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Trails Forever Dinner 2025

23rd Annual Trails Forever Dinner - Lands End

People enjoying the Trails Forever Dinner in the Golden Gate national parks.
Trails Forever Dinner at Lands End.

Charlotte Fiorito / Compass Photographers

This fall, we invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening at one of the most beloved corners of our national parks—Lands End—as the Trails Forever Dinner returns on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

We’ll gather under open skies and sweeping views to celebrate and support the trails, programs, and people who make the Golden Gate National Parks so vital to our community. Expect a festive, woodsy atmosphere with dinner, drinks, and surprises—plus the joy of coming together for a cause that grounds us all. But this year, we do more than celebrate.

Our national parks face increasing demands—from aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance to the need for greater access, safety, and inclusion. Your support of the Trails Forever Dinner is a powerful way to meet this moment. Proceeds from the evening will help fund critical park improvements, youth leadership programs, and the stewardship of more than 80,000 acres of urban national parkland—from Muir Woods to Alcatraz, Crissy Field to Lands End.

By purchasing tickets now, you help us plan for a successful event—and, more importantly, ensure these extraordinary parks remain open, welcoming, and resilient for generations to come.

We hope to see you on September 20th as we raise a glass to our parks and the people who protect them. Together, let’s keep the trails open and the future bright!

This year’s selection of Adventure Outings is available now. Purchase a package and expand your input, not only protecting the land but nurturing the next generation of park and environmental stewards.

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The 23rd Annual Trails Forever Dinner is made possible through the generous support of:  
 

Co-Chairs 

Claire Alt
Jennifer Jeffries
Mary Wolfe

Trails Forever Dinner Committee 

Halle Cane 
Kathleen Deery 
Stacey Dunn-Emke 
Martha Ehmann Conte 
Allison Eisenhardt 
Kelly Halper 
Anne Harper
Laurette Hartigan 
Wally Hays
Mindy Henderson 
Maggie Mack 
Shannon O’Neill 
Charlotte Haas Prime 
Paul Siegel
Robyn Wilkinson

Event Sponsors

TRAIL BLAZER GUESTS   

Scott Elaine Wright
Will Evers and Melinda Ellis Evers
Randi and Bob Fisher
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Kelly and Mike Halper
Anne Harper and Rick Ronald
Laurette and Alexander Hartigan
Mindy Henderson and Mike Texido
Jennifer and Sean Jeffries ✦ Additional gifts were made in their honor by David Levine
Suzanne Johnson and Matthew McMackin
Kate and Wes Mitchell
Noelle Montgomery and Dan Janney
Meridee Moore
Jake Schatz and Katie Albright

TRAIL BUILDER TABLES   

Eric and Claire Alt ✦ Additional gifts were made in their honor by E. Richard Jones Family Foundation
John Atwater and Diana Nelson
Suzanne Badenhoop and Guy Lampard
Doug Dossey and Kathrin Dellago 
Julie and Greg Flynn
Wally and Allie Hays
Kapp Singer Family
Enrique and Dara Landa
Jennifer Levy
Melanie Peña and Mark L. Perry
Mary and Michael Wolfe
San Francisco Foundation

TRAIL BUILDER GUESTS  

Tom and Lily Beischer
Stacey B. Case
Margaret and Charles Charnas
City National Bank
Lucia Choi-Dalton and Greg Dalton
Jesse and Allison Eisenhardt
Winn Ellis and David Mahoney
Emery Family Foundation
Ali and Rocky Fried
Stacey Dunn-Emke and John Gnuse 
Marcia and John Goldman
Haas Jr. Fund
David J. Israel
Marie and Barry Lipman
Shirley Lowe
Maggie and Carter Mack
Julie Munro
Cathy and Howard Moreland
Shannon and Shawn O'Neill
Will and Julie Parish
Justin and Maxine Raphael
West and Katherine Shell
Staci and Jamie Slaughter
Ruth and Roger Wu

TRAIL LOVER GUESTS   

John Bowers and Linda Stevens
Mike Buhler
Canary Marketing
Halle and Casey Cane
Michael and Holly Cuggino
Kerry and Richard Daniel
Jessica and Michael Eisler
Sally Fay
Bob and Randi Fields
Gary Gerttula and Blair Heath
Jennifer and Randy Gridley
Dave and Pat Grubb
Tom and Elizabeth Hale
Vanessa and Peter Hartigan
Luis and Nancy Herrera
Amanda and Vince Hoenigman
Linda and Larry Howell
Bill Hudson
Stephen Kempainen
Nancy and Bryan Kemnitzer
Laura Kline and Michael Lazarus
April Kupper and Dave Geib
Jeff and Shay Morris
Stephanie Moulton-Peters and Roger Peters
The Potrero Group
Thais Saint Clair
Jean F. Schulz
Carl and Diane Shannon
Paul and Sheri Siegel ✦ Additional gifts were made in their honor by Bill and Renee Sherer
Chuck Slaughter and Molly West
Elisabeth and Andrew Smith
Erin and Matt Steere
Dierdre Stull
Lisa and Greg Wendt
Matthew Werdegar and Monique Schaulis
Robyn Wilkinson and Steve Linde

We appreciate the generous support of the San Francisco Foundation

Partners  

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

BOARD OF TRUSTEES   

OFFICERS   

Eric Alt, Chair 
Martha Ehmann Conte, Vice Chair 
Melanie Peña, Vice Chair 
Vanessa Tapia Hartigan, Treasurer 
Grace Won, Secretary 
Charmaine Curtis, Assistant Secretary
  

TRUSTEES   

Suzanne Badenhoop 
Robin Richards Donohoe 
Jesse Eisenhardt 
Karin Flood 
Julie Flynn
Rodney Fong 
Anne Harper 
Luis Herrera 
Amanda Hoenigman 
Dan Kingsley 
Susan Lowenberg 
Saúl Macías 
Masharika Maddison 
Julie Parish
Stephen Revetria 
Matthew Rhoa 
Jake Schatz 
Mary Wolfe 
Christine Lehnertz, President & CEO

Golden Gate   National Parks   

David Smith, Superintendent 
Matt Brown, Deputy Superintendent 
  

Presidio Trust   

BOARD OF DIRECTORS   

Mark W. Buell, Chair 
Chuck Collins, Vice Chair 
Lenore “Leni” Eccles 
Patsy Ishiyama 
Bonnie LePard
Nicola Miner
Jean S. Fraser, CEO