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Join the William Kent Society

The William Kent Society is a group of your neighbors and colleagues who are committed to the preservation of our national parks at the Golden Gate and who provide leadership support on an annual basis.

By joining this group of park lovers and making a generous, tax-deductible contribution of $1,000 or more, you will help to ensure that our 80,400 acres of unique parklands will be preserved and celebrated for generations to come. Contributions to the William Kent Society’s Annual Fund help the Parks Conservancy:

Improve park trails and open space in the Golden Gate National Parks
Support ongoing educational programs for youth at the Crissy Field Center
Restore fragile native habitats
Protect endangered species

Benefits of Membership

William Kent Society members experience the park in special ways through exclusive benefits including:

Invitations to special park events, receptions and openings throughout the year, including the opening of Fort Baker’s Institute at the Golden Gate and the popular Trails Forever dinner.
Annual Fourth of July Fireworks at the historic Fort Mason Officer’s Club.
National Parks Pass, entitling free admission to all national parks across the country
Recognition in the Parks Conservancy’s annual report

Plus all benefits of Parks Conservancy membership:

Gateways, our quarterly newsletter
Park Adventures, our quarterly calendar of ranger-led park activities
15% discount at our 11 park bookstores, and at national parks around the country

Click here to join the William Kent Society.

William Kent: A Legacy of Philanthropy

Throughout our nation's history, men and women of great vision have sought to preserve and protect our country’s natural treasures. In 1905, inspired by the beauty and significance of a stand of ancient redwoods in Marin County, William Kent, conservationist, philanthropist, congressman, and visionary, purchased the land now known as Muir Woods. He later donated the land to the federal government to be preserved as a national park.

The first philanthropic gift to the National Park Service began a citizen-inspired movement that created the Golden Gate National Parks, and served as a model for the preservation of other cherished landmarks and open space nationwide. We invite you to join the William Kent Society, and continue this century of stewardship at the Golden Gate.