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Guns in parks make for a messy, sometimes violent mix
Original at New York Times
• Thu, May 28
United States the law will be applied across the Park Service's diverse portfolio of sites, ranging from the remote backcountry of Yellowstone to urban landmarks like New York Harbor's Statue of Liberty or San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
25 Bay Area parks may close from budget crisis
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Wed, May 27
USA The parklands of the East Bay Regional Park District and Golden Gate National Recreation Area would not be affected. Drastic cuts are necessary, the governor said, because of the slipping economy, declining revenues and a deficit that deepened after ...
Landmark opportunity for new trails in Marin County
Original at BikeRadar.com
• Wed, May 27
UK through Mt. Tamalpais State Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area property, is scheduled to receive a major reroute this summer. This project could produce shared-use singletrack joining State Parks and National Park Service properties. ...
Presidio branches out with eucalyptus swap
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Mon, May 25
USA part of the history of the Presidio and part of the history of park-making in San Francisco," said Ehrlich, the head of forestry for the Presidio Trust, which manages the interior 80 percent of the park for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
San Francisco speed date
Original at OCRegister
• Sat, May 23
CA Up the twisting grade and luck into a parking space just up the hill from the Cliff House. But our stop is down the hill – the ruins of the Sutro Baths, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. "That's a step below being a national park," says ...
pepsico World Headquarters Wins 2009 Landmark Award
Original at TAXI Design Network
• Wed, May 20
NY Previous recipients include the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, Harvard University's Tanner Fountain and Charleston Waterfront Park.
PepsiCo World Headquarters Wins 2009 Landmark Award - Business Wire
Original at businesswire.com
• Mon, May 18
Business Wire (press release), CA Previous recipients include the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, Harvard University's Tanner Fountain and Charleston Waterfront Park. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a ...
The man behind the park
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Sat, May 16
He was the superintendent - the CEO, really - of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a national park that is twice the size of San Francisco. His park included both sides of the Golden Gate, the beautiful cliffs and rolling hillsides of the Marin ...
Advocates working to save Sharp Park Golf Course
Original at Pacifica Tribune
• Thu, May 14
CA red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter snake in conformance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act and transferring Sharp Park to, or developing a joint management agreement with, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) ...
SF supervisor amends Sharp Park legislation
Original at San Francisco Examiner
• Wed, May 13
California into approved legislation regarding Sharp Park in Pacifica that will put the coastal city and San Mateo County under consideration for joint management of the San Francisco-owned golf course, in addition to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
San Mateo County, Pacifica brought into Sharp Park talks
Original at Tri-Valley Herald
• Sun, May 10
CA Pacifica and San Mateo County will be considered for joint management of Sharp Park by San Francisco officials over the next few months, in addition to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which has been the preferred choice thus far. ...
Horacescope: Golfers and snakes co-existing
Original at Pacifica Tribune
• Thu, May 7
CA If you attended last week's San Francisco Supervisors government audit and oversight meeting that passed a resolution to send to the full Supervisory board to turn some or the entire 410-acre park over to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, ...
Special elections happening in San Mateo County
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, May 6
Yesterday, May 5, 2009, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously fast-tracked a vote originally scheduled for May 12 to complete a study and begin discussions with the Golden Gate National Recreational Area (GGNRA) to consider the conversion ...
New Disney museum in San Francisco will be all about Walt
Original at Los Angeles Times Blogs
• Wed, May 6
CA The Presidio, part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is the current site of the Walt Disney Family Foundation's collections and offices; the museum will be an expansion of those facilities. Tickets (cost to be determined) are to go on sale Aug. ...
Bird die-off in Marin, other coastal areas a mystery
Original at Marin Independent-Journal
• Mon, May 4
CA We first started observing dead adult Brandt's cormorants in mid-April," said Bill Merkle, a Golden Gate National Recreation Area wildlife ecologist. "We started making some contacts to see if others in the region were observing similar things and ...
Letter: Contrary to claims, Sharp Park is economically viable
Original at Coastsider
• Fri, May 1
Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislative end-run around the Environmental Impact Review process so he can place the golf course in the care of GGNRA doesn't portend a fair hearing for the existence of the golf course once out of San Francisco and Pacifica's ...
National Mall to start recycling program
Original at google.com
• Wed, Apr 29
MyFox Washington DC Coca-Cola is providing $500000 as a down payment for the recycling program and $600000 to support programs at the Mall and other parks, including Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Olympic National Park in ...
A new foundation for native plants
Original at Inside Bay Area
• Mon, Apr 27
CA Joe Cannon, of the conservancy, and volunteers already have a bank of seeds ready for this year's propagation. The San Francisco resident helped start one of the five native plant nurseries at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the Presidio.
SF: Who'll remove Presidio tunnel graffiti?
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Thu, Apr 23
USA What has Thurber upset - what has him contacting Chronicle Watch, the Presidio Trust, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and others - is graffiti on the tunnel and nearby it. The top-of-the-tunnel graffiti - three blobs of ...
San Francisco Supervisors discuss Sharp Park future
Original at Pacifica Tribune
• Thu, Apr 16
CA Recently, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi proposed that Sharp Park be turned over to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This suggestion has created much conversation between people who want to turn the property into a habitat and golfers ...
2009 "pigbook" of Congressional Pork Spending Released
Original at Gwinnett Net Daily
• Tue, Apr 14
GA including: $5600000 for two projects at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; $5000000 for San Francisco Bay restoration grants; $1250000 for the Angel Island Immigration Station; $800000 for a tunnel at Yosemite National Park; and $460000 for the ...
Sad news - Redmond Kernan
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Apr 14
He was a Commissioner on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Council, and helped start NAP, Neighborhood Association for the Presidio. A long time Board Member of PAR, Planning Association for the Richmond, and recently received a ...
Art car pioneer Tom Kennedy dies on Ocean Beach
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Tue, Apr 14
USA Rescue crews rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to officials at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Mr. Kennedy's art cars were vehicles that have been turned into rolling works of original art ...
Marin Headlands $27 million transformation set to start in January
Original at Marin Independent-Journal
• Fri, Mar 27
CA By Mark Prado The Marin Headlands will undergo a $27 million transformation to include major road and parking improvements and new bicycle lanes under a final plan released this week by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
Celebrating a woman who made Pacifica sing
Original at Pacifica Tribune
• Thu, Mar 26
CA She, Ken Miles and Ferdinand (Ferd) Simons really got the ball rolling on placing Sweeney Ridge under the protection of the GGNRA (Golden Gate National Recreation Area). It all started back in 1977 when the corporation that owned the Ridge decided it ...
Habitat restoration at golf course target of legislation
Original at San Francisco Examiner
• Wed, Mar 18
California It also requires the department to develop a plan to transfer Sharp Park to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, or develop a joint management plan with the federal agency. Rec and Park’s restoration plans must include ways to keep, ...
Margot Patterson Doss had the city at her feet
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Wed, Jan 21
USA - Fort Funston today is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. That was the first of many occasions where Doss arranged for one-Sunday access to ...
Concealed weapons legal in Muir Woods, GGNRA, Point Reyes
Original at Marin Independent-Journal
• Sun, Jan 18
CA - makes it legal to bring concealed weapons into Muir Woods National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
Death raises questions about federal response
Original at Marin Independent-Journal
• Wed, Jan 7
CA - The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is one of the most-visited parks in the federal system. Federal officials need to make sure that public safety has ...
Editorial: A chance to rebuild our national parks
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Tue, Jan 6
California has many of those projects: $10.1 million for the Valley Loop Road at Yosemite National Park; $8.5 million to replace water tanks and provide fire suppression at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; $11.2 million for the main road through Death Valley National Park. The list...
5 Things in January
Original at SFGate
• Sun, Jan 4
By Sam Whiting San Francisco: For the past year, naturalists have been studying endangered species in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Check out what they found at the GGNRA Big Year Closing Ceremonies Jan. 10, 1 to 4 p.m. at Crissy Field Center....
Agreement reached on access for disabled at GGNRA
Original at Marin Independent-Journal
• Thu, Dec 18
CA - The suit, filed by the nonprofit law firm Disability Rights Advocates of Berkeley, contended the National Park Service and GGNRA are discriminating against ...
Fresh pact to make GGNRA more accessible
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Wed, Dec 17
USA - Dec 17, 2008 Under the memorandum signed by the Disability Rights Advocates law firm and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the government has four years to ...
The Marin Headlands: A Winter Exploration
Original at Philip's Garden
• Thu, Dec 11
The road from Point Bonita winds north to Fort Cronkhite. Once a military base during WW II, this fort, along with other military posts such as Fort Baker and the Presidio across the bay in San Francisco are now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the National Park Service. On...
New Fisher museum plans as objectionable as the old
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Tue, Dec 2
USA - Dec 2, 2008 The trust, the federal agency that oversees the former military base that is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, also continues to propose ...
Volunteers are 'the very soul' of GGNRA
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Mon, Dec 1
USA - Dec 1, 2008 11-30) 20:26 PST -- The 75500-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area has always broken new ground, starting with its establishment in the 1970s as one ...
Pacifica Riptide: GGNRA Open House, Fort Mason, November 18
Original at Pacifica Riptide
• Wed, Nov 12
GGNRA Open House, Tuesday, November 18 from 4 to 7 pm, GGNRA Headquarters (enter Upper Fort Mason at Bay and Franklin Streets, and go to Building 201). Open House stations:—Fort Mason Improvements: Bay and Laguna Bay Trail, Parking Lot, ...
GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year Sea Watch for Endangered Sea ...
Original at SF Bay Area Indymedia
• Mon, Nov 3
By Brent Plater RSVP required: mbzlat [at] yahoo.com. Bring spotting scopes and binoculars if you have them; also bring water and snacks to munch on. Meet at Louis' Restaurant, 902 Point Lobos Ave., San Francisco, 94121. Part of the GGNRA Endangered ...
Fort Funston shoot
Original at Cheshire Cat Photo Blog (... said the Cat
• Sun, Nov 2
By Bill The Administration and Launcher Areas of San Francisco Defense Area site SF-59 were turned over to the National Park Service on October 27, 1972 and are now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...
Visitor Killed In 200-Foot Fall - Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Original at National Parks Gallery
• Wed, Oct 22
Rangers and Presidio fire and EMS personnel responded from Marin Headlands and came upon a two men and woman along the cliff’s edge. Rangers interviewed the three and determined that a friend who was with them had been walking along a ...
Talking Buoys on the Chesapeake
Original at My Outdoor Places
• Mon, Oct 20
Under this agreement, the National Park Service and NOAA will promote enjoyment and stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay, using projects like the interpretive buoy system to tell the story of the Bay through science, history, and recreation. Calling a toll-free number on your cell pho...
Alcatraz Island Travel Guide Information
Original at drhostel.com
• Mon, Oct 13
By Travel Guide Today, the island is a historic site operated by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island by ferry ride from Pier 33, near Fisherman’s Wharf in San ...
GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year Presidio Expedition : Indybay
Original at SF Bay Area Indymedia
• Mon, Oct 13
By Brent Plater Saturday, November 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Join local naturalist Matt Zlatunich on a 5-mile hike through the Presidio's diverse habitats in search of endangered species including Brown Pelican, Western Snowy Plover, San Francisco ...
What Goes Around Comes Around for San Francisco
Original at The American Contrarian
• Thu, Sep 25
By Sean Paige The operation and mismanagement of the golf course is undermining habitat-restoration work within the nearby Golden Gate National Recreation Area for the garter snake and the frog at adjacent Mori Point. ...
San Francisco’s Wave Organ
Original at finalembrace.com
• Wed, Sep 17
By finalembrace Built on a peninsula at the eastern edge of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, the Wave Organ uses the sounds and force of the waves and rising tide to articulate pipes and concrete and make a kind of music. ...
Exploring San Francisco, Part 2
Original at Oracle OpenWorld
• Tue, Sep 2
By jack.flynn Beyond the Wharf to the west, the change in San Francisco's waterfront takes on a more natural feel. The Presidio, for almost 220 years a military base, became part of the Bay Area's extraordinary Golden Gate National Recreation Area in ...
Crissy Field; Urban Restoration Ten Years Later
Original at Philip's Garden
• Tue, Aug 19
Situated in the northeast corner of the San Francisco peninsula, Crissy Field is like a platform placed before one of the world’s most beautiful settings: on the rugged and sparsely populated northern California coast, the coastal mountains part to reveal one of the greatest of natu...
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Soon to be called Golden Gate ...
Original at The San Francisco Citizen
• Sun, Jul 27
By sfcitizen This young buck, who calls the area around Rodeo Beach his home, can hardly wait for the name change:. go8f0731-copy.jpg. Just take MUNI bus #76, MARIN HEADLANDS over to Rodeo Beach on a Sunday sometime to see a good part of the GGNRA.
GGNRA-Sweeney Ridge: NIKE - US Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
Original at waymarking.com
• Tue, Jul 1
I might not have found NIKE without that earlier reference. NIKE RM 1 (pic) is offset north, pointing south. GGNRA stands for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is managed by the National Park Service. ...
A Hike To Pirate’s Cove, Mateys
Original at SFist
• Thu, May 17
By Jeremy We checked out the completely re-done Pirate’s Cove trail as we neared the end of our loop hike yesterday in the Tennessee Valley area. Wait…Pirate’s Cove? Yep! This particular little cove was a favorite spot for rum runners during Prohibition, hence the name. The Pirate’s Cove Trail was r...