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San Francisco Bay Area National Parks Science and Learning

The San Francisco Bay Area Network includes eleven national park units, each of which contain a rich and varied array of natural and cultural resources. The many National Park Service programs and partners in the Bay Area are dedicated to understanding and preserving the region’s unique resources through science and education. This web site delivers information about these resources and about scientific activities underway. Learn more about specific topics by exploring the links on the left or visit the parks and protected areas pages to discover the particular resources found at each of these special places.

  What's New? 

Special Update: Coho spawners have finally been spotted in Redwood Creek in Muir Woods! The fish have been spotted near some of the bridges, and have also been visible from parts of the trail. Visit the woods soon to check them out for yourself.

Coho Salmon

  • The endangered coho salmon is the 2012 "Species of the Year" for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore. You can learn more about this species and find Species of the Year events and available materials here.
("Moe Coho" as named by Michelle Woo Bowman)

 

  • Golden Gate Brown Bag Lunch Talk: Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Noon), 201 Fort Mason, First Floor. "California's Leatherback Sea Turtles - Biology, Ecology, and Conservation" . Additonal details available here.
  • The 2012 Science and Natural Resources Symposium will be help on Tuesday, May 1st. The deadline for presenation and poster proposals has been extended to February 21st. Please see www.sfnps.org/science_symposia for more information.