloom. This winter, we’re ready to change that.
Ramaytush Ohlone in a tule boat in the San Francisco Bay, 1816.
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The Ramaytush Ohlone - Lessons on stewardship from the ancestral stewards of the Peninsula

Each day I spend with my peers at the Parks Conservancy, and with our passionate and vital cast of volunteers, I endeavor to remember the people who shaped, shared and enshrined these lands and waters.
A humpback whale is seen breaching off the coast of California in 2010.
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Spouting off: Whale see you out here!

We have been fortunate to spot humpback and gray whales from the coast at Mori Point, as well as from the mountains at Rancho Corral de Tierra. We recommend heading out to the coast as soon as possible, if you want to bid them adieu.
Aurora Perez.
Park E-Ventures Article

Reflexiones: How parks can take us home

Former stewardship intern Aurora Perez shares her powerful connections to the parks, which started when her father brought her along on gardening jobs as a kid, paying her a dollar for every caterpillar she found.
A view of the Pacific Ocean from the Presidio bluffs.
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Yours and Mine: Finding inspiration and friendship along a Presidio trail

The scene reminded me of something you might see in a movie, so I took a few paces back and took some time to silently admire the sound of the waves crashing below and the smell of salt in the air.
Stewardship Intern at Work
Events

Park Stewardship Marin - Oakwood Valley

Alta Avenue Trail Head
Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.
Volunteers at Muir Beach
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Park Stewardship Marin - Muir Beach

Muir Beach parking lot
Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.