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Staff and volunteers at the Presidio Native Plant Nursery.
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Internships
Want to build essential workplace skills, gain meaningful experience, and receive a stipend? Apply to be an intern at the Golden Gate National Parks! Our internship program offers a range of positions. Work sites vary throughout Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo County.
A child smiles flying a kite alongside the Roving Ranger at Crissy Field.
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Wherever it goes, the Roving Ranger creates access to learning and education, joyful play, arts and crafts, cultural celebrations, and much more.
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The Adventure Guide program support and welcome communities that come to explore the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
A group of Adventure Guides gather for a photo at the Presidio Tunnel Tops in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A 6-month internship that welcomes communities to the Presidio Tunnel Tops and an opportunity to gain valuable workforce experience. This paid internship helps connect communities to fun adventures hidden in the park.
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The Adventure Guide program will help in supporting and welcoming audiences that come to explore the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
Red-shouldered Hawk Illustration by Siobhan Ruck
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Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

How far does a Broad-winged Hawk fly? What's on a Merlin's migration menu? See what we're learning about birds of prey.

A group of volunteers in bright vests sit on a presidio bench with the golden gate bridge and marin headlands in view.
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We're reflecting with gratitude for all the volunteers who came out to the parks for MLK Weekend of Service 2024 to give back to their local communities. Volunteers like you continue to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy through service.
A group hikes up a path at Rancho Corral de Tierra.
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Help us put “Parks for People” into action at Rancho Corral de Tierra and throughout the Golden Gate national parks!
A park visitor runs on the SCA Trail in the Marin Headlands with the San Francisco skyline in background.
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As we approach the end of 2023, let's take a look back at some of our favorite park memories.
A park ranger leads a program at Alcatraz Island
Gateways Article
Ranger Oliver Goodman was raised in a family where "nobody hiked, nobody camped," but attending protests and participating in community events were a part of everyday family life. Alcatraz immediately struck him.