CONSERVANCY COMMONS

On Thanksgiving night, following football on NBC Bay Area, longtime park champion Doug McConnell will be presenting an hourlong special on the GGNRA and the Parks Conservancy! The time may change because of football but will likely be 10 p.m. Make sure you catch this special hour focused on park history and the future of our public lands.

The Presidio Tunnel Tops, the Parks Conservancy and our partners have been in the news since the Groundmaking Celebration on Nov. 6.

Check out these articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes, AFAR, National Parks Traveler, KCBS and NBC Bay Area
 

Chris Lehnertz, President and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, was recently honored with the Fran P. Mainella Award by the Clemson University Institute for Parks in recognition of her long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion in our nation’s parks.

The Clemson University Institute for Parks (CUIP) provides research, education, training, and outreach that enhances the management of the world’s parks and protected areas.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Open Enrollment for the 2020 plan year opens in ADP on Nov. 15 through Nov. 30, 2019. More detailed information on FSA will be emailed shortly. There are two different FSA's--Health Care and Dependent Care. A Health Care FSA lets you save 20% - 40% on expenses not covered by insurance, reduces income taxes, remburses an extensive list of eligible expenses and let's you fund your account with paycheck deductions. A Dependent Care FSA has similar beneifts; eligible expenses include care at licensed nursery school or child centers, care provided during your working hours, before and after-school care, day camps, and eldercare.

Exciting things are happening at Crissy Field and the Presidio! Starting Dec. 2, Mason St. near the Crissy Field Center will be closed for six months to install culverts under the road, expanding Crissy Marsh and connecting it with the Tennessee Hollow watershed. Crissy Field Center will still be accessible from Mason St., please enter from the east. Details and maps at the link below. LEARN MORE >

Fort Mason General's Residence,
Tuesday, December 10th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Dinner will be served! 
Photobooth and Karaoke fun! 

Guests and Family welcome
Please RSVP by Wednesday December 4th

You are invited to come and share some winter cheer at the home of Chris & Shari.  Please join us for an Open House from 4:30 to 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, December 17.

Our home is at 56 Presidio Blvd., at the corner of Presidio Blvd. and Funston Ave., and a five-minute walk from the PresidiGo shuttle stop (at the Presidio Transit Center). There is also ample parking in the lot across from the Officer’s Club at the south end of the Main Post.

We hope you can join us! 

"DEI 101: Understanding Bias,” created and facilitated by the Avarna Group, provides training about basic ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sessions offered at Fort Mason, Alcatraz Island, and in Marin, through Dec. 12. All staff and interns must complete by end of the year. Sign up through portal or supervisor. Questions? Contact dei@parksconservancy.org.