Stewardship

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.

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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.

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

Register Now
Volunteers at Muir Beach
Park Stewardship Marin - Muir Beach
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
Volunteers at Muir Beach
Park Stewardship Marin - Muir Beach
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Become a Park Steward and help protect endangered species and restore sensitive habitat in Marin.

Register Now
A purple and white flower grows from the soil
A moment of retrospection for the introduced species we pull from our parks

We pull them, we bag them, but how much do we know about the introduced species that live in our park sites? Fascinating facts and more about why we need to pull these species from our parks.
 

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