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ranger preparing for Boy Scout troop
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A hearty happy birthday to the National Park Service!

In honor of its birthday, here is a rapidfire history lesson about the parks and the creation of the agency that helps care for them.
Park Stewardship San Mateo intern Laurasia Holzman Smith.
Article

A wild ride with San Mateo Park Stewardship

These parks, including Rancho Corral de Tierra, have shown me what it means to be resilient and persevere in the face of challenges and change.
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory intern Kirsti Carr.
Park E-Ventures Article

On life and raptors: Intern's lessons learned in a year atop Hawk Hill

After a few minutes of listing bird qualities, Kirsti Carr stops herself and laughs. “I love everything about birds,” she admits. “They’re just weird!”
Six youth leaders from summer 2019.
Gateways Article

Crissy Field Center 'Special Six' youth return as leaders

All six Middle School Programs Instructors this summer were past participants in Crissy Field Center programs, so inspired by their own experiences that they wanted to mentor a new generation of park lovers.
Giuseppe Penone's "La logica del vegetale" on display at upper Fort Mason
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Giuseppe Penone at Fort Mason

Gagosian, in partnership with Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Parks Conservancy through the Art in the Parks program, presents a yearlong outdoor installation by Giuseppe Penone in San Francisco’s historic upper Fort Mason.
Design concept rendering from Crissy Field Next project.
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What’s next for Crissy Field? See new illustrations and give your feedback

Since kicking off Crissy Field Next in fall 2018, your thoughtful feedback, creative design ideas, and compassionate community considerations have inspired us. So, what did we do with all of your ideas? Take a look!
Nature Journal Club, Watercolor Pencils for Botanical Painting
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Nature Journal Club: Watercolor Pencils for Botanical Painting

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! June's workshop will be taught by Claudia Stevens and will focus on using watercolor pencils in creating botanical paintings.
Park Ranger in front of Golden Gate Bridge
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Bridging People and Parks: Park Ranger Fatima Colindres’ journey inspires others

Ranger Fatima tries to bring as many different people to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as she can, because it’s where she became inspired to be a park ranger. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy helps by facilitating community shuttles for groups to journey to the parks.
middle schoolers hike on coastal bluffs with golden gate bridge
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Bridging People and Parks: Community group’s first big grant benefits middle schoolers

The Inner Sunset Community Advocates group had never made a multi-year grant. But they kept hearing “excited” updates about the Parks Conservancy’s Urban Trailblazers (UTB) program from a middle schooler named Chastity.
Parks Conservancy staff shows children how to use hoe.
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Bridging People and Parks: Georgia Vasey builds on father’s legacy at Mori Point

Mike Vasey helped save the land at Mori Point as the former president of the Pacifica Land Trust. Georgia Vasey leads a team of volunteers who work on the land every day as the San Mateo Community Programs Manager for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. See how their bond...