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Press Releases

A group of hikers on a trail at Roy's Redwoods
March 21, 2025
As California faces increasingly severe wildfires, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and its One Tam partners are leading the charge in wildfire resilience and forest health.
Rendering shows people enjoying the Alcatraz Embarkation Plaza

Parks Conservancy taps Maven for project at Alcatraz pier on San Francisco waterfront

September 16, 2024
Rendering courtesy Heller Manus Architects and Alcatraz City Cruises San Francisco (September 16, 2024) – The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in collaboration with Maven Commercial, is seeking a café or restaurant partner for Pier 31 along San Francisco’s waterfront. This exciting opportunity will reach 1.5 million annual visitors to...
Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials

The rare San Francisco leaf-cutter bee, which is endemic to the Bay Area, had not been seen since 1980.

August 6, 2024
SAN RAFAEL, CA—(August 6, 2024)—The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy working with the National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin Water, and Marin County Parks as the One Tam partnership, announces the finding of the rare San Francisco leaf-cutter bee ( Trachusa gummifera ) in Marin County. Scientists have documented...
The Mill Valley-Sausalito multi-use path runs through Bothin Marsh
May 22, 2024
The project presents a nature-based approach to responding to sea level rise and climate change at Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve and the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway, part of the Bay Trail, one of Marin County Parks’ most visited park units and the most vulnerable to sea level rise.
Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
February 23, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO—(February 23, 2024)—The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, working with the National Park Service, California State Parks and Marin Water as the One Tam partnership, was recently awarded $4.26 million in grant funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to support forest conservation programs in Marin County. The One...

Press Coverage

Flowers in bloom at Alcatraz Historic Gardens
Axios

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

Plants in the sunshine on Alcatraz Island.
National Parks Traveler

In this opinion piece, Chris Lehnertz and Cassius Cash, leaders of the Parks Conservancy and Yosemite Conservancy, come together to urge bipartisan reauthorization of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).

Biking at Crissy Field
The Hill

"Go with an expectation that when you visit this year, you are like an honorary park ranger. You are a steward of that park." Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy President & CEO Christine Lehnertz offers advice on visiting parks responsibly this summer.

A group of hikers on a trail at Roy's Redwoods
Marin Independent Journal

The Marin Independent Journal covers the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and $10.9 million in funding for forest health improvement and wildfire prevention project, awarded to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and One Tam.

Chris Lehnertz Addressing a Crowd
Nob Hill Gazette

Christine Lehnertz, President & CEO of the Parks Conservancy, talks about how to give back to parks amid uncertainty about their future: “During this time when we’re seeing so much change for federal agencies, we will have to do more to ensure that these parks are here for future generations."