August 3rd 9am-12pm, 17th 1pm-4pm; September 16th 9am-12pm
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
3rd- Jose, 17th- Tanya and Nick, 16th- Mike and Alex
3rd- don't have, 17th- don't have, 16th- don't have
For my last three visits with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, I participated some maintenance work around the Presidio, some gardening in the trails near the Golden Gate Bridge, and habitat restoration on Baker's Bluff. For the maintenance work, we were out on Ocean Beach digging out and repainting irrigation boxes. Although there wasn't much of an ecology aspect to that visit, I still enjoyed myself being outdoors on the beach front, and learned a bit about the area from talking with the people who worked there. As for my fifth visit, we were planting Seaside Daisies and California Aster on the trails around the Golden Gate Bridge. During the work, I learned a lot about the plants we were planting, and the effect they were going to have on the area. It also happened to be a presentation day for some of the interns there, so along with learning about the plants, I also got to learn a lot about the history of the area we were in, and the Presidio in general. Finally, for my last visit, I was picking cape ivy from the Willows around Baker's Bluff. This experience was especially rewarding because since we were working right at one of the entrances to the beach, lots of people walking by saw our work, and kept thanking us and applauding us for doing a good job. Going into the visit, I just saw the experience as one where I can help the earth and ecosystem, but for the people who live nearby, we were cleaning up a part of their neighborhood and they really showed their appreciation for that.
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