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Check out this video to learn more about the Presidio Activator Council, the reasons behind the council’s formation, and how the Activators helped create a sense of welcoming and belonging at Presidio Tunnel Tops for opening and beyond.
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Shane Douglas is an advocate for America’s public lands and for getting people into the outdoors. We caught up with Shane to ask how all his park work overlaps.
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Here are some extras from the Fall 2023 issue of Gateways, the member newsletter of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. If you're a member, you got the entire colorful newsletter delivered straight to your mailbox. Not a member? Join today!
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Over the summer of 2023, Urban Trailblazers (UTB) and Linking Individuals to their Natural Communities (LINC) participants were moving and grooving at the Crissy Field Center and throughout the parks. Program leaders took youth hiking at Portola Redwoods and kayaking at Bothin Marsh in Marin. They tie-dyed shirts and bags...
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After three decades of consistently and meticulously tallying the daily fall raptor migration at the Golden Gate, we have a lot of great data, and we have an amazing ability to see a kind of baseline raptor migration story for the 19 species that are seen here annually. For example,...
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Resident families introduced roses to Alcatraz during the military era, between 1850 and 1934. Surprisingly, roses thrived under these conditions and soon filled Alcatraz’s first gardens.
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For more than a century, gardens were an important part of everyday life for officers, families, and prisoners confined to Alcatraz by sentence or duty. Alcatraz’s current visitors experience an island that is alive with colorful plants gathered decades ago from around the world, and complemented by newly introduced plants.
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Learn more about visiting the historic gardens of Alcatraz.
