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Historical image of a dog on Alcatraz Island.
Pets in Prison
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Learn about the history of pets on Alcatraz, including the "Puppy Steps," and in other prisons today.

Having fun with sand on the beach.
Ocean Beach Noticing Lab
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Join us for a drop-in, hands-on exploration of Ocean Beach! 

Volunteers planting at Lands End
Fungus February: Fungi and Plant Stewardship
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Join us as a volunteer for fungi stewardship at Lands End to steward native plants and learn about and their fungi relationships! 

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Looking for fungi and mushrooms in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Fungus February: Fungi Walk in the Presidio
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Join us for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi! 

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A person collects seeds from bright pink wildflowers along a bluff with mountains in the background.
Belonging in Nature: January 10, 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! we’ll be planting native plants to support the homes of the federally endangered San Francisco Garter Snake and the federally threatened California Red-Legged Frog

Registration Required
A person collects seeds from bright pink wildflowers along a bluff with mountains in the background.
Belonging in Nature: January 16, 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! we’ll be planting native plants to support the homes of the federally endangered San Francisco Garter Snake and the federally threatened California Red-Legged Frog

Registration Required
What's New
Path winding through Rancho Corral de Tierra
Farallon Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.84 miles round trip
Red-tailed Hawk
Conservation
I'm a Red-tailed Hawk!
Battery Wagner along the Kirby Cove Road in the Marin Headlands.
Battery Wagner Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.13 miles round trip
Sunrise from Battery Spencer
Battery Spencer Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.86 miles round trip
Habitat restoration volunteers work on Alta Ridge
Alta Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 5.02 miles round trip
Fort Baker
Drown Road Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.17 miles round trip
Chip Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.28 miles round trip
Fort Baker Chapel
Chapel Steps Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.31 miles round trip
Former Tennessee Valley Native Plant Nursery and adjoining stables
Chaparral Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.66 miles round trip
Red-tailed Hawk
Conservation
What Is Your Hawk or Raptor Personality?
Ben Johnson Trail
Ben Johnson Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.64 miles round trip
Baquiano Trail up Sweeney Ridge
Baquiano Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 2.22 miles round trip
Committees
Learning at Crissy Field
Stories
Park Stories
Chopped vegetables provide a colorful aesthetic
Conservation
Food in the Parks
Enjoying colors of sunset at Lands End
El Camino del Mar Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.20 miles round trip
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Conservation
Endangered Species
Coyotes
Conservation
Wildlife Encounter Tips
Conservation
Climate Change Education and Parks
Rendering of the proposed Marincello development in the Marin Headlands
Marincello Trail
Trail Length: 2.90 miles round trip

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