Nursery Volunteers Everything we do in the nurseries is dependent on the assistance of the park's most valuable user group, our volunteers. Having the nurseries spread over the 30 linear miles of the park gives local volunteers and students the opportunity to steward the park in their own backyard and the knowledge that they are leaving a better place for their children and grandchildren.



Has it been a trying week for you? The staff, interns, and volunteers, of our five native plant nurseries invite each of you to come out and participate in a little productive recreation. It will help restore the earth and your own spirit.


Photo taken by Eric Poelzl, NPS Click for more information about volunteering at each nursery:

Fort Funston Nursery

Marin Headlands Nursery

Presidio Nursery

Redwood Creek Nursery & Stewardship

Tennessee Valley Nursery & Stewardship




To learn more about the Nursery Internship program and opportunities, see the Internship page.


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