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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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Michael Schwab book signing event on January 24.
Michael Schwab Book Signing at Presidio Visitor Center
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Join us for a special book signing with Michael Schwab, celebrating a stunning 50-year retrospective of his graphic art and design.

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
What's New
Presidio Forest Stewards Volunteer
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Forest Stewards
Volunteers Taking Care of Plants in the Presidio
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Garden Stewards
Intern Planting in the Presidio
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Habitat Stewards
Golden Gate Maintenance Volunteers
Projects & Conservation
Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance
City College of San Francisco students
Park Stewardship
College Programs - CCSF
Views from Dias Ridge
Dias Ridge Trail Hike
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 6.13 miles round trip
Alta Trail
Tennessee Valley to Alta Ridge Loop
Difficulty Level: Very Strenuous
Trail Length: 5.70 miles round trip
Sunset through the cypress at Lands End
Sutro Trail/Lands End
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.50 miles round trip
Andy Goldsworthy's "Spire" in the Presidio
Ridge Trail at SF's Presidio
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 3.50 miles round trip
Presidio National Cemetery Overlook
Ridge Trail Presidio Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 3.80 miles round trip
Fern Creek Trail
Muir Woods East Side Loop Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 5.40 miles round trip
Hikers near Muir Beach
Meander in Marin
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 7.70 miles round trip
Hikers explore a newly built segment of the Hawk Hill Trail
Marin Headlands Lookouts and Hawk Hill
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.70 miles round trip
Lands End
Lands End Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 3.10 miles round trip
Rodeo Valley
Marin Headlands Rodeo Beach Ramble
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 7.80 miles round trip
Hawk Camp Trail
Golden Gate High Ridge Tour
Difficulty Level: Very Strenuous
Trail Length: 6.80 miles round trip
Sunset over Crissy Field Marsh
Crissy Field Waterfront Walk
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.00 miles round trip
Poppies overlooking Fort Cronkhite and Rodeo Beach
Hill 88 Hike
Visitors hike up the Coastal Trail from Rodeo Beach
Coastal Trail to Hill 88
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Battery Townsley "pond" in a former gun emplacement
Coastal Trail Marin Hike
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.90 miles round trip

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