CONSERVANCY COMMONS

Due to the large expression of interest from the community, The Presidio Trust is extending their exhibition "EXCLUSION: The Presidio’s Role in World War II Japanese American Incarceration," to spring 2019. This powerful exhibition has welcomed over 42,000 visitors since opening in April 2017. Its themes resonate with visitors who — by examining past events — can consider present day issues, such as immigration reform and mass incarceration. The exhibition is open Tuesdays - Sundays, 10 am to 5 pm, at the Presidio Officers’ Club.

Save the Date! The next All Staff Meeting will be on Thurs., Feb. 15, from 10 am - noon, at the Fort Mason General's Residence.

Is your office area looking a little cluttered? Don’t know what to do with all the recyclables piling up next to your desk? Parks Conservancy staff are invited to participate in our first Clean & Organize day of 2018! This is an opportunity to set aside regular work and prioritize cleanliness and organization. Lunch will be provided at 201 Fort Mason. Please RSVP to ensure we order enough food for participants!

30 minute slots from 9 am - 3 pm. 201 Fort Mason. Wondering how the market changes have affected your retirement accounts and how you should proceed? Come review your retirement with either David Medina, an OneAmerica representative, or our retirement plan's financial adviser, Jennifer Butters. Please sign up by Monday, Feb 26, as our advisers will be reviewing your account to give specific advice.

1 - 4 pm. Turn up with TurnOut at Lands End! Celebrate diversity and build community with our staff, volunteers, and visitors. We have teamed up with TurnOut, an organization dedicated to connecting volunteers to LGBTQIA+ causes, to help restore and improve habitat for endangered plants like the San Francisco wallflower. All self-identifying LGBTQIA+ folks and allies ages 10 & up are welcome. Join us for an exciting and challenging day of tool wielding, dirty hands, and community building to make our parks an even more awesome place to be.

9 am - 12:30 pm. Conservancy and NPS staff are invited to our first Park Day of the year in Oakwood Valley! Staff will work in a historic orchard, on trails along historic horse pastures, or amongst spring wildflowers to improve Mission Blue Butterfly habitat. Carpools will be available to leave Fort Mason at 8:30 am. If you drive separately, please arrive on site at 9 am. (The nearest address to the trailhead is 420 Donahue St, Sausalito.) Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP asap and no later than March 6th. If you have questions, please email hbeardsley@parksconservancy.org.

2:30 - 3:30 pm. Open to all park youth educators/advocates, internship mentors, and community outreach staff. 80,000 Bay Area youth are disconnected from employment and education, making them at risk to be poor, unemployed, homeless or incarcerated as adults. New Door Ventures provides skills training, meaningful jobs, education assistance and personal support to help disconnected youth get ready for work and life. Their services include GED exam preparation, transportation support, job training, internship placement, case management, and more. Come meet their staff and learn how to get involved by providing opportunities for New Door participants or how to connect your youth/interns to this resource.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm. 201 Fort Mason, 3rd Fl Conference Rm. Personal debt is a common issue for many Americans. Come learn how you can take steps to dig yourself out so that you can increase your net worth and stability. Hosted by OneAmerica, our retirement account vendor. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP below by Monday, February 26.

The food we eat has a bigger impact on our health than almost any other factor. Yet many of us struggle to get the nutrients we need to thrive. During this session, we'll take the guesswork out of healthy eating and provide simple, sustainable strategies that can be incorporated into busy lifestyles. Whatever your health-related goals might be, this session will empower you with resources and information to help you lead the healthiest life possible. This webinar is pre-recorded and is featured on the Claremont website below. To access it, create a login and go to the Webinar tab.