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PICs at Muir Woods.
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Five Questions About … Redwood Renewal, saving coho salmon in Muir Woods

In the fall of 2019, a special project launched at Muir Woods to help save endangered coho salmon. Redwood Renewal involves removing large boulders (“rip-rap”) from Redwood Creek and adding fallen trees and branches to create small pools for juvenile coho salmon to thrive.
Youth in the Urban Trailblazers program on a hike through the Presidio.
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Listen to the sounds of environmental justice in San Francisco

Youth at the Crissy Field Center have become podcasting pros, and you can hear their work on your way to work!
Fort Mason's Great Meadow during a sunset
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Hit the Trail: Fort Mason

Fort Mason is a popular destination for history buffs, weekend revelers, and everyone in between. It’s a refuge on San Francisco’s northern waterfront, providing exceptional views of the larger San Francisco Bay.
Stairs down to Black Sands Beach
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Hidden gems of the GGNRA you have to see to believe

Here’s an insider’s guide to some of our favorite hidden gems of the GGNRA. From secret beaches to undiscovered redwood groves, these spots provide a chance to get into nature and steer clear of the crowds.
Eloy Martinez, third from right, at an event on Alcatraz.
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Q&A: The 1969 Indian Occupation of Alcatraz, through the eyes of an occupier

On Nov. 20, 1969, a group of Native Americans set up camp on Alcatraz Island in nonviolent protest, claiming it as Indian Land under the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868). Eloy Martinez was one of them.
Female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Redwood Creek.
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Redwood Renewal: Big fix should help endangered coho salmon

As part of the multi-year Redwood Renewal at Muir Woods, the NPS and its partners are helping undo the damage of the past and restore habitat for the federally endangered coho salmon.
Gray clouds over chapparel on Sweeney Ridge in San Mateo County
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Hit the Trail: Sweeney Ridge

Perched above Pacifica, the windswept hillsides of this Golden Gate National Parks site give vista-hungry visitors a wide range of views around every corner while providing sensitive habitat for threatened and endangered species. For more tips, go to parksconservancy.org/explore-our-parks.
National Park Service Ranger Todd Hisaichi at Muir Woods National Monument.
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Big 'plunge' helped Muir Woods ranger realize his park dream

To get his dream job, Todd Hisaichi had to make a choice most people don’t have to make: He had to give up his original citizenship.
Six youth leaders from summer 2019.
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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.
A group of NPS rangers rally together during the Junior Ranger Jamboree in 2016.
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What’s the story of the iconic National Park Service ranger ‘flat hat’?

As iconic as the National Park Service (NPS) arrowhead emblem, the subtly steepled hat worn by NPS rangers is a symbol of America’s national parklands.