Community Science

Four volunteers catching bumbles bees with nets in an open field.
Volunteer
Community Science programs are opportunities to participate in park science – you’ll help build our knowledge of park ecosystems and how they’re doing, while gaining science skills.
Manzanita Recreation Center
Conservation
This self-guided tour explores the connection between the health of local forests and Marin City’s history.
Looking for fungi and mushrooms in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Events
TBD
Join us for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi !
Funeral bell mushroom on Mt Tam's Kent Lake area
Events
Roys Redwoods Preserve
Join us to discover the mushrooms of Roy’s Redwoods Preserve.
Dark brown, wet tree bark in a rippled pattern with scattered green patches of lichen.
Conservation
Roy's Redwoods Preserve is a magical place, home to especially large redwood trees and other inhabitants like the California giant salamander. It's one of only four parks in Marin County to enjoy old-growth redwoods, and the only one accessible to people of all abilities.
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events
Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events
Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Two people examining a branch at a BioBlitz event.
Our Work
The Parks Conservancy's community science programs blend landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.
Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials
Our Work
The Parks Conservancy community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.
Two people examining a branch at a BioBlitz event.
Our Work
Our community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education. When you participate in one of our programs, you get to learn new skills and contribute to these important bodies of knowledge about the world.