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Golden Gate National Recreational Area
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Ocean Beach Fire Rings (Updated 10/09/2008)
In a creative partnership with the , , the , and the , the GGNRA is installing fire rings at Ocean Beach.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Information about dogwalking within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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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
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Did You Know?
Seabirds such as gulls, cormorants, and other seabirds can drink salt water? Excess salt is then excreted through a “salt gland” located near their eyes.
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Last Updated: April 02, 2009 at 12:42 EST |