Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Enjoy Red, White and Blue Festivities with a Special Green Rate at Cavallo Point
July 4, 2009
Location: Institute at the Golden Gate, Marin County
Spend the 4th of July in America’s newest National Park lodge just moments from your doorstop.
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Pier Crabbing
July 4, 2009 10 AM
Location: Fort Point
Come learn about crabbing in the San Francisco Bay. And then try your hand at it!
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National Cemetery Walk
July 4, 2009 10 AM
Location: Presidio
Join docent Galen Dillman to hear about Medal of Honor recipients, a Union spy, an Indian scout, Buffalo Soldiers, and others buried here.
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The Last Gun
First full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of the month 11 AM
Location: Presidio
How can a 50-ton gun simply disappear? Learn this and other fascinating facts while helping load and aim the last operational gun of its kind.
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Enjoy Red, White and Blue Festivities with a Special Green Rate at Cavallo Point
July 5, 2009
Location: Institute at the Golden Gate, Marin County
Spend the 4th of July in America’s newest National Park lodge just moments from your doorstop.
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Habitat Restoration Team
Sundays 9:30 AM
Location: Marin Headlands, Marin County
Habitat Restoration Team (HRT) volunteers and staff meet at different scenic locations each week to restore native habitat throughout the parks.
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Ocean Beach Cleanup & Stewardship
1st & 3rd Sundays of every month

Post Fourth of July Clean-up: Sunday July 5
Located at Stairwell 17

10 AM
Location: Ocean Beach
Help keep Ocean Beach clean and safe for all of us to enjoy!
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Mori Point Meander
July 5, 2009 1 PM
Location: San Mateo
Join Pacifica Historical Society’s Jerry Crow on a moderate walk through one of the park’s newest sites, and hear stories about endangered snakes and an old tavern.
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Wildlife Wonders
Session 1: June 22-July 3 (10 days) $649
Session 4A: August 3-7 (5 days) $324 8:30 AM
You're going animal tracking! From sea stars on the pier to raccoons in the bushes, you'll be amazed by all the creatures that make their homes in the park.
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Climate Cadets
Session 2:   July 6–17 (10 days)    $649
Session 4A:   August 3–7 (5 days)     $324 8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Grades 4-5
Session 2:   July 6–17 (10 days)    $649
Session 4A:   August 3–7 (5 days)     $324
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Junior Rangers on Patrol
Session 1:    June 22–July 2 (9 days)
Session 2:    July 6–17 (10 days)
Session 3:    July 20–31 (10 days)
Session 4:    August 3–14 (10 days)
   8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
From the infamous cellblocks of Alcatraz to the primeval forests of Muir Woods, there's an adventure around every corner in the Golden Gate National Parks. You and your fellow rangers-in-training will head out to a different park site every day, learning important wilderness skills along the way.
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Things with Wings
Session 2: July 6–17 (10 days)
Session 4A: August 3–7 (5 days)
8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Lots of things fly through the air with the greatest of ease and, in this camp, you'll learn why and how.
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Fort Baker Stewardship
1st Monday of every month 10 AM
Location: Marin County
Help grow and care for landscapes at historic Fort Baker to enhance the visitor experience and preserve this natural historic site.
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Tennessee Valley Nursery & Stewardship
Tuesdays 9:45 AM
Location: Marin Headlands, Marin County
Volunteer with the Tennessee Valley Native Plant Nursery and join our efforts to restore native habitat in the Golden Gate National Parks. Activities include invasive plant removal, outplanting (winter season only), transplanting seedlings, pruning, and seed collection.
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Muir Woods by Moonlight
July 7, 2009 7:30 PM
Location: Muir Woods
Explore the magic of Muir Woods under a full moon and learn about the secret nightlife of an old-growth redwood forest.
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