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Women's Trail Day volunteers at a past event in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Article

Why do we need a Women’s Trail Day?

What is it about an all-women, volunteer workday that makes us feel important, of value, and special? In the #MeToo movement era, women are committed to making a space for ourselves and to come together as a community.
Yerba buena (Clinopodium douglasii) plants.
Article

To eat or not to eat: Flavors of our San Mateo national parks

Have you ever wondered if the various plant and mushroom species you find when exploring San Mateo park sites are edible? You can’t take these with you, but you can get some ideas for your own garden and your next recipe!
A trail at Rancho Corral de Tierra in San Mateo County.
Article

The unique geology of Rancho Corral de Tierra

It’s amazing to think the land we are stewarding at Rancho Corral de Tierra used to be connected with the Sierra Nevada and has very slowly, over geologic time, made its way to the current location of present day San Mateo County.
Man holding fishing net with juvenile coho salmon in it. He's about to hand it over to a research to re-release it in Redwood Creek.
Marin Parks Stewardship Newsletter Article

Coho salmon: [Co]ming [ho]me to Redwood Creek

For coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), the connection between Redwood Creek and the Pacific Ocean is a matter of life or death.
bobcat on mount tam
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Best of One Tam Marin Wildlife Watch Photos

The Marin Wildlife Watch , a project of the One Tam partner agencies , offers a glimpse into the secret lives of bobcats, foxes, coyotes, and many other wild critters on Mount Tam, and to monitor their populations over time. Each image helps us compose a broader portrait of the...
Bruce Fowler's Future ID is on display with others at Alcatraz through October.
Gateways Article

Q&A: How a 'Future ID' helps Bruce Fowler envision a life after prison

Bruce Fowler is currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Through the San Quentin Arts in Corrections program, he participated in the Art in the Parks installation Future IDs at Alcatraz. Fowler’s artwork, depicting a sailboat and his captain’s license, is on display along with other IDs in the New...
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2017 Art and Land Symposium

A cross-cutting look at the historic and contemporary role of the artist in the land conservation movement.
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2017 Art and Land Symposium Videos

This two-day symposium, held in August 2017 explored the critical role that 19th and 20th century visual artists played in the American conservation movement, and considered how their work can inform land managers, conservationists, planners, and policymakers in addressing contemporary pressures on the American landscape.
Future IDs project collaborators at the 'Day of Public Programs' at Alcatraz on Feb. 16, 2019.
Park E-Ventures Article

Alcatraz art project humanizes incarceration with stunning ‘Future IDs’

'Future IDs at Alcatraz', presented in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Servic through the Art in the Parks program.
Nature Journal Club, Park Academy, What's in a sky?
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Nature Journal Club: What's in a Sky?

Crissy Field Center
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop to help you learn some tips and tricks for drawing the sky! This class will be taught by guest instructor Laurie Wigham.