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Crissy 20 press kit

Press kit for the Crissy 20 anniversary

Browse the latest press coverage, press releases and announcements, videos and photo galleries from the Parks Conservancy below.

For more about the Parks Conservancy, visit our About Us page, see our mission and values, meet our executive team, and find out more about our long history of connecting people to parks. Contact the Parks Conservancy media team at media@parksconservancy.org.

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Find the latest press releases from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
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The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is in the news! Read the latest coverage about the Parks Conservancy and our work.
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Muir Woods. Crissy Field. Alcatraz. And many more beloved national park sites all supported by the Parks Conservancy.

Press Releases

Alcatraz Tours

Alcatraz Breaks Out! Major Renovation of World Famous National Park Site

March 19, 2007
Alcatraz, the world-famous former Federal penitentiary and International visitor destination in the center of San Francisco Bay, has just benefited from a multi-million dollar restoration and renovation that has dramatically transformed and improved the way visitors experience the iconic national park.
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz: Making San Francisco History for Generations

March 19, 2007
From its inception as a military fortress during the Civil War era, to the revolutionary 18-month occupation by the Indians of All Tribes during the 1960s, to its standing today as one of the country’s most popular National Park sites, the history of Alcatraz is fascinating to discover.
Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz: The "Worst of the Worst" Doing Hard Time on the Rock

March 19, 2007
Between 1934 and 1963, Alcatraz housed a total of 1,576 inmates; here’s a line up of a few who were considered the “worst of the worst.”
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Press Coverage

children looking at a storyboard and pointing

Family-Friendly Activities Happening In The Bay Area This Summer

KALW Local Public Radio

Jennifer Greene, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships, joins a panel on Your Call on KALW for a discussion on fun activities for kids, teens, families and adults throughout the Bay Area this summer. Free city nature walks, activities at our state and national parks, and free events happening at our local...

China Beach

Heal the Bay Releases Annual Beach Report Card & River Report Card

Heal the Bay

Ocean Beach and China Beach made the 2021 Heal the Bay "Honor Roll," a list of 35 out of 500 California beaches that scored a perfect water quality ranking through every season and condition in a full calendar year.

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San Bruno Elfin Monitoring Leads to New Clues and Questions at Milagra Ridge

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship Program has been keeping tabs on San Bruno elfins at Milagra Ridge since 1999. 

a group of masked visitors disembark from a ship onto Alcatraz

Alcatraz reopens again after three-month closure

SF Gate

Almost 150 people braved the cold and boarded the first ferry in more than three months to visit Alcatraz on the morning of March 15.

They would be the first visitors in a year to enter the cellblock, the main attraction on a trip to the rock.

Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure

San Francisco Chronicle

Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had been off-limits for more than a year due to the pandemic.

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Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

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Mon, Nov 25 1:30pm-1:45pm
Thu, Nov 28 1:30pm-1:45pm
Fri, Nov 29 1:30pm-1:45pm
Fort Point Entrance
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Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

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Mon, Nov 25 2:30pm-2:45pm
Thu, Nov 28 2:30pm-2:45pm
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Beach Cleanup

Beach Volunteering

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A red and gray San Francisco Muni bus parked at a station in the Presidio

Transit to Trails: How to take public transportation to GGNRA parks

A guide to taking the bus, train, and ferry to Ocean Beach, Marin Headlands, Mori Point, and more

Parks
Small reddish-brown butterfly resting on a leaf

San Bruno Elfin Butterfly

(Callophrys mossii bayensis)

Conservation
Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point History Talk

Mon, Nov 25 1:30pm-1:45pm
Thu, Nov 28 1:30pm-1:45pm
Fri, Nov 29 1:30pm-1:45pm
Fort Point Entrance
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NPS park ranger gives a candlelight tour to guests at Fort Point

Fort Point Candlelight Tour

Sat, Dec 07 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Dec 14 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Dec 21 6:30pm-8:00pm
Fort Point
Events
Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point History Talk

Mon, Nov 25 11:30am-11:45am
Thu, Nov 28 11:30am-11:45am
Fri, Nov 29 11:30am-11:45am
Fort Point Entrance
Events
Volunteer removing litter at Ocean Beach

(CANCELED) Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance

Thu, Nov 28 9:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 26 9:00am-12:00pm
TBD
Events
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Historic Gardens

Wed, Nov 27 8:00am-12:00pm
Wed, Dec 04 8:00am-12:00pm
Thu, Dec 05 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
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bird watching

Birds of a Feather: A GGRO Volunteer Finds Her Flock

Park E-Ventures Article