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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.
A large group of volunteers poses outside on a sunny day
Article

Stories of stewardship: Volunteering with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band

What can we learn when we’re given the opportunity to observe ancient practices and traditions? Read about one intern’s experience volunteering alongside the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and the many things he was able to take away from the exciting opportunity.
A volunteer smiles while seated in front of a blooming hedge
Article

Volunteer of the Season: Paul Barrows

This season, we’d like to take the time to thank and highlight some of our regular volunteers who have enriched our parks and our lives. For this spring, we’d like you to meet Paul Barrows, who has been volunteering regularly at Lands End for the last year and a half!
Three people stand on a hillside overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge
Article

What does caring for the parks really mean?

Caring doesn’t happen everywhere; some jobs are a means to an end, or summer flings. They must have meaningfulness to create a sense of care in the worker.
A group of volunteers replacing post and cable fencing at Baker Beach.
Article

Spring has sprung for the Trail Stewardship team!

The Trail Stewardship crew members have been busy bees this past month as the rain was slowly letting up—welcome to spring in the Golden Gate National Parks!
A black and yellow Anise Swallotwail butterfly sits on a plant with its wings open
Marin Parks Stewardship Newsletter Article

The Bay Area’s smallest and cutest park volunteer

The San Francisco Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna—there are around 144 species of butterflies that call the region home! But factors such as urbanization, invasive plants, and climate change have made the lives of our four-winged friends in the Bay Area quite difficult.
Example of nature journal page layout.
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Nature Journal Club: How to Build a Journal Page

Crissy Field Center
Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! May's workshop is taught by guest instructor and nature enthusiast Kristin Meuser and will focus on how to build your ideal journal page.
Chris Lehnertz
Park E-Ventures Article

Q&A: Getting to know Chris Lehnertz, our new President & CEO

Just talk to the new President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for a few minutes. Whether she’s talking about the history embedded in a place like Fort Point or how to inspire park journeys for more people, her passion for parklands shines through.
Future IDs project collaborators at the 'Day of Public Programs' at Alcatraz on Feb. 16, 2019.
Our Work

Program Production and Outreach Coordinator for Future IDs at Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building
The Parks Conservancy is looking for an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for art, an interest in supporting those impacted by the prisons system, and a desire to share stories and raise awareness of the reentry process through the Future IDs at Alcatraz exhibition.