Sentences with phrase «native plant nurseries»

Our six native plant nurseries, spanning from Marin to San Mateo, have the amazing role and privilege of growing natives for the many restoration projects in the Golden Gate National Parks.

Come help out at the Presidio Nursery, or four other native plant nurseries across the Golden Gate National Parks.

Service Projects include: habitat restoration, trail maintenance, beach cleanups, native plant nurseries, and historic landscape stewardship.

Native Plant Nurseries >> The nurseries work to restore and preserve the native ecology of parklands and to build a strong community of park stewards.

With the National Park Service and Presidio Trust, the Conservancy has provided volunteer and public education programs, including the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, Native Plant Nurseries, Park Stewardship, and Trails Forever.

If energetic pastimes are not on your agenda just take a gentle walk and maybe visit the local native plant nurseries.

The Native Plant Nurseries managed by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy also use water - efficient techniques for propagation.

Past projects have included maintaining trails, growing plants at our native plant nurseries, creating habitat for endangered species, restoring historic sailing ships, and building fences to protect sensitive park sites.

She also manages a portfolio of park stewardship programs, focused on native plant nurseries, historic garden renewal, art in the parks, community - based habitat restoration, and conservation science.

Curious about how and why we need our Native Plant Nurseries to grow plants for restoration?

Many thanks to staff in our Park Stewardship program and native plant nurseries for information and inspiration in support of this article.

Native Plant Nurseries Summer's a great time to introduce the next generation of park stewards to the virtues of volunteering, and our native plant nurseries currently have plenty of low - impact, kid - friendly work activities.

Director, Native Plant Nurseries Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy 201 Ft Mason, 2rd floor San Francisco, CA 94123 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: [phone]

The native plant nurseries in the Golden Gate National Parks follow a unique cycle.

Volunteers at this facility, one of five Parks Conservancy native plant nurseries, help bring native green back to the Rodeo Valley and Fort Baker??? and even the historic gardens of Alcatraz.

(Grade 4) >> Native Plant Nurseries (Presidio Nursery, Fort Funston Nursery, or Marin Headlands Nursery) Awaken the field ecologist in your students as they visit the park native plant nurseries to help grow California indigenous plants destined for park restoration projects.

-- Betty Young, Director of Native Plant Nurseries, Parks Conservancy

From the local, sustainable meals offered in park cafés to the green building housing the Crissy Field Center and the compost used to grow plants in the Native Plant Nurseries, there are many more examples of sustainability in practice throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.

«On bloom time, it seems to me that plants are mostly responding to temperature,» says Betty Young, director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's six native plant nurseries, which grow plants for restoration projects parkwide.

Petal Pushers (Grade 3) >> Native Plant Nurseries (Presidio Nursery, Fort Funston Nursery, or Marin Headlands Nursery) Offered at the Presidio Nursery, an inquiry - based program designed for 3rd grade students.

Seeds to Flowers (Grade 2) >> Native Plant Nurseries (Presidio Nursery, Fort Funston Nursery, or Marin Headlands Nursery) Service Learning at the native plant nurseries to learn about the plant life cycle and all that goes into growing new seeds.

When out volunteering, talk with staff of the Native Plant Nurseries or restoration programs, and ask which species might do well where you live.

August 7: Marin Headlands Nursery Drop - in Summer is an important time for the native plant nurseries, and the Marin Headlands facility is especially busy this year growing plants for Muir Beach restoration.

«It is also a chance to celebrate and recognize the citizen science that is happening every day — in the native plant nurseries, at the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, across our stewardship and resource programs and throughout the parks.»

Find one near you via the free online Native Plants Nursery Directory.

To restore MacArthur Meadow, the flow of the tributaries was returned and 20,000 plants, grown at the Presidio native plant nursery, were planted by volunteers and staff.

After graduating with a degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida, Naomi moved to San Francisco where she worked as a Propagation Intern for the Presidio Native Plant Nursery.

Tucked onto a small lot near Muir Woods National Monument, the Redwood Creek Native Plant Nursery has been producing healthy native California plants for use in restoration projects for almost 25 years.

A sample itinerary might include a Thursday morning at the Ackerman Native Plant Nursery being trained in the horticulture and ecology of Catalina's varied flora, and a Saturday morning assisting with the Windward Beach Clean - Up, which occurs bi-monthly.

Lunch was at the Parks Conservancy's native plant nursery at Fort Funston, where Meghan Steinharter and her crew were generous hosts — providing beverages, bathroom facilities, and tours of their greenhouse and shadehouse.

The Presidio Native Plant Nursery — one of six nurseries in the Golden Gate National Parks — will soon open a long - awaited structure: a new 75» by 110» shadehouse!

Volunteer with the Conservancy's Marin Headlands Native Plant Nursery and grow plants for vital park restoration projects.

Over the past five years, with help from the students, this native plant nursery has grown about 38,000 plants for Mori Point trail and restoration work.

See what they have accomplished at this sixth Parks Conservancy native plant nursery — and learn how they took the initiative to expand their green oasis.

For two decades, the native plant nursery and restoration program at Oceana High School has provided students with a direct connection to their national park.

Learn how our Presidio Native Plant Nursery is helping to re-establish the Franciscan manzanita — and its close relative the Raven's manzanita — in your national park.

Hear from staff on the contributions of the Presidio Native Plant Nursery and watch progress on the Dragonfly Creek project.

The Native Plant Nursery program produces almost 400 species of plants native to the Golden Gate National Parks in our four nurseries to preserve and restore park natural areas.

Bring your «knee - high naturalists» to the Presidio Native Plant Nursery for an A — Z indigenous plant adventure.

working in the native plant nursery on Anacapa Island; performing beach clean - ups on eastern Santa Cruz Island; providing outreach in the local community; and many others.

Marin Habitat Stewardship and Volunteer Management Academic Internship Habitat Restoration Academic Internship Native Plant Nursery Academic Internship One Tam Restoration and Stewardship Academic Internship Vegetation Ecology Academic Internship Wildlife Conservation & Monitoring Academic Internship Wildlife Monitoring Academic Internship

Trail Mixer - An Outdoor Happy Hour May 10, 2018 6 - 8:30 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco Join us for Hispanic Heritage night at our first Trail Mixer of the year at the Presidio Native Plant Nursery!

Come with a group of friends and visit Eumundi markets, the Fairhill Native Plant Nursery and Botanical Gardens or the Ginger Factory.

Presidio Native Plant Nursery Time: 1 - 4 pm Location: Presidio Nursery, San Francisco Projects: Help us at the Presidio Nursery where we grow nearly 60,000 plants each year for habitat restoration projects.

Not exact matches

Verderber's Nursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the prNursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the prnursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the property.

For more information, consult a local nursery specializing in organic methods and native plants.

In addition to the nursery, the garden teaches students about growing food through demonstrating Native American traditions, allowing the students to cultivate their future salads, planting herbs from around the world, and signifying the importance of pollinators.

Over 20,000 native wetland and upland plants — grown at the nearby Redwood Creek Nursery — are planted by school, community, and corporate volunteer groups each year.

After supplying more than 300,000 native plants to over 20 restoration sites across the Golden Gate National Parks, the Tennessee Valley Nursery closed its doors on May 1.

To provide native plants for restoration, the nurseries have to follow a unique cycle that is dictated by the natural cycles in the Golden Gate National Parks.