SF Children & Nature
San Francisco Children & Nature
Families are invited to the Presidio Visitor Center to explore the traditions and cultural connections between two ancestral celebrations, Dia de los Muertos and Diwali. Come learn about the traditional foods, art activities, and participate in a fire ceremony. Enjoy paper flower making, henna artwork, facepainting, and remember loved ones by sharing a special message to add to the altar and fire ceremony. Interact with park staff […]
Come out and enjoy beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the City of San Francisco as you help preserve and protect your national park! You can help protect and beautify the historic landscapes and cultural resources throughout National Park Service-managed lands in San Francisco county. This project with focus on weeding Crissy Field's […]
Join the Parks Conservancy for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi! The walk will start at the Presidio Visitor Center (near the Presidio Transit Center) then head out to walk an easy route of less than 2 miles roundtrip, stopping along the way to learn and […]
Join Bay Nature Magazine and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for a joyful day of discovery at El Polin Spring. Explore local wildlife and plants with guidance from enthusiastic naturalists and learn how to record your findings using the iNaturalist app. Unlike a traditional “BioBlitz,” our BioBliss invites you to slow down, observe, and […]
Join park staff for an evening of storytelling and conversation at the Crissy Field Center, amplifying the voices of South Asian community leaders working at the intersections of social and environmental justice. Drawing on the metaphors of light and dark central to Diwali—the festival of lights—panelists will reflect on what inspires them to create spaces of […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Help care for over 100,000 native plants that restore natural areas across the Presidio and beyond by volunteering at the Presidio Nursery. Volunteers get hands-on experience with native plants through seasonal activities like seed collecting, transplanting, pruning, composting, and more. It’s a great way to learn, meet fellow plant lovers, and make a real impact […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Join the Presidio Habitat Stewards to help care for San Francisco’s natural areas. Activities may include planting, watering, weeding, and mulching to restore the park’s creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands—while learning about the native plants and animals that call the Presidio home. It’s a fun, educational way for families and nature lovers of all ages […]
Ever wonder what animals start stirring as the sun sets? Come out for a fun evening walk to explore the sights and sounds of nighttime wildlife in the Presidio! Take an easy stroll through the Tennessee Hollow Watershed to find out who’s hooting, chirping, rustling, or fluttering nearby. A knowledgeable wildlife team will share fascinating […]
SF Children & Nature is part of the national Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative and is working to address the disparities in nature access along socioeconomic and racial lines to ensure all children have the opportunity to play, learn and grow in the outdoors.
We're building a network of nature and play advocates.
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