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Volunteers at Work
Invasive Plant Patrol
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Hiking with a mission – help find and remove new infestations of invasive weeds while exploring the parks.

Registration Required
Volunteers at Work
Invasive Plant Patrol
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Hiking with a mission – help find and remove new infestations of invasive weeds while exploring the parks.

Registration Required
Volunteers at Work
Invasive Plant Patrol
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Hiking with a mission – help find and remove new infestations of invasive weeds while exploring the parks.

Registration Required
Low clouds cloak the Marin Headlands
An Enduring Legacy: Martha Gerbode and the GGNRA

Learn about San Francisco philanthropist and civic leader Martha Gerbode, who used her wealth and influence to back bold conservation efforts—including the preservation of the Marin Headlands and Alcatraz Island. “Don’t bring me any projects that other people would fund. I just want the tough, controversial ones."

Orange, black and white monarch butterfly seen landing on purple milkweed flowers.
Planting for Monarchs: Joske Grove
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Join us in a community planting day to enhance monarch habitat in Marin County!

Registration Required
Kid pointing towards national park-themed merchandise at the Presidio Visitor Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shop and Support: Discount Shopping Day at Presidio Visitor Center
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Visit the Presidio Visitor Center at Presidio Tunnel Tops Friday, Dec. 5, and receive 25% off your purchase.

What's New
A vendor sells drinks at Presidio Tunnel Tops Opening Day.
Presidio Pop Up with Special DJ Performances
NPS Ranger hangs up watercolor art.
Watercolor in the Woods
NPS rangers in green uniforms are seen in conversation on a boardwalk at Muir Woods.
Earth Day Ranger Walk | Muir Woods
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Water drops on fern
Plants for the Planet Discovery Day
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View of Ocean Beach from Sutro Heights Park
Projects
Sutro Heights Tree Projects
Pillow basalt by Point Bonita Lighthouse
Stories
How to find the hidden 'elephant' at Point Bonita Lighthouse
A view over the cliffs of Funston Beach
Funston Beach Clean-up
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Stinson Beach
Projects
Stinson Beach & Bolinas Lagoon Coastal Resilience Projects
Barred owl in Muir Woods National Monument
Muir Woods Night Tour
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Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Presidio Nursery - Earth Day
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Person in red jacket with a blue backpack talking down the pathway at Point Bonita Lighthouse.
Parks
How to plan and prepare for day hiking in the GGNRA
Flowers at the Alcatraz Gardens
Parks
Survivor plants on Alcatraz Island
Cover of book titled "How the Golden Gate Bridge Got Its Colors"
How the Golden Gate Bridge Got Its Color Book

Take a journey through time and imagination with our new kids book, How the Golden Gate Bridge Got Its Color.

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Purple Flowers at Black Point Historic Gardens
Membership Event: Wildflower Blooms Black Point Historic Gardens
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Purple Flowers at Black Point Historic Gardens
Membership Event: Wildflower Blooms Black Point Historic Gardens
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Membership Event: Fort Baker to Cavallo Point Exploration
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Parks Conservancy Identifying Native Plants
Membership Event: Native Plant Identification Hike
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Cover of book titled "How to take a walk"
How to Take a Walk Book

Help your favorite little explorer discover the wonders of nature with our adorable new kids book by San Francisco illustrator Sean Hipkin, How to Take a Walk. Follow along to find fun ideas on how to take a walk, lots of little critters, and plenty of nature to explore.

Purchase today
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Membership Event: Fort Baker to Cavallo Point Exploration
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The 9th Cavalry at Crissy Field
Membership Event: The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers
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