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person with binoculars
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Visit this page during the fall migration season (mid-August to early-December) for daily count totals.
Following a hawk with radiotelemetry
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Volunteer radiotrackers fit a banded hawk with a radio transmitter weighing less than 3 percent of body weight, and follow the hawk constantly as it moves through California.
GGRO bander Ari La Porte examines a Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Specially trained volunteers sit in small blinds in the hills of the Headlands, trapping and banding raptors and taking measurements and health data.
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The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) uses long-term volunteer-powered research programs to track the fall migration of raptors through the Marin Headlands.
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk delights a young visitor
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Hawk Talks and Raptor Releases on hiatus
Crissy Field Center IYEL youth program participants pose for group photo in Santa Cruz
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High school leadership program for youth attending San Francisco and Marin public schools. Takes place during the school year, October-May.
Parks Conservancy Staff: Who We Are & What We Do
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Staff Share Their Conservancy Roles

Inspired by supporters like you, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s programs in restoration, conservation, education, interpretation, and visitor services fulfill our mission of PARKS FOR ALL FOREVER—from Alcatraz to Muir Woods.
100 Years of Arts in the Parks: The Artist's Experience
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"The Artist’s Experience" offers reflections on the national park experience from composers, illustrators, installation artists, musicians, painters and sculptors.
Flora juxtaposed with the bridge
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The Spirit of Golden Gate

The Golden Gate National Parks were established to protect "the scenic beauty and natural character of the area"—and to preserve the land for "public use and enjoyment." Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to ensure those benefits will pass to future generations.
California red-legged frog
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Staff of the Parks Conservancy and National Park Service teamed up to restore the frog's critical habitat at Mori Point, and now they've returned to document the success of these restoration efforts. Find out what they discovered!