CONSERVANCY COMMONS

What better way to celebrate our parks then to look at how our nation’s most special places intersect with the health of our planet and the health of our communities?

Are you fluent in a language other than English? Would you like to help the Conservancy reach diverse audiences across the Bay Area? We are looking for occasional volunteer translation help for public outreach campaigns. If you would like to be put on a short-list of employees who can translate written communications, please email Ryan at rwhite@parksconservancy or Mike at mhsu@parksconservancy.org. Thank you!

Thank you to the 80 staff members who braved the rain to do fantastic work at Fort Mason Park Day on April 6! See photos from the day below. If you weren't able to attend, be on the lookout for information about future Park Days this year.

Next week is Earth Week! The Conservancy is joining forces with the National Park Service, the Presidio Trust, and other local park partners to offer a celebratory week of events, service opportunities, and educational programming. Take a look at the internal calendar below to get involved and follow our Earth Week adventures on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Also please share your own Earth Week stories and photos on social media using #Parks4Earth.

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 Arielle N’Diaye (ANDiaye@ParksConservancy.org) 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.

6 - 8 pm. Stretch your stress away with an easy yoga lesson from REI at this oasis in the middle of the city. If yoga isn't your thing, relax with a drink from the Fort Point Beer Co., and snacks from Whole Foods. This 21-and-older event is ticketed and space is limited, so follow the link to purchase tickets below and bring your ID!

Bike to Work Day is San Francisco’s biggest day of the year to show city and county leaders that SF bikes! Find out more information through the SF Bicycle Coalition below.

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.

Noon - 1 pm. 34 Fort Mason Conference Rm. How can we channel the ways that the public connects with our sites? Laura Booth, an intern in Muir Woods, will offer takeaway lessons from the 2017 Geography of Hope literary conference. The talk will focus on "Place" through a lens of indigenous and/or biocultural relationships to the land, and discuss how to harness the patterns of these relationships to inform and inspire others to mobilize on behalf of public lands.

12:30 - 1:30 pm. Crissy Field Center. Conservancy Project Manager Tom Odgers will lead a tour of the sustainability features of the Crissy Field Center, including a brand new set of wind turbines, rainwater catchment, solar hot water, and more.

1 - 4 pm. Presidio. The third class in the soil series, join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) again for a hands-on class to discover how the chemical reactions of soil cleans our air, cleans our water, and makes nutrients available to plants. You'll understand chemistry like never before!

This week we welcome Yanny Liu, a new Seasonal Cafe Server who will be working in the Roundhouse Cafe!