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Muir Woods to Celebrate 100 Years as National Monument

December 5, 2007

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are proud to be organizing a year-long commemoration of Muir Woods’ Centennial Year.

Completely Restored Warming Hut Reopens

December 3, 2007

The restored historic 1909 wood frame two-story structure features a park information center, bookstore and café.

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.

Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project

April 23, 2007

Thanks to the Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project, the softer side of “The Rock” is being uncovered.

Presidio of San Francisco Receives $15 Million Gift from the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

April 11, 2007

Today, the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, with its public agency partners the Presidio Trust and the National Park Service, announced a $15 million gift from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to continue the transformation of the Presidio into a great national park for all.

Crissy Field parkgoers enjoy a nice day flying kites on the grassy lawn.

Kites fill sky at Crissy Field in celebration of park’s 20th renovation anniversary

San Francisco Chronicle

Kites filled the sky at Crissy Field on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in celebration of the end of the 20th anniversary of the park's renovation.

An image of a walking path in the midst of a tiered garden.

Newly opened and renovated parks in San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard

In August 2021, the pathways that connect Aquatic Park to blufftop Fort Mason reopened to the public for the first time since the 49ers landed in SF.

The Paths We Take

Audubon Magazine

Through the Parks Conservancy's Migratory Story program, Francis Taroc and his team visit classrooms to teach youth about raptor anatomy and migration, connecting biology lessons to immigrant experiences.

Rendering of a cliff walk at Presidio Tunnel Tops opening July 2022.

See San Francisco's epic views from a new national park destination opening in July

Lonely Planet

The Presidio Tunnel Tops, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is a brand-new outdoor space in the historic Presidio neighborhood, created by the designers of New York’s High Line.

In progress shot of the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the background.

Presidio Tunnel Tops park has an opening date at last

San Francisco Business Times

More than three decades since early visions for the redevelopment of Doyle Drive, cutting through the heart of the Presidio, the 14-acre national park site known as the Tunnel Tops has a firm opening date for the public: Sunday, July 17.