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Youth Programs

Tossing dirt during the Tunnel Tops "Groundmaking" event.
Events

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, youth leaders throw soil at Tunnel Tops 'Groundmaking' kick-off

Coming in fall 2021: The Presidio Tunnel Tops! On Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 we kicked off construction of the site at a “Groundmaking” celebration with the Presidio Trust, the National Park Service, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Six youth leaders from summer 2019.
Gateways Article

Crissy Field Center 'Special Six' youth return as leaders

All six Middle School Programs Instructors this summer were past participants in Crissy Field Center programs, so inspired by their own experiences that they wanted to mentor a new generation of park lovers.
middle schoolers hike on coastal bluffs with golden gate bridge
Our Work

Bridging People and Parks: Community group’s first big grant benefits middle schoolers

The Inner Sunset Community Advocates group had never made a multi-year grant. But they kept hearing “excited” updates about the Parks Conservancy’s Urban Trailblazers (UTB) program from a middle schooler named Chastity.
Hanging out at Muir Beach.
Article

What to do for spring break in the Golden Gate National Parks

Find a new park or activity, and check out what our youth leaders are doing for spring break in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and beyond.
Marquis Engle is the program director at Up on Top, an after-school and summer program in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Park E-Ventures Article

Why the spirit of the national parks is growing in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

The story of how a partnership with the Up on Top after-school and summer program has inspired ‘love and beauty’ in its enigmatic program director, Marquis Engle.
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy President & CEO Greg Moore.
Gateways Article

Tangible impact: Greg Moore's forever parks legacy

In 33 years with Greg Moore at the helm, the Parks Conservancy and its partners have helped transform and restore Crissy Field, Lands End, and Fort Baker, ushered in the Presidio as its own national park, and built thousands of miles of trails.
Our Work
At [my organization], I feel a bit siloed. It’s exciting to work with people outside of there to see and pull from their knowledge, see what they’re doing that is exciting and different, [and] whether or not I can implement [it].
PYC Stakeholder, speaking about purpose
Youth photographers' images from Crissy Field Center programs during the summer of 2018.
Park E-Ventures Article

Viewfinders: Kids go from amateur to pro photographers

These amateur artists were new to DSLR photography before they came through the Crissy Field Center, which makes their heartwarming, hilarious, and artistic shots all the more incredible. See their images and hear their stories.
Participants in a shuttle trip to Lands End in 2018 via the San Francisco Public Library's Summer Stride program.
Park E-Ventures Article

Partnership between public libraries, public parklands leaps forward in 2018

Our already popular partnership with the San Francisco Public Library went to new heights in 2018. We saw a 24 percent increase in Summer Stride participation and 46 percent increase in ranger program participation!
Young people help wash pots
Our Work

Nurseries Service-Learning

Learn more about service-learning programs for youth of all ages at the Native Plant Nurseries.