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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
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
People gathered at Fort Point National Historic Site on Living History Day, dressed in civil war era union uniforms for reenactment.
Fort Point Living History Weekend
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Join National Park Service Rangers, and Volunteers as we demonstrate what life was like for all who served here during the American Civil War.

What's New
Parks Conservancy staff lead a wildflower walk at Lands End
Merrie Way Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.33 miles round trip
Battery Alexander near Battery Mendell
Mendell Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.58 miles round trip
Young cyclists set off from Crissy Field
Mason Street Bike Path Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.52 miles round trip
Intersection of the Lost Trail and Canopy View Trail
Lost Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.09 miles round trip
Lobos Creek Trail boardwalk
Lobos Creek Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.68 miles round trip
Cypress trees in fog at Lands End
Legion of Honor Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.24 miles round trip
Rancho Corral de Tierra
Le Conte Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.82 miles round trip
Fog rolls over the Marin Headlands
Julian Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 3.26 miles round trip
Visitors stroll through Muir Woods
Hillside Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.41 miles round trip
Trail work on the Heather Cutoff Trail on National Trails Day
Heather Cutoff Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.67 miles round trip