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Constance Smith has been a living historian for decades, sharing the history of the Civil War with visitors at national parks and at reenactments across the country.
Women’s History Month on Alcatraz: Women of Fortress Alcatraz
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From laundresses working in the military fort, to female leaders of the Native American Occupation, to formerly incarcerated women sharing their stories on the island today, women’s history is everywhere on Alcatraz.

General Superintendent David Smith talking at an event.
Coffee and Q&A with the Superintendent
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for informal chats about the park, emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

Seal Rocks seen in the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco's Lands End.
Belonging in Nature: March 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! This will be the first in a series of three spring programs.

Registration Required
Trail at Presidio Tunnel Tops
Membership Event: Community Walk at Crissy Field
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Come meet your member community at the Presidio Visitor Center and our new Membership Manager, Clare!

RSVP Here
Alcatraz
The Closure of Alcatraz
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Learn why Alcatraz closed as a federal prison and what happened net for those who lived and worked here.

Volunteers at Work
Invasive Plant Patrol
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Hiking with a mission – help find and remove new infestations of invasive weeds while exploring the parks.

Registration Required
What's New
Habitat Restoration in Tennessee Valley
Habitat Restoration Team
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Nighttime at Mt. Tam
Birds at Bothin Marsh
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A victory over the weeds
Mt. Tam Day of Thanks - Hosted by One Tam
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Young people help wash pots
Native Plant Nurseries
Nurseries Service-Learning
Students check out a California poppy being grown at a nursery.
Native Plant Nurseries
Green Thumbs Up (Grades 4-5)
Students examine native plants in the demonstration garden.
Native Plant Nurseries
Petal Pushers (Grades 2-3)
A student sketches a plant during a Seeds to Flowers program
Native Plant Nurseries
Seeds to Flowers (Grades K-2)