Birds/Wildlife

Masked visitors walking through Muir Woods.
Events
Online/Virtual
Want to get outside again but unsure what sites are safe to visit? Join a live chat with your friendly park rangers from your favorite GGNRA sites to learn how to recreate responsibly, hear their favorite hidden gems of the parks, save the dates for upcoming fee free days, and what you can do to enjoy the GGNRA sites safely.
Golden Gate bridge in a layer of fog with a view of San Francisco behind it.
Events
Online/Virtual
Ranger James will tell the story of how the iconic Golden Gate Bridge was built. A decade of engineering, social, and political struggle, and a historic decision to save the old fort below the longest bridge in the world.
Park Ranger with a shuttle group at El Polin Springs.
Events
Online/Virtual
Imagine yourself exploring El Polin Spring with friends from your local library and rangers from the GGNRA. Tune in to this episode of Park Postcards Podcast featuring the memories of past participants of Summer Stride community trips to the GGNRA.
Low clouds cloak the Marin Headlands
Events
Online/Virtual
Golden Gate National Recreation Area sits on Coastal Miwok and Ramaytush Ohlone ancestral land. Ranger Socorro and Ranger Alanna discuss how connections to this land have shaped Indigenous societies for thousands of years. Listen in to uncover the Indigenous narratives of the places where we recreate today.
Coyote in the Marin Headlands
Events
Online/Virtual
Join David Harelson, Presidio Trust Wildlife Technician, and Mike Sun, Community Engagement Specialist, to learn about coyotes, safety, and how humans and coyotes can coexist in an urban national park called the Presidio.
Monarch butterfly
Stewardship
Online/Virtual
Using paper, string, and tape you can make a Monarch Butterfly Kite. Join National Park Service Ranger Rebecca Au and Price Sheppy from the Parks Conservancy as they take you step by step through building your own kite to fly on Earth Day!
Red Legged Frog Monitoring
Stewardship
Online/Virtual
Join us and learn about the common and uncommon frogs you will see in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Western Pond Turtle Release
Stewardship
Online/Virtual
Learn about what makes the threatened western pond turtle so special and hear about the reintroduction of these turtles back into the Golden Gate Recreation Area.
Adapting to the Future Logo
Events
Presidio Visitor Center
Join us November 18, 2020 at 11AM PST for a webinar about species adaptation with Francis Taroc, the Conservancy's Senior Specialist of Environmental Science Education at the Crissy Field Center, and Dr. Lauren Esposito, the Academy’s Assistant Curator and Schlinger Chair of Arachnology.
Hawk in flight over Bay.
Events
Join us for a lightning talk on Raptors of the Golden Gate – with Golden Gate Raptor Observatory director Allen Fish.