What’s Out There Golden Gate National Parks Golden Gate National Parks celebration of partnership Dear Golden Gate National Parks visitor, The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, created in 1972, is an 80,000-acre gem with some of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy the nation’s most beautiful natural and designed landscapes. Bikers, hikers, joggers, birders, nature lovers and others are drawn daily to its miles of trails and paths and its parks and other amenities. The Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate This National Park is not only a place for San Franciscans to recreate and enjoy, it also provides an National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving ideal setting for learning, helps establish a lifelong connection with nature and the environment, the parks for the future. The Parks Conservancy is an authorized “cooperating association” of the promotes civic engagement and a holistic stewardship ethic - all while fostering engagement with a National Park Service, and is one of more than 70 such nonprofit organizations working with national broader national and international community. Maintaining this expansive cultural landscape, though, is complex, challenging and costly, particularly at a time when resources are lacking and years of parks around the country. To learn more, please visit www.parksconservancy.org or call 415-561-3000. deferred maintenance have hobbled many such places around the country. The responsibility for making all of this nature look so natural – and publicly accessible – lies with the National Park Service (NPS) and The Presidio Trust (“the Trust”), working with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (the Parks Conservancy). Together, as forward-thinking park stewards, National Park Service they have consistently sought to balance natural, scenic and cultural values, providing public access while carefully managing a vast, ecologically-diverse park system. Their pioneering efforts serve The National Park Service (NPS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior charged as an innovative model for park stewardship nationally and internationally, successfully securing with managing the preservation and public use of America’s most significant natural, historic, and funds, developing forward-thinking management policies and building and sustaining infrastructure. cultural treasures. The NPS manages the Golden Gate National Parks (Golden Gate National Recreation These projects are an important catalyst for Bay Area businesses, particularly landscape architects, Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point Historic Site) as well as 395 other park sites across architects, engineers and construction teams who are commissioned to design and rehabilitate the the U.S. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/goga or call 415-561-4700 parks, trails, facilities and many other amenities. It is because of this thoughtful management that The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) honored the Parks Conservancy, the Trust and NPS each with a Stewardship Excellence Award. The Award, created in 2001, is annually bestowed on a person, group or agency that shares TCLF’s mission of “stewardship through education,” with the goal of highlighting stewardship stories that will The Presidio Trust educate and inspire future generations of cultural landscape stewards. Responsible for the transformation of the Presidio from an historic army post into a premier national Thanks to these stewards, the extraordinary park you enjoy today will serve generations to come. park that is financially self-sustaining, The Presidio Trust is leading the nation’s largest historic preservation project, restoring the park’s buildings and landscapes, and creating innovative programs. Sincerely, For more information, visit www.presidio.gov or call 415-561-5300. Charles A. 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