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Please join us for a Virtual Open House to celebrate and discuss the final concept design for the upcoming renovation of the play area at Richmond Playground. Hosted by SF Rec and Park, SF Parks Alliance and MIG Landscape Architecture. Get involved! Starting Wednesday, August 5th, please visit the project website to view the concept boards in advance of this meeting. https://sfrecpark.org/1374/Richmond-Playground-Renovation

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.

PGA of America announced that the 2020 PGA Championship, in which two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka aims for a historic three-peat, will be contested without spectators on-site, August 3 to 9 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The decision to play golf's first men's major championship of 2020 without spectators was made in coordination with the state of California and City and County of San Francisco, with the health and well-being of all involved as the top priority.

Learn about the EcoCenter & Heron’s Head Park and explore what’s native to the bay from its flora to fauna. 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the facility at (415) 676-1394.

Stern Grove Festival has gone virtual! Join its season host Liam Mayclem every Sunday at 4:30 p.m., through August 16 on KPIX-TV/Channel 5, and celebrate some of the greatest moments in the Grove. For more information, visit the link. June 14 – Opening Day/Sunday All-Stars June 21 – Father’s Day Funk June 28 – Rock/Hip-Hop July 5 – Jazz/R&B July 12 – Soulful Sunday July 19 – Indie/Pop July 26 – Celebrating Women August 2 – World Music Day August 9 – Summer Classics August 16 – Best of the Fest Finale

Learn about the EcoCenter & Heron’s Head Park and explore what’s native to the bay from its flora to fauna. 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the facility at (415) 676-1394.

Join the San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club (320 Bowling Green Drive) on Sunday, August 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a free open house. There will be lessons, games, prizes, snacks and tours of this living museum. Ages 12 and over. Please wear flat-soled shoes.

Stern Grove Festival has gone virtual! Join its season host Liam Mayclem every Sunday at 4:30 p.m., through August 16 on KPIX-TV/Channel 5, and celebrate some of the greatest moments in the Grove. For more information, visit the link. June 14 – Opening Day/Sunday All-Stars June 21 – Father’s Day Funk June 28 – Rock/Hip-Hop July 5 – Jazz/R&B July 12 – Soulful Sunday July 19 – Indie/Pop July 26 – Celebrating Women August 2 – World Music Day August 9 – Summer Classics August 16 – Best of the Fest Finale

Learn about the EcoCenter & Heron’s Head Park and explore what’s native to the bay from its flora to fauna. 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the facility at (415) 676-1394.

Learn about the EcoCenter & Heron’s Head Park and explore what’s native to the bay from its flora to fauna. 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the facility at (415) 676-1394.

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. In partnership with the Legion, come out and support their work. Light refreshments provided. Meet at the museum. To register 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 click on the "Registration Link" to the far right of this webpage. Or 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. It’s an inspiring and fun day in a gorgeous setting. Each month, we build on the progress begun at our first work day in September 2010, maintaining and adding more and more butterfly habitat on the slopes and top of Strawberry Hill. 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 register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.

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. Light refreshments served. The event takes place rain or shine. To register 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. Light refreshments are provided. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Join the RPD gardeners and Golden Gate Heights community members on the last Saturday of the month in a recurring volunteer workparty focused on habitat restoration, pulling ivy and general maintenance. Please wear closed-toed shoes and dress in layers. The event takes place rain or shine. To register for this volunteer opportunity, please email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org or call 415-831-6884.