CONSERVANCY COMMONS

The Redwood Renewal project at Muir Woods is featured today in an article by Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle. This is a key initiative with the National Park Service who have led this work for more than decade.  The Juvenile Coho restoration project and trails stewardship is supported by One Tam and Parks Conservancy Staff.

Have you heard San Francisco’s Tuesday Noon Siren is getting an upgrade and taking a hiatus? It’s a good reminder that caring for our parks, improving access for all and conserving resources for the future means being prepared and resilient when emergencies happen.

While we continue to work on our emergency preparedness at the Conservancy, it is important to also assess and upgrade our personal preparedness as well. One step you, your family and friends can take right now is to simply text your zip code to 888-777 to register for alerts from their local public agencies by text message following a natural disaster, major police, fire, health emergencies or significant transportation disruptions. For more steps you can take, visit ready.gov.

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.

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.

Park Academy will be offering the following new trainings to all staff and interns.

-12/13 10am -3:30 pm -Direct Seeding At the Phlegher Estate

-1/7 8am - 4:30 pm -Operational Leadership Training - Day 1

-1/8 8am - 4:30 pm -Operational Leadership Training - Day 2

-1/9 8am - 4:30 pm -Operational Leadership Training - Day 1

-1/10 8am - 4:30 pm -Operational Leadership Training - Day 2