CONSERVANCY COMMONS

National Park Week runs from April 15 - 23, and hundreds of events will be happening throughout the country. Read the Department of Interior's list of Five Fun Ways to Celebrate below, and go to www.nationalparkweek.org for more information. #findyourpark

Earth Week is just around the corner, from April 22 - 29! The Conservancy is joining forces with the National Park Service, the Presidio Trust, and our local park partners to offer a celebratory week of events, service opportunities, and educational programming. Take a look at the calendar below!

The Presidio was the source of 108 civilian exclusion orders and other military directives that enacted President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066. Together, these actions forced West Coast Japanese Americans from their homes and incarcerated them in concentration camps during WWII. This special exhibition, located at the Officer's Club, explores the Presidio’s significance in those times and runs through March 2018.

The NPS is accepting public comments on a draft environmental assessment (EA) to address declining habitat for Coho salmon and four deteriorating footbridges above Redwood Creek. Please visit the link below to review the EA, comment on the document, and learn more about the public meeting that will be held on April 11. Public comments will be accepted through May 18.

Select Wednesdays, 1 - 3 pm. 201 Fort Mason, Golden Gate Room. The GGNRA NPS invites Conservancy staff to participate in an upcoming Allies for Inclusion Dialogue Series. The series will include 4 facilitated conversations around issues of relevancy, diversity, and inclusion and how they relate to the park system locally and nationally. Dates are April 19, May 3, May 17, and May 31. Each dialogue builds on the one before it, so we ask that you attend all four. If interested, register at the link below by April 10. For questions, contact Nancy Caplan at nancy_caplan@nps.gov.

11 am - 3 pm. Crissy Field Center. Park Prescription Day is being celebrated nationwide, and the GGNRA’s celebration is THE signature event in the country! We would love for Conservancy staff to bring their friends and family! There will be activities for all ages and abilities, as well as over 20 booths hosted by local organizations. Let us know if you are interested in volunteering. Volunteers receive free lunch and first dibs at swag. Click the link below to learn more. Hosted by the Institute at the Golden Gate and Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area.

Save the Date! Our next All Staff Meeting will be on Thursday, June 1, in the Fort Mason General's Residence. This All Staff will also include our Benefits Fair, which includes health activities and live interaction with vendors to learn more about which benefits are right for you! Lunch will also be provided. More details to come!

12:20 - 2 pm. Building 989, Presidio. Learn techniques to quickly and accurately draw mammals in the field. This workshop will focus on understanding key points of mammal anatomy that help you pose and draw mammals from any angle.

Noon. In this webinar, we will discuss the process of grief and loss from the perspective of losing a loved one, whether it was expected or sudden. The stages of grief will be covered, and tips on how to move through the process will be provided. Ways to honor the loved one will be shared (through a process called 'ritual construction') and various potentially healing techniques will also be covered. To register and learn about how to plan for these issues, create a login at the Claremont website below, and go to the Webinar tab to sign up.

Noon - 1 pm. 201 Fort Mason, 3rd Fl Conference Rm. Women face unique challenges with their finances, including living longer, making less on average, and having less formal financial training. Join us to learn how to take on these and other challenges. Pizza lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Holly Chrobak by Tues., April 18, at hchrobak@parksconservancy.org. Hosted by OneAmerica, our retirement plan provider.

This week we welcome 5 new hires, including a Senior Accountant, a Warming Hut Cafe Server, and 3 members of the Alcatraz Retail team.