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Kitty O'Meara and Luis Herrera read "And the People Stayed Home"
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Kitty O’Meara and Luis Herrera discuss And The People Stayed Home , O’Meara’s new illustrated children’s book of her popular prose poem about the global coronavirus pandemic. Hear how O’Meara wrote the poem in one sitting. Nature Boost Fridays are part of Summer Stride , a partnership of the San...
Nature Boost: International Literacy Day with Yakuta Poonawalla and Jaclyn Lim
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Take a virtual exploration and a reading adventure at Lands End with Jaclyn Lim and Yakuta Poonawalla – your Park Friends from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Nature Boost Fridays are part of Summer Stride , a partnership of the San Francisco Public Library, National Park Service, Presidio Trust,...
Summer Stride 2020: Park Careers, The Gray & Green & In Between
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The Gray & Green & In-Between: Park Careers

Meet your Park Rangers and park friends in this live panel exploring careers in your national parks and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Hear about their journeys to a park career and how you too can join them someday as part of the park family. Nature Boost Fridays are...
Summer Stride 2020: All About Bats with Katie Smith
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Bats are unique, interesting and beneficial. Tune in to find out how and why we study these mysterious creatures of the night. Nature Boost Fridays are part of Summer Stride , a partnership of the San Francisco Public Library, National Park Service, Presidio Trust, and the Parks Conservancy that helps...
"La Caminita", Spanish translated title for the book "The Hike" by Alison Farrell
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Lea con sus guardaparques, Mariajosé y Fatima e imaginémonos en la belleza del bosque con este cuento, leido en español. Después, quédense para aprender como visitar el parque Presidio con su familia.
Alison Farrell for Summer Stride 2020 artist spotlight week
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On Friday July 24th, we visited Alison Farrell in her studio and learned how to make binoculars and a sketchbook inspired by her book The Hike . Nature Boost Fridays are part of Summer Stride , a partnership of the San Francisco Public Library, National Park Service, Presidio Trust, and...
Presidio Trust staff member Mike Sun points out the Story Walk placard at the Presidio Main Post
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On July 17th 2020, we took a stroll with Mike Sun, Presidio Trust Community Partnership Specialist, along the Presidio Promenade. In this video, Mike reads Summer Stride 2020 book selection, The Hike by Alison Farrell and takes in the beautiful scenery along the way. A StoryWalk is an outdoor book...
Title slide for Juana's Jardin: Unbe-LEAF-able Plants & Let's Make Tortillas with Ranger Fatima Colindres
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On Friday July 10th 2020, we joined Ranger Fatima Colindres in her kitchen and garden as she remembers Juana Briones, a local 19th century curandera.
National Park Service Ranger Mariajosé presents S'morey Storytime at a virtual campsite with a plush Coyote doll.
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Time to gather round with Ranger Mariajosé for a virtual campfire.

Miss summer visits to the parks? No need to pack your gear when Ranger Mariajosé invites families to her virtual campfire. Go back to the time before time when plants and animals could speak to each other and hear about the adventures of Coyote and sing silly songs about your...
National Park Service Ranger Jamie Adams stands at the Stonewall National Monument with a backdrop of rainbow flags in celebration of Pride Festival.
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Celebrate Pride's 50th Anniversary with the National Park Service. Catch scenes of NPS rangers and the Roving Ranger in the SF Pride Parade in 2016. Also, hear the moving personal story of the first NPS Ranger Jamie Adams at Stonewall National Monument and the importance of this location in the...