Now part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Angel Island Immigration Station had been slated for demolition until the discovery of 200 Chinese poems--about heartache, longing and freedom--on the walls of the barracks, where some people were detained for months.
You can also get insider tips about what to see in the Presidio and the rest of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, nps.gov/goga.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area | San Francisco, California
Featuring Alcatraz Island, Pinnacles National Park,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and much more, San Francisco Bay Area National Parks is an enlightening video essay with magnificent footage.
The island was included in the new
Golden Gate National Recreation Area and opened to public tours in 1973.
Hailer, Submerged Cultural Resource Assessment:
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Point Reyes National Seashore (Santa Fe, NM: Southwest Cultural Resources Center, 1989), 71-72; William Titus Birdsall diary, manuscript, Mar.
Outside the conference headquarters at the San Francisco Marriott, there were plenty of opportunities for everyone to enjoy their time in the City by the Bay, including pre-conference walking tours and tours to other area attractions organized by the IABC/San Francisco chapter, and a community service project in the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Visitors literally got a taste of the city's best restaurants with the popular Dine-Around on Tuesday night.
* March 20-23: Headlands Institute--Located just north of San Francisco in the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (http://www.yni.org/hi)
The
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) contains more endangered species than any other national park in continental North America.
In 2000, the Trust for Public Land, in cooperation with other partners, purchased Mori Point and transferred ownership to the National Park Service's
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Service's Sacramento Recovery Program began working in partnership with the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and San Francisco Zoo to address the snake's conservation needs.
The Federal prison era is covered and the book winds down with the takeover of the island by activist Indians and the eventual inclusion in the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area run by the National Park Service.