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Community Science

Looking for fungi and mushrooms in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Events

Fungi Walk in the Presidio

TBD
Join us for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi !
Funeral bell mushroom on Mt Tam's Kent Lake area
Events

Roy’s Redwoods Mushroom Hike

Roys Redwoods Preserve
Join us to discover the mushrooms of Roy’s Redwoods Preserve.
Dark brown, wet tree bark in a rippled pattern with scattered green patches of lichen.
Conservation

Redwoods, Water, and Wonder

Roy's Redwoods Preserve is a magical place, home to especially large redwood trees and other inhabitants like the California giant salamander. It's one of only four parks in Marin County to enjoy old-growth redwoods, and the only one accessible to people of all abilities.
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events

Lichen & Friends Bioblitz

Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Events

Lichen & Friends Bioblitz

Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Join us on Mt. Tamalpais for a naturalist adventure!
Two people examining a branch at a BioBlitz event.
Our Work

Community Science

The Parks Conservancy's community science programs blend landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.
Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials
Our Work

Community Science

The Parks Conservancy community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education.
Two people examining a branch at a BioBlitz event.
Our Work

What is Community Science?

Our community science program blends landscape-scale science with community engagement and education. When you participate in one of our programs, you get to learn new skills and contribute to these important bodies of knowledge about the world.
Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials

One Tam Community Science Program Finds Rare Bee Lost for Decades

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...
A gray fox sits atop a log in the woods of mount tamalpais scratching its ear with its foot.
Gateways Article

Animals on camera: Why this innovative project has people tracking wildlife

On an early morning, a fresh cohort of volunteers for One Tam’s Marin Wildlife Watch community science program sat around a table in a darkened room, ready to see some animals.