CONSERVANCY COMMONS

Today, Chris shared more details about our Conservancy 2.0 realignment. A new organizational structure and new approaches to how we work together will bring Conservancy 2.0 to life. Please see the new organization chart that maps the structural changes and accompanying Q&As.  

Starting 7/1, we will realign into two major groups that will continuously be working together to implement our mission and support the partners and people we serve.

Warming Hut is open 9 – 5 Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Kudos all of you who have worked so hard to prepare it to welcome the public once again!

Lands End Lookout will be open 9 – 5 from Friday – Monday, closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Please stop by and say "hello." It will be open five days a week, Thursdays through Mondays, from 9 am to 5 pm. Parks Conservancy staff receive a 25% discount on all purchases, including drinks and snacks.

Working within the structure of the One Tamalpais Collaborative, the Parks Conservancy received $400,000 in funding through the California Wildlife Conservation Board’s pollinator rescue program to invest in protection of monarch butterflies in Marin County. Congrats to the One Tam and the Community Stewardship and Conservation Science teams!

Our Board of Directors unanimously supports the restoration of our hours and pay rate to pre-COVID levels, which was effective Friday, 4/16. You will see an increase (back to your previous salary) reflected in your 5/10 paycheck onward. Please note, if you accepted a modification to your position that resulted in a reduction of hours, this restoration does not apply. Salary and hour restorations only apply to employees who experienced a reduction of hours and pay last year due to COVID.

Yammer is a space to share content, ask questions, and connect with colleagues from across the organization. And there are plenty of new and improved interest-based Communities for you to follow, from Yammer 101 to the Park Knitting Circle. In order to see posts on these Communities, you need to "follow" them.

The Internal Culture Task Force, part of the Conservancy 2.0 effort, celebrated finishing their recommendations with a visit to the Presidio and Crissy Field. They even had a few special cameos.

As we prepare for organizational changes aligned to strategic sprint results, I know many of you are interested in the status of Conservancy 2.0. In the link below is “Conservancy 2.0 Focus Areas,” for your review – a road map for our next chapter. The document outlines key focus areas and summarizes how we will deliver on our future work, including what we will keep/amplify, adapt/refine, divest/discontinue and create/test.

From the Safety Team: Here are some things we can do to manage our stress response during these times, especially as we enter more phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace of reopening quickens around us.

Thanks to everyone who submitted their photos to the My Park Moment Photo Contest for the Presidio Tunnel Tops. Now the public can submit photos to the contest.

Celebrate Mom this Mother's Day with one of our specially curated park items.

Parks Conservancy staff receive a 25% discount on all purchases, including drinks and snacks. For the online orders, use code EE25 and your @parksconservancy.org email at checkout.

The Finance and Accounting department and the Policy and Operational Infrastructure Task Force shared updates to the cell phone reimbursement policy as well as a new internet reimbursement policy.

April is Diversity Makes Us Stronger Month at Golden Gate! NPS is hosting a variety of events and programs for staff, including a DEI literature lunch, collage making session, and more.

Weds, 4/28 from 3-4 PM:
Join design expert Richard Kennedy from James Corner Field Operations for an afternoon conversation and overview about designing the Presidio Tunnel Tops. Hear about how the design was shaped by community input, the use of sustainable and natural materials, and the ecological diversity created with brand-new meadows and gardens.

Thurs., 4/29 from 10-11:30 AM:
Our monthly All Staff Meeting. If you have already registered for our monthly webinars, there is no need to re-register. If you haven’t, please register here:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing info about joining the webinar. Please contact Nessa at nramos@parksconservancy.org for questions or if you need further assistance.

The City Nature Challenge (4/30-5/9) is a yearly community science event to see which urban area in the world can turn out the greatest number of naturalists, make the most observations of nature, and find the most species. The park lands that we work on are a large part of the SF Bay Area region team!

4/28, Noon-1 pm: Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment (Public Training)

4/28, 1 pm: Nature & Mental Health Workshop Series: Full Workshop Series (this is the start of the series)

4/28, 3-4 pm: Presidio Tunnel Tops Park Preview

4/29, Noon-1 pm: Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment (Public Training) 

4/29, Noon-1 pm: City Nature Challenge Launch- Intro to iNaturalist

5/1. 11 am-Noon: Painting With Nature Virtual Program

5/3 10-11 am Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment (Public Training)

Xenophobia in America: How we got here and what's at stake

What it takes to be racially literate

We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it?

Building Resilience and Coping with Stress During COVID-19

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