Park Stewardship Youth Programs - Golden Gate National Parks

Park Stewardship Youth Programs
Summary Report, 2010-2011
Connect
Engage
Support
Inspire
We are passionate about connecting youth to each other and the environment. Park
Stewardship Youth Programs engage students in hands-on learning and service while
providing pathways and support for continued involvement and leadership.
As we aspire to provide meaningful and challenging experiences for our youth, the students
themselves inspire our work with their passion and insight. Together, we transform each
other while learning how to care for the park and the world around us.
In this summary, through words and images, we set out to capture and
highlight our youth programs. Thank you for helping to make these
programs possible.
2011 was a banner year for youth involvement in the Park
Stewardship Program. School-year programming reached more students than in any year
past, and the number of applicants for our summer programs more than doubled.
In response to student interest and enthusiasm, the Restoration Youth Crew (RYC), piloted
in 2010, was formalized and expanded. New partnerships were developed with California
State Parks and the Marine Mammal Center to provide additional internship opportunities for
returning alums.
Each year, we continue to build more bridges with our partners, both internal and external,
in order to provide these extraordinary youth an expanding universe of opportunities for
growth and engagement.
Overview of Summer Programs
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Youth Programs 2011
Park Stewardship - Golden Gate National Parks
Applicants to 2011 Summer Programs
High schools represented (35 public)
Students participanting in LINC and RYC
Students placed in Advanced Internships
Referrals to Student Conservation Association partner program
This intensive six-week program is designed for local high school students
who have an interest in and enthusiasm for parks and ecology but have little experience.
Students assist with service projects, attend leadership workshops, and take field trips to
extraordinary park sites, like Alcatraz Island and Muir Woods. Projects and activities include
trail work, plant propagation, and habitat restoration. All activities are linked to park priorities
and provide critical support to the Golden Gate National Parks. Students also focus on
team-building and exploration during a four-day camping trip to Yosemite at the start of the
program. Participants receive an educational award and academic credit upon completion of
the program.
LINC Summer High School Program
17
6 weeks
$1,000
Participants
Duration
Educational award per student
Ethnicity of Participants
33%
22%
17%
10%
5%
LINC
Summer High School Program
Linking Individuals to their Natural Communities
Hispanic/Latino
African American
Asian
Caucasian
Multi-racial
Service Accomplishments
•
Painted and maintained Battery Chamberlin
•
Rerouted the Dipsea Trail in Marin - installed 8 box steps, 6 check
steps, and moved 7 cubic yards of drain rock and chert
•
Removed invasive French broom from mission blue butterfly habitat
in Oakwood Valley and tore through a huge patch of poison hemlock
alongside a popular trail at Muir Beach
•
Controlled invasive English ivy at the Mountain Lake restoration site
(one of the few natural lakes still left in San Francisco and the only one
in the Presidio)
•
Removed invasive ox-eye daisy from endangered species habitat on
Milagra Ridge as well as bristly ox-tongue, wild radish, and Queen
Anne’s lace from Mori Point
•
Removed dead flower heads, weeded the beds, and swept out all
the curbs; sifted, sorted, turned, and watered fresh compost piles at
Alcatraz Island
•
Painted the top deck and restrooms of the historic Balclutha ship at
the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
•
Worked at three different native plant nurseries and assisted with
pot-washing, transplanting, seed cleaning, and collecting cuttings;
participants also made beautiful and unique stepping stones that will
mark their legacy in the demonstration garden at the Presidio Native
Plant Nursery
Field Trips and Special Workshops
•
Attended special tours to the San Francisco Zoo, the Pacifica Waste
Water Treatment Plant, the Muir Beach Restoration Project, Battery
Godfrey, and Alcatraz Island
•
Experienced a special kayaking trip in collaboration with the
Department of Recreation at San Francisco State, went sailing on the
ship Alma with the staff from the San Francisco Maritime National
Historical Park, and participated in field trips to local San Francisco
parks that were picked by the students based on the parks’ distance
from their homes
•
Received specialized training on Resume, Career Development, and
Job Interview Preparation; Mapping and Orienteering; and Native
American Basketry
Student Feedback
•
The Ropes Course at Fort Miley was the
top activity. 100% of participants rated it
excellent!
•
Mock interviews with National Park Service
and park Conservancy staff scored a close
second and tied with the four-day camping
trip to Yosemite; 91% of students rated both
experiences excellent
•
Work at the Presidio and Muir Beach Native
Plant Nurseries and Alcatraz Island closely
tied for third favorite activity
•
Despite the dirt and exertion, working with
the Trail Crew took fourth position
•
100% of the students plan to come back
to the park on their own once the program
ended
•
100% of participants plan to bring family and
friends to the park
•
100% of LINC students also expressed a desire
to continue on as a volunteer, especially with
nursery and trail work
“I cannot even put into words how this
program has impacted me. I feel like I’ve
established life-long friendships, a love
for the outdoors and an addition to my
existing love for history. I’ve also gotten
to see a whole new side of San Francisco,
Marin and Yosemite that I might otherwise
never [have] the opportunity to explore.”
“This program helped me to appreciate
our National Parks much more. I didn’t
understand all the behind-the-scenes
efforts that went into restoring habitats
for endangered plants and animals. This
program has opened up my eyes to see
the work of people who are incredibly
passionate about what they do.”
-Abigail Edwards
“This program has impacted me in so many
ways. I’ve learned I shouldn’t give up so
easily, and that I can accomplish things I
never thought I was able to do. This was the
first time I went camping, and the first time
I’ve worked in a big group. I have learned
lots of new skills and how to work as a
team. Ideally I’d like to use these skills to
teach and help others.”
-Sambhav Jain
-Jackie Baldwin
“This program has helped me to
appreciate the things around me. It has
made me think in different ways and open
my mind to new experiences. Being in
this program has inspired me to help the
environment. I will never forget the things
I have learned and I will be telling others
about it!”
“This program gave me a family again. It’s
the first time I’ve made friends that are not
my homies. The program also helped me
open up my mind to the natural world and
actually sparked my interest in the field.”
-Ronnie Fields
-Francine Talapian
“This program has been a wonderful
experience for me because it encouraged me
to push myself into things I never thought I
would do. In addition, it really helped me to
think about my future and what I really want
to do.”
-Jessica Gomez
The Restoration Youth Crew (RYC) was expanded in 2011. This program
targets students who have some exposure to the outdoors and would like to build upon
their existing experiences by learning new skills while exploring and restoring park lands.
Participants work alongside field staff from both the National Park Service and the Parks
Conservancy on natural resource restoration projects. The program provides a combination
of intensive service work and hands-on learning with a focus on ecology, restoration, and
land management. To kick off the program, students participated in a three-day backpacking
adventure to Point Reyes National Seashore. Students receive an educational award and
academic credit upon satisfactory completion of this five-week program.
Restoration Youth Crew
15
5 weeks
$850
Participants
Duration
Education award per student
Ethnicity of Participants
27%
27%
20%
13%
7%
7%
Restoration Youth Crew
Multi-racial
Caucasian
Asian
Pacific Islander
African American
Arabic
RYC Accomplishments
• Removed bags of wild invasive radish, wild mustard, and tarweed from
restoration sites at Lands End
• Controlled cattails to create frog breeding habitat at Mori Point;
collected native plant seeds to be grown in the nurseries
• Transplanted purple needle grass and other native plant species at
Oceana Nursery
• Pulled piles of weeds to prevent their spread into newly created frog
pond and surrounding wetlands at Muir Beach
• Worked on steep slopes in Oakwood Valley pulling out invasive French
broom from vital mission blue butterfly habitat
• Removed the tall and invasive ‘Tower of Jewels’ from several steep
hillsides, and controlled invasive ox-eye daisy patches throughout
Milagra Ridge
• Teamed up with staff at Angel Island State Park to help stack and sort
firewood for the park rangers and island facilities
RYC Field Trips and Workshops
• Backpacked 15 miles in Point Reyes National Seashore, and RYC
enjoyed camping along the beach at Wildcat Camp, and gazing at
the stars at Sky Camp; they learned how to ‘leave no trace’ and other
important camping and survival skills
• Through their participation at the Fort Miley Ropes Course and a
kayaking adventure at Aquatic Park, RYC learned how to work together
as a team and overcome obstacles
• At Oceana Nursery, RYC learned about medicinal and culinary uses
of native plants and put their knowledge into action by creating a
medicinal salve and preparing an edible feast
• By touring Angel Island and Fort Point, RYC learned about park history
and more about their own personal histories as Bay Area residents
• RYC participated in a three-day Outdoor Nation Youth Summit;
RYC met with other youth from all over California and worked on
identifying and bringing down some of the barriers that prevent youth
from participating in the outdoors
Student Feedback
• The backpacking trip to Point Reyes National
Seashore was the highest-rated activity
• The overnight service trip to Angel Island State
Park, and the Ropes Course experience at Fort
Miley (during which they teamed up with the
LINC participants) tied for a close second
• Consistent with the LINC students, 100% of
RYC students plan to come back to the park on
their own once the program ended
• 92% of the students plan to bring family and
friends to the park when they return
• 100% indicated that they hope to return next
summer to either the same program, or an
advanced internship
“This program made a huge and lifechanging impact on me. From start to
finish, a different experience was being
gained. It changed the way I think about
the environment. I didn’t know how fun
saving the environment could be. I ♥ RYC.”
“I’ve gotten the chance to work with really
motivated, inspiring, diverse individuals.
Nothing is better than working beside
people who enjoy and believe in what they
are doing. This program has reaffirmed my
belief that the most important thing in life is
to follow ones passion, and that everything
else falls into place.”
-Alisha Irby
-David Pon
“This program has helped me to build
my bank of outdoor knowledge and
experience. It has brought me closer to my
goal of being a self sufficient nature person
who can get things done! Also, I am a lot
more familiar with the GGNRA and likely to
re-visit all these places in the future, sharing
them with family and friends.”
“ As a student entering college, I had never
considered environmental science for a
major, but now it is one of my top choices.
Thank you for letting me participate and
for teaching me so much.”
-Markie Chan
“ This program has helped me to cultivate
a passion for environmental sciences
– inspiring me to pursue it through my
education and career.”
-Antonio Cruz
-Jackson Van Fleet-Brown
“ RYC. Not just a program, not just faces,
not just tools in the back of the van, but
an experience that will mark this summer
as one of the best I’ve ever had. I’ve been
introduced to fresh perspectives, new
opinions, and shared enthusiasm for
nature... I’ve felt the hope restored that the
environment is not lost, but rather all around
us still.”
-Annika Min
Advanced internships provide summer program alumni with the next step in the
ladder of learning by offering job experiences and ongoing career guidance and support. The
Park Stewardship Program develops internship positions with key partners, then matches
students with job opportunities. This summer, 16 returning alums were placed in year-long
summer internships with park staff or park partners, including California State Parks, the
Marine Mammal Center, and Aim High. These interns were provided directed mentorship, indepth job experience, and exposure to careers in parks and other environmental fields.
16
$1,200
Advanced Internships
Placements Partners
Summer Youth Program Alums placed
Alcatraz Night Tours
Education award per student
Park Stewardship Program
Bay Area Wilderness Training
31%
31%
19%
13%
6%
Advanced Internships
Ethnicity of Participants
Aim High
Asian
California State Parks, Angel Island
Caucasian
Marine Mammal Center
Latino
Park Nursery Program
Multi-racial
Outward Bound
Indian American
National Outdoor Leadership School
Working with the Camping in the Presidio Program,
Edmond helped to provide children and youth who
traditionally have not visited national parks with
overnight camping experiences. In this capacity,
Edmond helped to organize and maintain all the
camping gear, learned to coordinate the logistics of
group arrivals and departures at the campground, and
led gear talks for incoming groups.
Ruby helped to lead Presidio volunteer programs,
participated in rare plant monitoring, seed collection and
nursery activities. She also developed a set of 132 native
plant cards for new interns to use as a learning tool. As
a veteran of three summers of Park Stewardship Youth
Programs, Ruby was also hired as a seasonal employee by
the National Park Service to develop and lead a special
vegetation monitoring project.
“This internship program has opened my eyes to the
countless organizations working in collaboration to
preserve nature and educate the public of its beauty
and resources. Without this program, I would not have
made all these connections and been able to find other
internships in a field in which I am very passionate about....
getting involved with the Parks and this internship
program was one of the best decisions of my life.”
“When I was doing rare plant monitoring, particularly for
the Lessingia populations in the Presidio, I realized that, if
not for restoration work attributed to countless volunteers
years ago, the Lessingia populations would not be as
abundant as they are today. This realization was for me
a piece of tangible evidence showing the importance of
volunteer work in the parks.”
Edmond Chan
Camping in the Presidio
Mentor: Zak Klein, Bay Area Wilderness Training
Though this internship, Izzy challenged himself to
transition from a Presidio Park Stewards volunteer to a
member of the program staff (15 years old this summer,
he began volunteering when he was 9!). As an intern,
Izzy helped to run volunteer workdays, assisted with a
variety of restoration activities, and helped with behindthe-scenes office work such as database entry. Izzy also
participated in a series of trainings including GIS and
brushcutting.
Izzy Miller
Presidio Park Stewards
Mentor: Vanessa Stevens, Presidio Trust
“The most challenging part by far was stepping up to
the new position that the internship gave me as a staff
member as opposed to a volunteer, and acting more
professional in a work environment as well as just dealing
with the new responsibilities... LINC was one of the most
amazing summers I have ever had, and this internship was
an incredible experience as well!”
Presidio Park Stewards
Mentor: Michael Chassé, National Park Service
As dock aids Ritika and Susanna greeted and directed
visitors to Angel Island as they got off the boats,
inventoried anchored boats, and checked on dock fees.
They also worked at the entrance kiosk where they took
care of paperwork for campers, and answered questions
related to the immigration station, the hikes, and
bicycle trails.
“The internship has helped me to be more confident and
strong and be able to answer people’s questions. I am
much more comfortable talking with people now than I
was two years ago. I have improved my speaking skills and
my communication skills along with social skills. ”
Ritika Jain
Angel Island
Mentor: Jack Duggan, California State Parks
“(This internship) showed me more of the world, the
kind of jobs that I never knew … existed. Through the
internship, I learned more about myself and also, what I
might want to do in the future.”
Josh Romero had the extraordinary opportunity to work—
as an 18-year-old—for the Department of the Interior in
Washington, D.C. This past summer, Josh spent time in the
Office of Youth working on the American Latino Heritage
Initiative, as well as on programs aimed at bringing the
outdoors experience to more young people and a broader
spectrum of the population. By meeting the challenges of
living independently in D.C. and working alongside older
and more experienced peers, Josh said this Advanced
Internship was “totally transformative” both personally and
professionally.
“The highlight of my time in Washington D.C. was having
the honor and privilege of meeting President Barack Obama
in person! Meeting the President and taking in what D.C.
represents has further inspired my ambitions to go into public
service and the political field when I get older.”
Ruby Kwan
Josh Romero
Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.
Mentor: Sue Gardner, Parks Conservancy
Susanna Kuang
Angel Island
Mentor: Jack Duggan, California State Parks
As a part of the trail crew, Dylan assisted in many
different aspects of trail construction and maintenance.
Among other things, he constructed box steps on
the Steep Ravine Trail, learned to use specialized trail
equipment and tie knots, and hauled lots of dirt!
Through this internship, David stepped into the role of a
youth leader, as a co-coordinator of Park Stewardship’s
Restoration Youth Crew. David organized workdays, led
team-building games, and worked hard to maintain an
enthusiastic and positive work environment.
“What was most valuable was learning how to interact
with my co-workers and seeing the job dynamics in
action. In the end, I was very comfortable with my coworkers and I was comfortable with the tasks I learned
how to do, as I was able to teach them to someone else. I
felt more comfortable using the tools as my body built the
muscle memory and felt stronger so I was able to do more
work.”
“I learned a tremendous amount about group dynamics
and maintaining a team environment. By the end of the
internship, I had a much better sense of how to motivate
my crew and maintain order....This internship has shown
me that it doesn’t really matter where someone comes
from or what their childhood is like; you can always
connect to another person through a shared appreciation
of nature and the environment.”
David Pon
Restoration Youth Crew
Mentor: Price Sheppy, Parks Conservancy
The Aim High Environmental Home program prepares
middle school students for the years ahead, and
the outgoing 8th-grade class gets the privilege of
spending a week doing restoration and camping for
a night in the headlands. Our interns helped to lead
these week-long, immersive environmental programs.
Dylan Lopez
Trail Crew
Mentor: Larry Evans, National Park Service
“After this summer (2011) with AimHigh, I realized I
wanted to be a teacher..... Due to LINC and AimHigh,
I now have a solid dream to have a classroom. Both
these programs have been a blessing in my life; I don’t
know where I would stand in college if I didn’t have these
programs to inspire me to be better.”
Luke helped the Marin Park Stewardship team lead
volunteer groups, participated with bio-monitoring
and fish relocation efforts at Redwood Creek, and
assisted with a vegetation monitoring project. He
also propagated plants, photographed programs, and
wrote a guide to birds seen in the Muir Beach area for
the Marin e-newsletter.
Kharritas Araujo
Aim High Headlands Environmental Home (AH-HEH)
Mentors: Alexander Lowry, Elizabeth Reiff, AimHigh
“I learned the names of so many plants and what is native
and not native to our area as well as to California in
general. I can now share this information with others and
spread the word about our habitat.”
Luke Braitman
Marin Stewardship
Mentors: Jessica Hendrix, Karin Baty, Parks Conservancy
Marisol Gonzalez
Aim High Headlands Environmental Home (AH-HEH)
Mentors: Alexander Lowry, Elizabeth Reiff, AimHigh
“Working with LINC and Aim High have to be in the top
ten best things to ever happen to me in my life... When
I participated in LINC, my world opened up to that of
natural open spaces, something I had very little access
and awareness to in the city... I met a lot of people, had
a lot of fun, but most importantly, I felt very fulfilled: I
knew that what I was doing was making a difference in
the natural world, and I decided I wanted to keep feeling
fulfilled, so I decided I wanted to make this my life. LINC
opened a door to a world of possibilities in the natural
world, and I want to make sure this door is open for other
youth like myself who are too accustomed to city life to
look outdoors.”
As interns with the San Francisco Stewardship team,
Aaron and Vinny assisted with all aspects of running
volunteer programs. While Vinny was a long-time park
volunteer, this was the first time that he tried his hand
at planning and leading programs independently.
Vinny and Aaron also participated in a variety of
habitat restoration activities, including invasive plant
removal, seed collection, and photo monitoring. They
learned to use dichotomous keys to identify plants and
developed material for the team’s weekly newsletter.
Vinny Lopes
While interning at the Marine Mammal Center, Wendy
prepared food for the animals, cleaned pens, and
monitored the habits of the Center’s patients. On her
education crew days, Wendy acted as a docent, opening
and closing the Center, greeting the public, co-leading
tours, and sharing information with the general public
about the marine mammals, and the Center’s mission.
Wendy also worked as a docent at San Francisco’s Pier
39, answering questions from hundreds of visitors a
day!
“This has given me new interest in learning about native
plants and knowing what kinds of plants belong where.”
San Francisco Stewardship Team
Mentor: Eric Klein, Parks Conservancy
“Through this internship, I’ve been able to participate
in all of the opportunities that the park has to offer that
I had not known about before. It’s opened my eyes to
future volunteer opportunities and even future career
pathways. ...I gained valuable experience managing
volunteers and a vast knowledge of the flora that grow in
the GGNRA. Now I feel inclined to pass on this knowledge
to anyone willing to hear.”
Wendy Mo
“(This internship) really sparked my curiosity, and now I'm
really passionate in learning more about it. Because of
this internship, I have decided to not only major in Marine
Biology, I am also considering Psychology so that I could
study Animal Behavior, especially Sea Lions that have DA
(domoic acid toxicity), because we know so little about it.
I was also able to work on a lot of my skills, such as public
speaking. Coming out of this internship, I have definitely
learned a lot and feel almost like a whole new person...I
can definitely say that without LINC or this Advanced Internship, I wouldn't have discovered so many things about
myself and I wouldn't be as motivated as I am now.“
Marine Mammal Center
Mentor: Jacquie Hilterman, Marine Mammal Center
In her internship at Alcatraz, Melody learned
public speaking, formal interpretation, and how to
communicate comfortably with visitors and those
from out of country. Melody was responsible for dock
announcements, where she greeted and oriented
large groups of visitors. She also roved the island to
make herself available for questions about Alcatraz,
gave private tours of certain closed off areas, and
researched the history of Alcatraz to become as
knowledgeable as possible and to help visitors
understand the significance of the island’s history.
By the end of her internship, Melody designed her
own 15-minute program about Robert Stroud (the
Birdman), which she performed on her last night of
work.
Aaron O’Hearn
San Francisco Stewardship Team
Mentor: Eric Klein, Parks Conservancy
Over the course of his summer internship, Rogelio
became a well-integrated part of the Presidio Nursery
team, helping with all aspects of plant propagation
and nursery operations. Rogelio also had a chance to
practice leading and facilitating groups as he helped to
run weekly volunteer and school programs.
“My experience with LINC was an amazing one… at first
I didn’t know about places where I could go, not only
to volunteer, but also, to just hang out with my family. l
discovered new beautiful parks here in the Bay Area.”
Rogelio Estanislao
Presidio Nursery
Mentor: Ely Huerta Ortiz, Parks Conservancy
“LINC gave me a direction in life.... the kind of work
experience that I have gained through these internships
is invaluable, and I am lucky, because at 17, I feel that I
have been able to explore potential careers and interests.
It has helped me with college, because I feel that I know
what I want to do, or at least what I want to be involved
in.”
Melody Robinson
Alcatraz
Mentor: Eric Knackmuhs, Parks Conservancy
During the school year, the Park Stewardship Program program organizes two
to three service learning programs per week for students from local schools, or from local
organizations serving youth. Last year, these school-year programs reached over 4,000
students from 78 local middle schools, high schools, and community organizations. Programs
are organized park wide and often tie into special park projects in need of extra support.
To deepen students’ experiences in the park, many of these programs are organized with
long-term partners who make multiple visits over the course of the school year, including
Women Helping All People, Oceana High School, the Beacon Center, and City College of San
Francisco. Other programs provide single-day experiences for schools or organizations with
less flexibility and time.
School Year Program Stats
4,300
12,661
21
16
12
29
School Year Programs
Number of students served
Total volunteer hours
Elementary and middle schools served
High schools served
Colleges served
Other organizations served
This year marks the 15th anniversary of our partnership with Oceana High
School. Over these past 15 years, students from Oceana have contributed more than 20,000 hours
of support to the park through a service-learning and educational program at Oceana Native Plant
Nursery. The program elements include weekly drop-in work days, field trips, and classroom lessons.
In this partnership, students are provided hands-on learning experiences, and a sense
of community as they work together to improve and maintain the nursery.
Two years ago, a group of forward-thinking Oceana students set to further improve the
school grounds and expand programming offered at the nursery site. These students
applied for and received a grant to fix up the area around the nursery into a school garden
complete with chickens, vegetables and a gathering area. Programming is now inter-linked
and expanded so that students help to maintain both the gardenand the nursery while
learning about native plants, food justice, renewable energy, and functional ecosystems.
Camilla
Oceana Nursery 2011
35
593
2
Oceana High School Programs
Oceana youth served
Oceana High School interns worked part-time year-round
Additional Programs
220
14
Volunteers Served
Volunteer Programs
Other Stats
10
10, 000
20
Oceana
Native
Plant
Nursery
& Oceana High School Program
Chickens who call the garden their home
Native plants grown for Mori Point, Alta Avenue, and
Milagra Ridge
Different species of natives grown at Oceana this year
Bruce
With Teens on Trails, youth volunteers give back and get back!
It’s a win-win situation for hardy teens! Each year the Teens on Trails program takes advantage
of school holidays by giving high school students the opportunity to gain community service
hours while helping to restore and maintain trails within the Golden Gate National Parks. In
2011, programs were held on Cesar Chavez Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day,
Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day, Veterans Day, Muir Woods Earth Day, and furlough days.
Some highlights from work accomplished:
• Planted native grasses and removed invasive weeds at Presidio’s Rob Hill Campground
• Assisted in removing a fallen Monterey cypress from the popular Mile Rock staircase at
Lands End
• In an effort to maintain the dune structures that help to hold Fort Funston’s sand ladders
together, these awesome youth put their muscles to the test by carrying buckets full of
sand from the bases to the tops of the sand ladders - No easy task!
• Retreaded a large portion of the Muir Woods Hillside Trail and learned how soil erosion
can have significant impacts on trails and watersheds
Teens on Trails
Philanthropic Partners
A special
thank you to all the individuals and organizations who provided funding
for these youth programs. Your enthusiasm and commitment ensure that these programs
continue to thrive and transform the lives of the youth who participate.
Anonymous Foundation
Oracle
Brian O’Neill Youth Leaders Fund
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
California Department of Fish and Game
Starbucks Foundation
California State Coastal Conservancy
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
California Wildlife Conservation Board
The David B. Gold Foundation
FedEx
The Kimball Foundation
GAP Foundation
The Ryan Jones Program Fund
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Programmatic Partners
These programs are deeply collaborative. Support from the following programmatic
partners enables us to provide students with a rich variety of experiences, enhanced
programming, intern placements, support services, and scholarships to program
participants. Thank you for sharing your expertise, guidance, passion, and resources.
Aim High
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Alcatraz Night Tours
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department
Bay Area Wilderness Training
San Francisco Public Utilities
California State Parks, Angel Island
Step to College, San Francisco State
City College of San Francisco
Student Conservation Association
Marine Mammal Center
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands
National Outdoor Leadership School
Stewardship Council
Oceana High School
The San Francisco Zoo
Outward Bound
Yosemite National Park
Park Nursery Program
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
PARKS FO R AL L FO RE V ER
Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 561-3000 www.parksconservancy.org