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mushrooms growing within moss and ferns
Article
What are we really missing from the sunniest winter in California? Mushrooms! Learn about our mush-needed friends and how they can help us tackle global warming.
Nature Journal Club
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Presidio Building 989
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! March's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will focus on understanding basic wing structure, wing angles, and foreshortening principles.
Member portraits at Fort Cronkhite
Gateways Article
Many thanks to the Conservancy supporters who responded to our fall 2019 members survey. Here are some of the best quotes and thoughts!
Water bottle covered in park stickers.
Article
You’ve inspired us to find the world’s best national park sticker or patch collection. Do you have a water bottle or laptop that’s messier than the rest? You could win some NEW Golden Gate National Parks stickers!
Nature Journal Club
Our Work
Presidio Building 989
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! February's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will delve deeper into using a waterbrush in your nature journal, focusing on how to use it with watercolor pencils!
Green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) on flower
Article
In an era when insect declines are making international news, One Tam decided data about pollinators could help assess the resilience of Mount Tam’s ecosystems.
Crissy Field Center Urban Backpackers
Our Work
Outdoor environmental experiences for middle school youth in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Nature Journal Club
Our Work
Presidio Building 989
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! January's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will cover all the ways in which a waterbrush can be used for nature journaling!
A volunteer gathers plants on a hill top
Article
The national parks have a never-ending “to-do” list, and a great portion of this list is taken on by our amazing volunteers. This season we’re pointing a spotlight on a very special volunteer who has been working with us for almost six years!
Sun shines through trees onto a stream and walkway in a forest
Article
Are diverse communities stronger communities? It is not as simple as you think.