Accessible Nature, Beyond the Pavement
New kinds of access to nature are emerging for people with disabilities.
Tag: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Survival of the Flittest: Relocated Butterflies Are Spotted in San Francisco
At a recent release, volunteers help a new batch of silvery blues adjust to city life.
Point Reyes is Far From the Only National Park that Hosts Agriculture
Ag has been in some national parks for a long time. Its role in Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a choice.
Finding Your Park with GGNRA’s Christine Lehnertz
GGNRA Superintendent Christine Lehnertz looks at the challenges and opportunities unique to the national park in San Francisco's backyard.
2016 Local Hero Award Winner for Conservation Action
For more than 25 years, Andrea Mackenzie has been an effective and passionate leader for open space protection in the Bay Area, working at the intersection of urban and open...
With the Government Shut Down, What Happens to Federally Funded Research?
National parks are not only recreational hubs, but they also serve as centers for scientific research and environmental monitoring programs. Since the federal government shutdown, researchers have been unable to...
SF Green Film Festival opens with Marin’s open space rebels
Premier night (Thursday) at the SF Green Film Festival is a film about the people who saved Marin's coastline from development. (Interview)
GGNRA mulls plastic water bottle ban
GGNRA is under pressure to join growing number of national parks that ban the sale of plastic water bottles.
Deficit battles hurt Bay Area’s national parklands this summer
Closed visitors centers, fewer programs, brushy trails and dirtier bathrooms -- Washington's deficit battles will hurt the Bay Area's national parklands this summer.
Should National Parks Allow Air Tours?
Two air tour operators got a provisional green light for low-flying air tours over the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes. Meanwhile, a long-term Air Tour Management Plan...
