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Crissy Field Next
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Planning
The National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the Presidio Trust are embarking upon the next chapter of Crissy Field’s revitalization—and we’re eager for your input and participation! Learn more about Crissy Field Next.
Park Academy Dune Ecology hike at Baker Beach
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Volunteer
Park Academy provides professional career preparation for park interns, professional development opportunities for park staff, and personal enrichment for volunteers by providing ongoing learning opportunities.
A park visitor looks toward Alcatraz Island from the ferry. An American flag waves in the breeze as they cruise over bay waters.
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Partner toolkit to amplify the "Protect Alcatraz" campaign—Alcatraz isn’t just history, it’s a national park that inspires. Let’s protect the island—and everything it stands for.
A park ranger greets visitors at Presidio Tunnel Tops.
Blog
Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz on how national parks—and places like Alcatraz Island—can help us honor the past, spark connection in the present, and boldly shape a more just, inclusive future belonging to all of us.
People walking a path in the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge
Gateways Article
America’s national parks are at a crossroads, from the storied walls of Alcatraz Island in the GGNRA to the towering granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Behind the beauty lies a mounting crisis: our national parks are aging, underfunded, and increasingly at risk. Love alone won’t save...
A group of people walking down a path at Lands End in San Francisco.
Our Work
Here are some extras from the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Gateways, the member newsletter of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. If you're a member, you got the entire colorful newsletter delivered straight to your mailbox. Not a member? Join today!
Park outing at Lands End with Rafiki Coalition
Gateways Article
For the last 8 years, we've partnered with Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness, which works to eliminate health disparities and improve wellness for Black and marginalized communities in San Francisco.
A crowd gathered in an elegant dining area for the Trails Forever dinner at Lands End
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Donate
This fall, we invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening at one of the most beloved corners of our national parks—Lands End—as the Trails Forever Dinner returns on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Student identity project from Crissy Field Center's I-YEL program.
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This year, the I-YEL Identity Project was inspired by the seminal work author Octavia E. Butler.
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
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"Black Gold: Stories Untold" invites more than fifteen contemporary artists to reflect on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California from the Gold Rush to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War.