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Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit
Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit

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Press Releases

Homeland Security Exhibit
Site Responsive Exhibition Convenes 16 International Artists To Reflect On Human Impact And Increasing Complexity Of National Security In Our Time

Home Land Security brings together work by 16 contemporary artists and collectives from around the globe to reflect on the human dimensions and increasing complexity of national security, including the physical and psychological borders we create, protect, and cross in its name.

Coyote
Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project Results Rolling In

Wildlife cameras installed in Mt. Tam’s open spaces a year and a half ago have begun revealing some surprising things about the mountain’s furry residents.

Summer Stride: Read, Create, Explore
San Francisco Public Library And GGNRA Partner To Celebrate The NPS Centennial

San Francisco Public Library and The National Park Service (NPS) have teamed up this summer to keep children and families reading, creating, and exploring all summer long. 

Junior Ranger Day 2016
Children and Their Families are Invited to Celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th Birthday at Junior Ranger Jamboree on Crissy Field

In celebration of the National Park Service’s Centennial this year, organizations that serve youth in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) along with the San Francisco Public Library system invite 4th graders and their families to join the fun in learning about what it takes to be an official National Park Service Junior Ranger.

Presidio Coastal Trail Pedestrian Bridge
Presidio Coastal Trail and Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Now Open

Improvements to the spectacular Presidio Coastal Trail corridor south of the Golden Gate Bridge, including the construction of a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge that connects the trail to Merchant Road is now open after several years of work by the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the Presidio Trust.

Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
Parks Conservancy Deputy CEO Michele Gee appears on KQED Forum to talk about the importance of Alcatraz Island as a national park site and a global site of reflection and conversation.
Alcatraz’s Cultural Legacy Extends Beyond Its Prison Past
KQED Forum

Parks Conservancy Deputy CEO Michele Gee appears on KQED Forum to talk about the importance of Alcatraz Island as a national park site and a global site of reflection and conversation.

Raise a glass for national parks at Presidio beer festival
San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner previews the Parks4All: Brewfest, where people will come together to celebrate, with all proceeds going to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Students walk amid the San Francisco skyline on their way to Alcatraz Historic Gardens to volunteer.
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?
BBC

"Alcatraz challenges us to listen, to learn, and to carry forward the stories that still shape our world today," Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, said in a statement sent to the BBC.

A park visitor looks toward Alcatraz Island from the ferry. An American flag waves in the breeze as they cruise over bay waters.
Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
Los Angeles Times

"This is where history speaks — and where we learn from the past to shape a better future."

Flowers in bloom at Alcatraz Historic Gardens
Celebrate Earth Day at Alcatraz
Axios

Axios covers Earth Day on Alcatraz, with events from the Alcatraz Historic Gardens to crabbing off the island.