CONSERVANCY COMMONS

Open Enrollment is coming! The 2018 Benefits Open Enrollment period is June 4-15. Open Enrollment is your opportunity to make changes to your benefit plans. Please come to the All Staff Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 and Health Fairs to find out more!

Are you interested in mentoring an intern? As we move into FY19 budget planning, now is the time to learn more about the types of interns and the onboarding process. Click link to learn more.

The Web Team needs help compiling info on popular hikes for the Parks Conservancy's new website. Please add your favorite hikes, including all the trails involved along the way, to our spreadsheet. If you know more about the hike (elevation, difficulty, length, etc.), feel free to drop that info in, too. Send any photos you may have of your favorite hike to rwhite@parksconservancy.org. Click the link to access the spreadsheet via Google Docs. Thanks in advance for your help!

10:30 am - 2 pm. General's Residence, Fort Mason. The annual All Staff Meeting and Health Fairs is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23 at Fort Mason General’s Residence and on Thursday, June 7, 2018 on Alcatraz Island. This year’s benefits open enrollment period is June 4 – 15 so this will be your annual opportunity to review and choose benefits that best fit your needs. No action is required yet; we just want you to be aware of the enrollment dates for planning purposes. Please stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!

8 - 9:15 am. Fort Mason Community Garden. Join your fellow cyclists for a healthy breakfast and raffle prizes in celebration of your Bike to Work Challenge! Dress for chilly weather. RSVP below!

1 - 2:45 pm. John Muir Elementary School. We hope you will join us for the VoiceOver TV show premiere and celebration. For the past four months, 5th grade students have explored indicators of a healthy community in the Mission, Fillmore, and Presidio. They used these firsthand experiences to help write research-based opinion essays that became the starting point for photography, stop-motion animation, music video, and cooking projects. They are excited to share their projects with you as their TV show premieres on channel 76! Contact Ilana Somasunderam, isomasunderam@ParksConservancy.org, for more information.

9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Lands End. Enjoy your national park with "feel-good vibes." Come dressed in your best island-inspired attire and enjoy a day filled with uplifting volunteer work, island jamz, delicious BBQ, and thirst-quenching libations! Tickets include yoga, live music, all-you-can-eat BBQ, beverages, prizes, a lounge space with games, and more. Conservancy staff and interns can use promo code GGNPCSTAFF to get the member price for Kick Back Only tickets. Purchase your ticket quick. There are only 30 left! This event is 21+.

noon - 3 pm. Fort Baker. Join GOGA's Health & Wellness Committee for their 13th Annual Fun Run/Walk! This year the theme is Baseball, and costumes/sports gear is encouraged. Stayed tuned for more information. For questions, contact Maria Rosario at maria_rosario@nps.gov or Melissa Bleier melissa_bleier@nps.gov.

8:30 am - 5:30 pm. Crissy Field Center. The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) two day course will help you prepare for the unexpected. This fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations. You must sign-up for Day 1 AND Day 2 of the training for certification. No previous first aid training is required. This course may also be used to recertify WMI Wilderness First Responder and WMI Wilderness EMT (wilderness portion only) certifications. To view full details of the training, please click the link below.

12:15 - 1:30 pm. Presidio 1216. Maria Alvarez, a Plant Ecologist with the National Park Service, will give an encore presentation of her Invasive Plant Round-up talk, "10 Years of Veldt Grass Management." Please register via the link below.

8 am - noon. Alcatraz. People are all abuzz about native bees these days! Join Alcatraz volunteer waterbird docent, Ros Johnson, as she discusses her bee observations and collections on Alcatraz over the last year. Although her expertise is in identifying Florida bees, she's brought her passion for the subject and skills to California. To learn more about Ros Johnson and to register for this event, click the link below.

This week we welcome two new hires to the Warming Hut Cafe and Roundhouse Cafe!