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Community member observes burn scar after recent prescribed burn at Bon Tempe Lake
Spring Flowers and Fire Bioblitz
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Celebrate the City Nature Challenge and Earth Week by helping to document the diversity of life springing up at Bon Tempe's recent prescribed burn site. Led by local botanists and experts from State Parks, we will document all of the life we encounter using iNaturalist.

Register here!
Marin Water, Conservancy Staff and community volunteer at habitat restoration day on Mt. Tam
Mt. Tamalpais Earth Day Stewardship
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Join us on Earth Day to give back to Mt. Tam by pulling invasive species and picking up trash!

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Pink wildflowers in foreground with Mt. Tam in the background
Mount Tamalpais State Park-led Guided Hike | Early Spring Delights: Flowers & Flowing Water
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Go on a 5.5 mile guided hike with Hillary Colyer, State Park Interpreter for Mount Tam State Park, and learn about the incredible life that Mt. Tam has to offer this spring!

Soldiers in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake
Member Event: 1906 Fire and Quake 120th Anniversary Webinar
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Please join us for the 1906 Fire and Quake 120th Anniversary Webinar with retired ranger and historian John Martini. Join us on zoom on April 14th, 2026, from 5:30pm - 6:45pm to learn about the role of the Presidio in the recovery, and how the parks continue to keep this history alive today.

Constance Smith has been a living historian for decades, sharing the history of the Civil War with visitors at national parks and at reenactments across the country.
Women’s History Month on Alcatraz: Women of Fortress Alcatraz
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From laundresses working in the military fort, to female leaders of the Native American Occupation, to formerly incarcerated women sharing their stories on the island today, women’s history is everywhere on Alcatraz.

General Superintendent David Smith talking at an event.
Coffee and Q&A with the Superintendent
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for informal chats about the park, emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

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Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Presidio Nursery
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Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Presidio Nursery
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Volunteers work with manzanita cuttings
Presidio Nursery
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LGBTQ+ Park Volunteer Day
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A view of Black Point historic gardens
The Black Point historic gardens story

Abandoned for over 50 years, Black Point historic gardens at Fort Mason were nearly lost to time. The remarkable transformation of the gardens wouldn’t have been possible without the support of sustaining members of the Parks Conservancy.

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Orange, black and white monarch butterfly seen landing on purple milkweed flowers.
Mt Burdell Preserve Planting Day
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Orange, black and white monarch butterfly seen landing on purple milkweed flowers.
(CANCELLED) Mt Burdell Preserve Planting Day
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