Park Postcards Podcast | Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Park Service

Aranza Herrera has been working with the Community Outreach team, as part of the Academic Internship Program. To make information about the parks accessible to the public, Aranza interviewed National Resources staff from different park sites this summer. Learning about GOGA's diverse ecosystems, the plants and animals that use these parks as their habitats, how the community can help wildlife stay healthy, and some of the staffs' day to day work and projects. Today she is in conversation with Lidia D'Amico.

Find healing and comfort while exploring the magical world at Lands End. Hear from Jainita Patel, a former Park Stewardship intern, and from Community Outreach Manager from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Yakuta Poonawalla who have both shared what keeps Lands End close to their hearts.

Soar virtually over Hawk Hill, Rodeo Lagoon and Point Bonita Lighthouse at the magical Marin Headlands with Ranger Cordelia Vargas and special guest Carmen DeLeon, a volunteer leader from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this this walk. It was very encouraging just talking to the different people in the group, very comforting, very stress free, very relaxing. So thank you for making this possible!" Erica Choy after a socially distanced trip to the Presidio.

Tune in to Episode 6 to listen to community members from the Rafiki Coalition and Community Partnerships leader, Amy Deck from the Presidio Trust share their experience watching the Presidio projects come to life.

"Alcatraz was my home base on and off for 19 months. I felt safe and secure, but as children we sometimes are invisible and forgotten so we hear the adult conversations. I was still trying to understand why we were there. I would not understand this until later in life, but the memories lie deep within my soul and grew me to be the person that I am today - a storyteller." - UrbanRezLife, Kristina Longoria Hear UrbanRezLife and Ranger Jackson Lam's personal connection to the Rock and it's history.

"They gave us little solar lamps, since it was getting dark. We could see the sun setting on the sea. The day was something very special, very magical." - Matilde Tellez, Good Samaritan Hear our rangers Mariajose and Fatima with special guest Matilde Tellez's audio postcard remembering their magical Crissy Field moments.