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Speaker Nancy Pelosi elbow bumps to greet attendees at Crissy Field's 20th anniversary address
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We have much to celebrate in 2021! The Parks Conservancy turned 40 and continued our work to protect and preserve endangered species throughout the Golden Gate National Parks. Here are some of our favorite photos and moments of this past year.
'The Big Lockup' exhibit at Alcatraz Island
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A permanent exhibit on Alcatraz Island tells the story of the United States prison system through the voices and experiences of those formerly incarcerated, scholars, and criminal justice advocates.
Roving Ranger van with pride flags waving on its roof.
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At your leisure, peruse through our curated resources to better understand Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ) history, how to be a better ally in the parks and beyond, and much more.
Lt. Col. Lewis Spencer Kirkpatrick standing in front of unfinished Golden Gate Bridge in 1935.
Gateways Article
It’s a long way from Oklahoma City to Marin County, but connections with our parklands can be deep and wide.
Amy Meyer at National Trails Day, 2014
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The “Mother of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area,” Amy Meyer is a Bay Area conservationist who helped forge local and national support to preserve the land at the Golden Gate as a national park in the 1970s.
Buffalo Soldiers
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, which are places “connecting past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice." Read more about Black history in the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond with the articles below:
Aerial view of the construction site for the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
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Watch the Presidio Tunnel Tops site transform in front of your eyes in this special timelapse video.
Parks Conservancy staff working to restore the Black Point Historical Garden at Fort Mason.
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Ongoing
Black Point Historic Gardens is the San Francisco Bay Area’s newest national park site, a one-acre hillside that connects San Francisco’s Aquatic Park to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) at Fort Mason.
Mission blue butterfly seen landing on yellow flower.
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Wow, 40! It's eye-popping to think of all we've accomplished together since the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy was formed on Aug. 11, 1981. We wanted to look back at some of the people, park sites, and memorable moments that have made the biggest impact on the Parks Conservancy and...
Mission blue butterfly seen landing on a yellow flower.
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Wow, 40! It's eye-popping to think of all we've accomplished together in four decades since the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy was formed on Aug. 11, 1981. Here are some of the highlights from 40 years of connecting parks and people.