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Habitat Restoration Team

Help restore and protect critical natural areas from the Marin Headlands to Bolinas Ridge.

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Nursery volunteers
The Power of Community: How Our Volunteers Left One Intern in Awe

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.
(CANCELED) Marin Headlands Nursery

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.
(CANCELED) Marin Headlands Nursery

Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

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A group transplants coyote brush.
(CANCELED) Marin Headlands Nursery

Learn to grow and care for native plants while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

Volunteers at work
2009 Day of Service: Help Grow Your National Park

Volunteer in the Golden Gate National Parks at your doorstep. It’s fun, it’s healthy, and it makes a difference—the perfect way to pitch in on a momentous day and an opportunity for people to give back to the park sites we all love and cherish.

Volunteers at work
2009 Sumer Service Kick Off with Youth Service Day on June 25 at Golden Gate Nation Parks

Join us to officially kick off the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Summer Service Initiative and Outdoor Youth Mentoring Program, following the conclusion of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, on June 25 by volunteering in the Golden Gate National Parks.

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Volunteer at GGRO

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) uses long-term volunteer-powered research programs to track the fall migration of raptors through the Marin Headlands.

A group inside the shadehouse at the Marin Headlands Nursery
Marin Headlands Nursery

When: 3rd Wednesdays, 1-4 pm; one Saturday per month, 10:00am-1:00pm 

Where: Marin Headlands Nursery |

Learn to grow and care for native plants from seed, while helping to preserve and restore your national park.

Volunteers at work
At One Glance: Many Volunteer Feats, Many Thanks

There’s no way to encapsulate everything that you—our park volunteers—accomplish in a year. But, for 2014, we tried—with one summary infographic. As you can see, you give Golden Gate the most precious gifts of all: your time, energy, care, and dedication. Thank you!

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