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In a creative partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, Burners Without Borders, the Ocean Beach Foundation, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the GGNRA is installing fire rings at Ocean Beach.

Ocean Beach Fire Rings (Updated 10/09/2008)

In a creative partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, Burners Without Borders, the Ocean Beach Foundation, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the GGNRA is installing fire rings at Ocean Beach.

 
Fort Baker Project

Fort Baker
Learn how the National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Fort Baker Retreat Group are shaping the future of this historic military post.

 
2008 GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year

2008 GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year
It is a race against time to observe each of the 33 endangered and threatened species found within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), while taking 33 discrete conservation recovery actions that will prevent these species from going extinct. It is a competitive event: the person who sees and helps the most species between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, will win the Big Year.

 
Coyote

Coyote Alert—Marin Headlands
Recently, coyotes have been observed frequenting roadsides and pullouts, and even approaching cars, in the Marin Headlands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  This behavior is consistent with coyotes that are being fed.

 
Dogwalking in Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Pets
Information about dogwalking within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

 
Climate Change

Climate Change
“Earth’s climate is changing, with global temperature now rising at a rate unprecedented in the experience of modern human society.”
—Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, 2004

 
GGNRA Centennial Strategy 2016

GGNRA Centennial Programs & Projects
Find out more about which programs and projects the park has submitted for the Centennial Strategy 2016.

Park Programs
Calendar of Park Events
Click here for a calendar of events.
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Fossil radiolarian shells  

Did You Know?
The ornate skeletons of Radiolaria inspired the entrance design of the Paris World Exposition in 1900.

Last Updated: October 09, 2008 at 15:52 EST