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Nature Journal Club, Watercolor Pencils for Botanical Painting
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Nature Journal Club: Watercolor Pencils for Botanical Painting

Presidio Building 989
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! June's workshop will be taught by Claudia Stevens and will focus on using watercolor pencils in creating botanical paintings.
Park Ranger in front of Golden Gate Bridge
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Bridging People and Parks: Park Ranger Fatima Colindres’ journey inspires others

Ranger Fatima tries to bring as many different people to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as she can, because it’s where she became inspired to be a park ranger. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy helps by facilitating community shuttles for groups to journey to the parks.
middle schoolers hike on coastal bluffs with golden gate bridge
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Bridging People and Parks: Community group’s first big grant benefits middle schoolers

The Inner Sunset Community Advocates group had never made a multi-year grant. But they kept hearing “excited” updates about the Parks Conservancy’s Urban Trailblazers (UTB) program from a middle schooler named Chastity.
Parks Conservancy staff shows children how to use hoe.
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Bridging People and Parks: Georgia Vasey builds on father’s legacy at Mori Point

Mike Vasey helped save the land at Mori Point as the former president of the Pacifica Land Trust. Georgia Vasey leads a team of volunteers who work on the land every day as the San Mateo Community Programs Manager for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. See how their bond...
One Tam staff count vegetation near lake.
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Bridging People and Parks: One Tam - A partnership for science

Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice and One Tam’s Rachel Kesel speak to the success of key partnerships for Mt. Tamalpais. Find out how One Tam partners the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Marin County Parks, Marin Municipal Water District, California State Parks, and National Park Service work together across jurisdictions...
Trail Crew volunteers help install fence posts at Baker Beach.
Article

Transitions and expeditions for Park Stewardship Trail Crew

May was a month of changes at the trail shop, and new experiences for volunteers.
The chicks look anxious for their next meal. From the nest cameras on UC Berkeley’s Campanile Tower where Peregrine Falcons Annie and Grinnell have been nesting since 2017, and two baby chicks hatched in April 2019.
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Photos: UC Berkeley falcon chicks have hatched! Best moments so far

The falcon chicks have hatched, and the world is watching! Check out our favorite moments in this gallery.
The Alcatraz Historic Gardens with the Rock's famed water tower in the background.
Gateways Article

'Historic' water once meant for laundry now helps Alcatraz Gardens thrive

Shelagh Fritz, Program Manager for Alcatraz Historic Gardens, has worked to install an innovative rainwater catchment system on the Rock. We sat down with Shelagh to learn more.
Nature Journal Club, Safari Sketching
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Nature Journal Club: Safari Sketching

Presidio Building 989
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! June's workshop will be taught by John Muir Laws and will focus on sketching animals that might be seen on safari.
A small group of people focus on individual tasks while working outside on a trail overlook a body of water
Article

The story of a trail: Impressive work goes into rebuilding trails, saving species

Learn more about the process of new trail construction, and become inspired to join us out on the trail.