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Parks Conservancy staff lead a Camping at the Presidio program
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Visit and learn about the Parks, in person or at home!

Thanks to YOU we are leaving the Golden Gate National Parks better than we found them: Improving trails, building overlooks, and growing plants. And we're engaging the next generation of park stewards through richly rewarding opportunities for young people of all ages. Scroll down to see our wide variety of...
From left, Middle School Summer Programs Instructors Imari Keith, Aiden Koontz, Kathleen Wong, Olive Tambou, Dion Chung, and Nhi Nguyen. The six youth leaders from summer 2019 were all past participants in Crissy Field Center programs.
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Parks are a place of recreation, healing, exploration, education, and wonder. Continue your park adventures even during shelter in place and find your next experience on Park Youth Exchange, where you can find dozens of virtual programming for students, families, and kids of all ages.
Golden Gate Raptor Program at Hawk Hill
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Migratory Story is an intersectional, multi-touch program that dives into the essential question, “Why do living things move?” More importantly, “What is the importance of migration?”
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2020 needs no introduction. Despite it all, the parks proved to be a vital refuge for everyone during these uncertain times, offering space to escape, heal, and reflect. Here are our favorite photos from this past year, including some in the pre-COVID “before times.”
Golden Gate Bridge and the Welcome Center.
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Parks Conservancy products, from iconic park posters to intriguing books, are unlike anything else you can gift. They’re created by local people, using artifacts and inspiration from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and all proceeds play a vital part in supporting our beloved parklands.
Two youth working on a project together
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By sharing strategies for both physical and digital access to the park, we hope to ensure that no opportunity is out of reach for park visitors.
A student brainstorming a new website design
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By sharing data across organizations, we can better understand who the park is serving (and not serving!), using that data to improve programs and reach underserved audiences.
Color-banded raptor.
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Red-tailed Hawks! This season was full of them. The 2018 field season ended with 342 Redtails banded-almost 100 Redtails above our 10-year average.
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Two youth at the top of a ropes course
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By creating equitable access to high quality professional development for educators, we ensure that all youth can find relevant, quality programming anywhere in the park.