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Bill McKibben Joins Sustainable Food Experts In Discussing "Food For The Parks" at the Institute at the Golden Gate

November 2, 2010
Environmentalist, educator, 350.org co-founder and author Bill McKibben will be at Fort Baker in the Golden Gate National Parks on Sunday, November 7, 2010, to discuss “Food for the Parks,” the latest environmental initiative of the Institute at the Golden Gate.

Crissy Field Center at the International Conference on Environmental Education

November 26, 2007
Members of the Crissy Field Center staff will make a presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education (ICEE) on November 26-28, 2007, in Ahmedabad, India.

HONORING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES: Crissy Field Center Marks Its Ninth Year of Celebrating Local Environmental Heroes

April 30, 2009
Crissy Field Center will honor four Bay Area individuals and collaborative groups with its annual Community Heroes Award on Saturday, May 2.
Healthy Parks Healthy People

Healthy Parks Healthy People US

March 31, 2011
The connection between parks, public lands and health takes the national spotlight next week as National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis hosts a cross-sector Healthy Parks Healthy People US forum in the Golden Gate National Parks.
MLK Day of Service
Park E-Ventures Article

Winter Guide to the Parks for the Hip and Happening

Critters might crawl into a hole and hibernate through the winter, but that’s no reason for you to do the same! Learn about some fun activities that you and your family can enjoy in the coming days and weeks…it’s our “hot list” for the cold months!
Park E-Ventures Article

Fall 2017 Guide to the Parks for the Hip and Happening

FOMO ALERT! For the young and young at heart, the parks are full of must-see spectacles and must-do activities this autumn. Check our list of the top eight park attractions this fall, and then fire up your social media apps and get those hashtags ready.
Tunes on Trails outdoor performance at Lands End
Park E-Ventures Article

Drums, Waves, Wind: Adams’ “Inuksuit” at Lands End on July 29

Up to 99 percussionists, arrayed across Lands End, pound out rhythms that mix with crashing surf and the songs of birds. This is John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit , performed in a partnership of SFJAZZ and the Parks Conservancy.
Information about the Japanese internment at the Presidio
Park E-Ventures Article

Exhibition Examines Presidio’s Role in Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans

During Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May), the parks celebrate the community’s contributions—and remember its darkest hours. “Exclusion”—a new exhibition at the Presidio Officers’ Club—looks at the Presidio’s role in the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II…75 years since FDR’s infamous Executive Order 9066.
Park Perscription day at Crissy Fields Center
Park E-Ventures Article

Park Prescription Day: Celebrating Time Outdoors as the Best Medicine

A free, family-friendly event at Crissy Field on April 23 celebrates the second annual National Park Prescription Day, which showcases public lands and their role nature plays in promoting health and wellbeing.
Home Land Security Exhibit
Park E-Ventures Article

Home Land Security' Art Certain to Spark Dialogue in Uncertain Times

Learn the story behind Home Land Security, an exhibition in the Presidio exploring complex themes of safety, national identity, and global security. Fittingly, the idea for this exhibition—open until December 18—was born halfway around the world.