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SF Rec & Park and the Dogpatch and NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District are excited to share updated designs for the Esprit Park Renovation. Please join us virtually to review the designs and provide feedback!

Join the City’s multi-agency community meeting to learn more about the proposed South Ocean Beach Multi-Use Trail Project! Together with the SF Public Utility Commission, this proposed Recreation and Parks project will replace the Great Highway between Sloat and Skyline as part of the City’s multi-agency Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project. The project will build a new multi-use trail that is approximately 12’ wide, a plaza at Sloat, a parking lot and restroom.

The Recreation and Park Department is governed by a seven-member Commission appointed by the Mayor to four-year terms. In accordance with the Charter, the Recreation and Park Commission is primarily a policy-making body, establishing the policies by which the Recreation and Park Department operates. The Commission is responsible for the over 220 parks, playgrounds and open spaces throughout San Francisco and two outside the City limits. These include destinations such as Camp Mather, Golden Gate Park, Harding Golf Course, Coit Tower, Palace of Fine Arts.

Section 16.3 of the Management Agreement specifies that the “Joint Zoo Committee,” which was established in 1982 prior to the Management Agreement and which consists of three members of the Recreation and Park Commission and three members of the Zoological Society’s Board of Directors, shall be maintained throughout the term of the Agreement and shall hold public meetings at least 11 times per calendar year to discuss and hear public testimony regarding major policies affecting the Zoo, including without limitation the setting of fees, new animal exhibits, animal acquisition and disposition policies, land use, and capital and operating budgets.

The Recreation and Park Department is governed by a seven-member Commission appointed by the Mayor to four-year terms. In accordance with the Charter, the Recreation and Park Commission is primarily a policy-making body, establishing the policies by which the Recreation and Park Department operates. The Commission is responsible for the over 220 parks, playgrounds and open spaces throughout San Francisco and two outside the City limits. These include destinations such as Camp Mather, Golden Gate Park, Harding Golf Course, Coit Tower, Palace of Fine Arts.

Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center for this incredible behind the scenes reveal, comments, in a Live Webinar discussion, and Q&A, on two masterful photographers, Fred Lyon and Vivian Maier. This is a once in a lifetime event! Having these key figures all together in a live discussion, with the first portion of this virtual gallery unveiled during our live webinar on Saturday, December 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Webinar special guests: Fred Lyon - Photographer, San Francisco John Maloof - Filmmaker, Chicago (who discovered Vivian Maier) Cortney Norman - Sales Manager, Howard Greenberg Gallery, NYC Peter Fetterman - Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica Laurel Thorton - Fred Lyon's archivist/assistant Dave Christensen -Director of the Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco Ticket information will be available at the Harvey Milk Photo Center website.

Volunteers needed for Park Greening Day!  Come out and  join the Alamo Square Neighbors Association in their recurring volunteering workparty.  Activities include planting, gardening, weeding, general park maintenance.  Meet at the tennis court.  Coffee provided.  Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes.  Event takes place rain or shine. To RSVP, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

Join the SFRPD gardeners in a recurring habitat restoration volunteer project at Palou Phelps Park. Volunteer tasks include litter pick-up, weeding, mulching, habitat restoration and occasional planting. Please wear closed toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. Meet at Palou St & Phelps St. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Volunteering with the Friends of the Legion of Honor offers a unique opportunity to beautify and maintain the outside landscaping of one of the most visited museums on the West Coast. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

Get to know your neighbors at this monthly Panhandle Volunteer Project. The North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association needs your help to beautify and maintain the basketball court and landscape around the children’s playground. Please wear closed toed shoes, long pants and layers. Light refreshments provided. Meet at the community billboard near the bathrooms. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

If you love your parks, and are looking for a meaningful and substantive way to make a positive difference, come on out and volunteer with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department! On the second Saturday of every month, we enhance habitat on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. We remove invasive weeds, and put in plant species that Swallowtails and other butterflies need to thrive. This is an ongoing program – we’re looking for both occasional volunteers, and those who would like to be involved on a regular basis. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884 by the Wednesday prior to the workday. All instruction and needed tools are provided. Please wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and dress in layers as the weather may change quickly. You may want to bring a bottle of water to keep with you while you work. If you’re sensitive to sun, don’t forget your sun block lotion and hat.

Join the SFRPD gardeners and the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association in a monthly volunteer workparty focused on planting, gardening and maintenance projects throughout the park.  Please wear closed-toed shoes and dress in layers.  Event takes place rain or shine. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

Join the Mountain Lake Park Volunteers and SFRPD gardeners in beautifying this large neighborhood park with many recreational amenities: children's playground, tennis courts, green lawns, a natural lake and extensive walking paths.  Volunteer gardening tasks include native plant resotoration, pullling invasive weeds, cleaning up the dog run, and occasional planting of trees.  Tools and gloves are provided. Please wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. Meet at playground near the Lake St & 12th Ave entrance to the park. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

Volunteer with the Audubon Society at the Bison Paddock of Golden Gate Park and help to restore the habitat of the endangered white crown sparrow. Lend a hand with weeding and tending a garden of native plants that comprise a critical nesting area for the endangered sparrow. Please wear appropriate attire: closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers of clothing. Meet at John F Kennedy Drive between 36th Avenue and Chain of Lakes Drive East in front of the Bison Paddock. To register for this volunteer opportunity, email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Join the SFRPD gardeners and the Alvord Lake Task Force to beautify the eastern entrance of Golden Gate Park. A wide range of gardening tasks is available. Please wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. All supplies, tools, and gloves are provided by SFRPD. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Join the members of the Audubon Society and the SFRPD gardeners in a recurring volunteer workparty at North Lake in Golden Gate Park focusing on habitat restoration.  Lend a hand with weeding and tending native plants that comprise a vital wildlife habitat.  Please wear closed toed shoes, long pants and layers of clothing.  Meet at the restroom pavilion on JFK Drive at Chain of Lakes Drive East. To sign-up for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.

Join the Friends of the Visitaction Valley Greenway at a weekly volunteer workparty from 10 am- 12 noon. Learn new horticultural skills at this green jewel in the heart of the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. Six separate, themed lots between Leland and Tioga streets comprise this open space. The Greenway provides nearly 2 acres of critical outdoor space for a diverse community of wildlife and city-dwellers. All supplies, tools, and gloves are provided by SFRPD. Meet at the gate next to 141 Arleta Avenue between Alpha & Rutland Streets. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884. If you are registering to volunteer within 24 hours prior to the start of this event, please contact Jadd Correia at 415-244-2548.