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Presidio Trust Press Room 

Below is a list of Presidio Trust press releases. For media inquires, contact Dana Polk, Government and Media Relations, at (415) 561-2710.

Press Releases:

 
1/11/2012Popular "Concerts at the Presidio" Series Begins 7th Season
12/15/2011A Bounty of Affordable Holiday Fare at the Presidio
12/2/2011Presidio Dance Theatre Opens New Home on the Main Post
11/30/2011Magical Tree-Lighting Ceremony Kicks Off Holiday Season at the Presidio
11/16/2011Presidio's Public Health Service District Wins Governor's Award
11/15/2011Presidio's Annual Redmond Kernan Lecture Explores Role of Port in San Francisco's Development
11/10/2011Presidio Trust Hosts Day of Service on Veterans Day
11/2/2011Re-hab of San Francisco's Oldest Building Reveals Original Adobe Walls
10/26/2011Presidio's El Polin Spring Revitalized to Highlight Archaeological, Natural Treasures
10/7/2011Final Days to Experience "Presidio Habitats" Exhibition
10/4/2011Presidio Takes Home Two Prestigious Preservation Design Awards
9/29/2011Presidio Hosts 10th Annual Teachers' Night
9/27/2011Film Noir "Dark Passage" Marks 10th Anniversary of Film in the Fog
9/21/2011Presidio Creeks Spring Back to Life
9/7/2011Presidio 9-11 Event Part of Historic Day of National Service
8/19/2011Andy Goldsworthy's "Wood Line" Celebrates the Presidio Forest
8/11/2011Geocaching "High Tech Hide-and-Seek" Offers Family Fun
8/9/2011Contemporary Historians Lecture Series Goes Hollywood
7/28/2011Outdoor Nation Summer Youth Summits Culminate in San Francisco
6/28/2011Presidio's Newest Trail Links Mountain Lake and Baker Beach
6/21/2011Presidio Hosts 12th Annual "Pasados del Presidio"
6/15/2011Presidio Volunteers to Help Bring Spring's Historic Channel Back to Light
5/27/2011Presidio Trust and National Japanese American Historical Society Sign Agreement to Rehabilitate Secret Army Military Intelligence Service Language School
5/26/2011Presidio to Host 143rd Memorial Day Ceremony
5/24/2011Free "Fingerprint Your Child" Event at the Presidio
5/18/2011Presidio's West Crissy Field Transformation Nears Completion
5/10/2011Presidio's Historic Cavalry Barracks Rehab Earns LEED Gold Rating
5/5/2011Renowned Historians to Speak at the Presidio: New Lecture SeriesExplores Contemporary History's Biggest Questions
5/3/2011Presidio Habitats Exhibition Extended
3/7/2011Winged Wisdom Creator Philippe Becker to Join Presidio Volunteersin Re-Touching Presidio Habitats Installation
2/24/2011Presidio Trust Board of Directors Adops Record of Decision
1/11/2011Presidio Concerts Spotlight Young Talent:"Concerts at the Presidio" Series Begins its Sixth Season
12/13/2010Bounty of Affordable Holiday Fare at the Presidio
12/9/2010Presidio Create with Nature Family Day
11/30/2010Magical Tree-Lighting Ceremony Kicks Off the Holiday Season at the Presidio
10/26/2010Presidio Exhibit High in Fiber: "Intersections 5" Opens
10/13/2010Surprising Discoveries Shed New Light on Presidio's Past:Finds at El Polin Springs Offer Clues About Presidio Early Life
10/6/2010Presidio Teachers' Night Celebrates Bay Area Educators
9/23/2010Open House Celebrates the Rebirth of the Public Health Service District
9/9/2010Indoor Trampoline Park Brings "Bounce" to Crissy Field
9/2/2010Last of Presidio's Historic Homes Ready for Move-In
9/1/2010Busy Fall at the Presidio Kicks Off with Free Shakespeare in the Park
8/9/2010President Obama Names Three to Presidio Trust Board
7/19/2010Presidio Trust Awarded Prestigious California Preservation Foundation 2010 Preservation Design Award
7/13/201041st Annual National Watercolor Exhibition Returns to the Presidio
6/24/2010Presidio Hosts 11th Annual "Pasados del Presidio"Commemorating San Francisco's Birthday
6/17/2010Mission Possible: Presidio Exhibit Showcases Students' Models of California Missions
6/3/2010Happy Trails: AmeriCorps Volunteers End Busy Two Months at the Presidio with National Trails Day Projects
5/27/2010Presidio to Host 142nd Memorial Day Ceremony
5/18/2010Presidio Trust Awarded First LEED Gold Rating for Historic Building Rehabilitation
5/13/2010"Presidio Habitats" Exhibition Offers Unique Look at Presidio Wildlife:Opening Day is Sunday, May 16
5/12/2010Annual Bike to Work Day Event Expected to Draw Hundreds of Riders
5/11/2010"Green" Seed and Plant Lab Blossoms at the Presidio
5/5/2010Culture of Service Takes Root at the Presidio:AmeriCorps, Veterans Team Up on Garden Project
4/27/2010San Francisco's Only Overnight Campground Set to Re-open: Improvements at Rob Hill Mean Expanded Opportunities for Kids
4/15/2010Celebrate Earth Day at the Presidio with 4th Annual "Earth Stroll"
3/29/2010Presidio's Walt Disney Family Museum Earns "Deal of the Year" Award
3/16/2010Birds Flocking to the Presidio:Annual Count Shows Park's Bird Population Thriving
3/15/2010Swords to Plowshares Vets to Help Care for Presidio Pet Cemetery
3/11/2010Catch "Big Air" in the Presidio:Historic Former Airplane Hangar to House Indoor Trampoline Park
2/5/2010Presidio to Host Free Screening of "Inside Buffalo":Award-Winning Documentary Captures Buffalo Soldiers' Heroism and Plight
2/4/2010Presidio at "Fore" of Sustainable Golf Course Management:Historic Course Honored for Innovative Practices
1/27/2010Plant Thought to be Extinct Gets New Home in Presidio:Three-Month Effort to Save Rare Manzanita
12/22/2009San Francisco Community Leader and Park Advocate Nancy Hellman BechtleElected New Chair of Presidio Trust Board of Directors
12/10/2009Bounty of Free Holiday Fare at the Presidio
11/30/2009Friday Night Lights: Annual Tree-Lighting CeremonyKicks Off Holiday Season at the Presidio
11/23/2009Popular Presidio Exhibit Travels to the Philippines:"War and Dissent" Opens Three Month Run in Manila
11/5/2009Presidio Exhibit Examines Japanese American Wartime Experience
11/4/2009New Presidio Overlook Honors Nation's Soldiers:National Cemetery Overlook to Open on Veteran's Day
10/22/2009Bay Area Ridge Trail Celebrates 10 Years in the Presidio
10/6/2009Presidio Earns Two Preservation Design Awards
10/5/2009Presidio Teachers' Night Celebrates Bay Area Educators
9/27/2009Presidio to Participate in Park(ing) Day 2009:Native Plant Parking Space to Be Created
9/23/2009Presidio Hosts "Welcome Home" Celebration for Returning Veterans
9/17/2009Temporary Road Closures in the Presidio to Study Effects on Traffic
9/16/2009Grease is the Word as Presidio Hosts 8th Annual "Film in the Fog"
9/14/2009Presidio's Historic Log Cabin Getting a Facelift
8/26/2009Free Shakespeare in the Park Returns to the Presidio
8/12/2009Presidio to Hold First Live Auction of Antiques, Vintage Property
8/3/2009High-Tech Hunt for Presidio's Archaeological Remains
7/31/2009Historic Presidio Forest to Add 100 Coast Redwood Trees:Planting of Trees to be Funded by Feigenbaum-Nii Foundation
7/28/2009John J. Reynolds Appointed to Presidio Trust Board of Directors:Mr. Reynolds to Serve as Secretary Salazar's Designee
7/28/2009Young Raptors Take Flight at the Presidio:Fledging Count Reveals Thriving Population
7/16/2009Free Presidio Exhibit Celebrates 70th Anniversary of the Golden Gate International Exhibition: "Treasure Island 1939" Showcases San Francisco's Pageant of the Pacific
6/23/2009Teeing it up at the Presidio: More than Golf to Story of Historic Course
6/22/2009Presidio Hosts 10th Annual "Pasados del Presidio" to Commemorate San Francisco's Birthday
6/19/2009Hikes Show Off Newest Presidio Trails
6/12/2009Presidio to Host Archaeology Camps
6/5/2009Wildflower Not Seen for Nearly a Century Returns to the Presidio
6/2/2009Presidio's "Front Door" Getting Makeover: Lombard Gate Project Completes Restoration of Presidio's Historic Gateways
5/18/2009Presidio to Host 141st Memorial Day Commemoration
5/12/2009Presidio Campfire Remembers Japanese-American Wartime Experience
5/11/2009Presidio Celebrates Bike to Work Day
5/4/2009Presidio Launches Forest Stewardship Volunteer Program
5/4/2009Tour Showcases Hidden Gardens and Landscapes of Fort Scott
4/30/2009Presidio Trust and City Carshare Join Forces: Partnership to HelpPromote Alternative Transportation at the Presidio
4/22/2009In-"Spire"ing Story: Goldsworthy at the Presidio Exhibit Extended
4/21/2009Presidio's Historic Forest Stands Tall on Arbor Day: Presidio Tree Crew Works to Extend Life of 123 Year Old Forest
4/14/2009Celebrate Earth Day at the Presidio with Third Annual "Earth Stroll"
4/9/2009Top Honors for Presidio's Self-Guided "Walk through Time":"A Lovers' Line" Captures Two Association of Partners for Public Lands Awards
4/8/2009Presidio Wildflowers Bursting with Color: Flowers in Bloom Usher in Spring
3/30/2009"Guerilla Painting" Comes to the Presidio: Plein Air "Paint Outs" Part of National Watercolor Exhibition
3/25/2009Buffalo Soldiers' Story Comes to Life at the Presidio: Officers' Club to Host Staged Reading of Jeannie Barroga's "Buffalo'ed"
3/23/2009"Guerilla Painting" Comes to the Presidio: Plein Air "Paint Outs" Part of 40th Annual National Watercolor Exhibition
3/17/200940th Annual National Watercolor Exhibition Comes to the Presidio:Bay Area Artists Spotlighted
3/9/2009Presidio Cavalry Barracks to Ride Again: "Living Roof," Preservation of Original Features Highlight Makeover of Historic Building
3/3/2009Open Houses Showcase Presidio's Vision for Main Post
2/26/2009Presidio Trust Issues Revised Main Post Planning and Compliance Documents: Preferred Alternative Responds to Historic Preservation Concerns
2/18/2009Love is in the Air: Owl Mating Season Begins at the Presidio
2/6/2009Valentine's Day "Stroll through Time" on Lovers' Lane: Costumed Actors and an Audio Tour
2/6/2009The Presidio's Latest "1,000 Steps:" New Trail Links Immigrant Point and the Coastal Trail
2/5/2009Presidio a Popular Place for Birds: Presidio Releases Figures from Annual Bird Count
1/28/2009"Teddy Roosevelt" and "Mark Twain" to Appear at the Presidio: Living History Performances Highlight Final Month of War & Dissent Exhibit
1/27/2009"Outward Bound" Bound for the Presidio: Park to Host Wilderness Adventures for Youth
1/16/2009The Presidio's Dr. Delehanty Goes to Washington: In Time for the Inauguration, Presidio Historian Tapped to Write White House History
12/22/2008Home for the Holidays: Bounty of Free Holiday Fare at the Presidio
12/12/2008San Francisco's Oldest Neighborhood Given New Lease on Life: Historic Homes on Presidio's "Officers' Row" Being Revitalized
12/5/2008New Life for Presidio's Largest Historic Building: Non-Historic "Wings" Now Being Removed as Abandoned Hospital Becomes Housing
12/5/2008Presidio Trust Takes Next Step in Planning for the Main Post and Identifies a Preferred Alternative
12/3/2008Blazing Trails at the Presidio: New Pathway Links Two of the Park's Most Popular Destinations
12/3/2008Friday Night Lights: Magical Tree-Lighting Ceremony Kicks Off Holiday Season at the Presidio
11/19/2008Japanese-American Wartime Experience at the Presidio Commemorated at November 22 Event
11/19/2008Hop on the Bus: PresidiGo Shuttle Improving
11/18/2008Volunteers Kick-Start Next Phase of Watershed Restoration at the Presidio: Native Plants Return to El Polin Springs
11/10/2008Exhibit Offers Insights into Goldsworthy's "Spire" at the Presidio
11/5/2008Historic Presidio Gateway to Get a Facelife: Lombard Gate Restoration one of Three Projects to be Funded by Cowell Foundation
10/28/2008Presidio Offers "Recession Proof" Nights Out: Free Concerts Among Many Fall Events
10/22/2008"San Francisco Beautiful" Honors Two Presidio Favorites at October 24th Event
10/17/2008"Holding Down the Fort" at the Presidio's Fort Scott: Behind the Scenes Preservation Safeguards History Until Campus Finds its Future Use
10/10/2008EPA Awards Highest Rating to Presidio Trust's Main Post Study
10/7/2008Presidio Kicks Off Archaeology Month: Films, Fieldtrips Highlight Celebration
10/7/2008Volunteers Really "Clean Up" at the Presidio: Biggest Ever Coastal Cleanup Day
9/29/2008"Tree Walks" Celebrate the Presidio Forest
9/29/2008Presidio Teachers' Night Celebrates Bay Area Educators
9/25/2008Presidio Named Bicycle Friendly Community
9/18/2008Artist Andy Goldsworthy Makes New Art from Aging Presidio Trees: Renowned Artist Interprets the Historic Presidio Forest
9/15/2008North America's Smallest Butterfly Now Calls the Presidio Home
9/13/2008A Gift and a Question Lead to Major New Exhibition at the Presidio: War and Dissent - U.S. in the Philippines Opens October 22
9/12/2008Two Presidio Favorites Win "San Francisco Beautiful" Award: Immigrant Point Overlook and Batteries to Bluffs Trail to be Honored
9/5/2008Presidio Breaks Ground on Expansion of San Francisco's Only Campground: Improvements Will Create New Opportunities for Kids
9/4/2008Take a Self-Guided "Walk through Time" on Lovers' Lane at the Presidio: Free Audio Tour Offers Interactive Experience
9/2/2008Public Has More Time to Weigh in on Proposals for the "Heart of the Presidio"
9/2/2008Presidio Tour Kicks Off "Architecture and the City" Festival
8/28/2008Presidio Taking it to the Streets: Mock Trail Offers a Taste of the Presidio Experience at City's "Sunday Streets" Event
8/26/2008Presidio Welcomes "Free Shakespeare in the Park" for 5th Season, Featuring "Pericles"
8/19/2008Presidio Main Post Walking Tours Enter Final Week: Tours Showcase Post's History and Ideas for the Future
8/19/2008Watershed Restoration Gets Underway at the Presidio: Wetland Revitalization Begins in September
7/23/2008Free Red Cross Photo Exhibit at the Presidio Showcases Strength of Human Spirit Amid War
7/21/2008Presidio's Historic Arguello Gate Gets Facelift
6/13/2008Presidio Trust Invites the Public to "Pasados del Presidio" Free Events and Programs to Commemorate the Birthday of San Francisco
6/9/20081890's Capstone Returns to Presidio's Historic Arguello Gate Wall After 18-Year Absence: Artisan Stonecarvers Work to Restore Historic Wall Damaged by Truck
6/6/2008First Senior High School Class to Graduate at the Presidio: the Presidio Trust Joins the Bay School in Congratulating Seniors
5/8/2008140th Memorial Day Ceremony at the Presidio of San Francisco
4/15/2008Transforming Art Exhibit Extended at the Presidio Until June 15, 2008
1/30/2008Presidio Trust to Pursue Contemporary Art Museum and History Center
1/25/2008President George W. Bush Appoints New Members to the Presidio Trust Board of Directors
1/16/2008Presidio to Host Transforming Art: The Art of Chris Hardman: An Exhibition Designed to Reveal How Our Minds Transform Visual Information
12/20/2007Presidio Hosts Pilot Project Using Mushrooms and Hair to Clean Oil Contamination: Hope is to Use Safer, Greener Method to Clean up Future Spills
10/15/2007Presidio Trust Selects Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants to Develop Presidio Lodge
8/27/2007Presidio Trust Proposes Revitalization of Tennessee Hollow Watershed
8/8/2007Presidio Trust Invites Proposals for Premier Cultural Institutions in the Heart of the Presidio
7/20/2007Public Invited to Tour Archaeological Excavation: Foundations of Original Spanish Settlement Visible
7/11/2007Presidio Trust and National Park Service Test Methods to Increase Native Plants: Pilot Project Includes Small Controlled Burns
6/22/2007Traditional Stone Carver Engraves Quote at Presidio's Immigrant Point Overlook: Hand-Engraved Passage Complements Stunning Ocean Views
6/19/2007Free Pasados del Presidio Events Commemorate the Presidio's History: Family-Friendly Events June 23-29
5/29/2007Free "Fingerprint your Child" Event at the Presidio on June 1, 2007: U.S. Park Police will Create Child Identification Kits
5/22/20072007 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Presidio Honors San Franciscans Killed in Iraq
5/15/2007New Exhibit of Robert Cameron Aerial Photographs Opens May 18 at the Presidio: 55 Large-Format Prints Show Mankind's Impact
5/4/2007Scientists to Present New Findings on Presidio's Plants, Animals, and Archaeology at May 11, 2007 Conference
4/27/2007Presidio Trust Announces Agreement on Development of Historic Hospital Building in the Presidio: Former Public Health Service Hospital to Become Apartments
4/11/2007Presidio of San Francisco receives $15 million gift from Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
6/19/2006Stunning Plants + Insects Exhibit at the Presidio Explores Art and Science
6/19/2006Pasados del Presidio Event Commemorates the Past through Music, Dance, and Stories
5/18/20062006 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Presidio Honors Americans Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan
5/15/2006Presidio Trust Honored with Prestigious Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence
3/29/2006Presidio Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake
6/23/2005Presidio Pasados Commemorates a San Francisco Landmark: Afternoon Family Fun and an Evening Dance Performance at the Presidio on Friday, June 24
6/20/2005Union Square Palm Trees Get New Presidio Address: Palm Trees Rescued after Downtown Redesign Become Part of Historic Presidio Trail
6/17/2005Stanford Archaeologists Unravel 200-year Old Presidio Mystery: Artifacts from Long-Ago Fire on Display During Archaeology Open House
6/7/2005Rarely Seen Birds Spotted in the Presidio: Last Observed in 1936
6/3/2005President Bush Names Three to Presidio Trust Board: Bay Area Residents Have Stanford Connections
5/11/2005Historic Pilots Row Neighborhood in the Presidio Awarded Preservation Grant
5/10/2005Memorial Day at the Presidio Honors Fallen Iraqi War Veterans
5/3/2005Prestigious Award for Preservation Goes to Toby Rosenblatt
4/28/2005Immigrant Point Overlook at the Presidio Opens: Twenty-three Foreign Nationals from Eighteen Countries to Become New Americans
4/11/2005Presidio Trust Hires Chief Operating Officer
3/3/2005San Francisco State Bee Study at the Presidio Identifies 56 Species
2/23/2005Presidio Archaeologists Sift Through 200 Years of Time in Officers' Club
1/24/2005Famed Aerial Photographer Displays Dazzling Shots in "From Above" Exhibit at the Presidio
11/16/2004Walt Disney Family Foundation Holds Open House at the Presidio
11/15/2004100 Disease-Resistant Trees Planted in the Presidio
6/23/2004Presidio Exhibit Features Birds of the Pacific Slope
6/21/2004Presidio Pasados Commemorates Oldest San Francisco Landmarks
6/21/2004Stanford University Archaeologists Dig for Buried Secrets from the Presidio's Past: Excavation May Reveal Private Lives of Early San Franciscans
5/3/2004Memorial Day Honors Fallen U.S. Men and Women in Iraqi Conflict: World War II Memorial Stamp Cancellation Featured
4/12/2004Forest City Named to Preserve Historic Presidio Hospital
2/20/2004Independent Federal Panel Applauds Presidio Trust Progress: Report Notes Challenges Ahead for the Presidio
12/30/2003Parks' Champion Appointed to the Presidio Trust Board
12/1/2003Secretary of the Interior's Designee Resigns from Presidio Trust Board
11/18/2003Top Landscape Architectural Firm Chosen for Presidio Project
11/5/2003Presidio House Tours Showcase 100-Year-Old Officers' Homes
10/27/2003Presidio Trust Board to Hear Plans for Preservation Project: Former Marine Hospital May Be Converted to Residential Use
10/6/2003Flight Attendants to Model 50 Years of Airline Style: San Francisco Celebrates Centennial of Flight on October 18 at Crissy Field
9/8/2003"The Blob" Oozes into Film in the Fog at the Presidio: Free Outdoor Screening of 1958 Sci-Fi Classic with Steve McQueen
8/29/2003President Appoints Three Bay Area Leaders to Presidio Board
8/28/2003Three Firms Vie for Largest Presidio Preservation Project
8/21/2003 Presidio Plan for Preserving Park Receives Six Major Awards
7/22/2003Foundation of SF Matriarch's Adobe House Unearthed in Dig: Major Discover at Presidio Dig Site by Stanford Archaeologists
7/9/2003Stanford Archaeologists May Unearth Origins of Early San Francisco
7/7/2003From Munitions to Merlot: Historic Presidio Battery to Store Cases of Fine Wine and Collectables
6/27/2003Whose Flag is it Anyway?: Tom Hayden and Bay Area Journalists Talk about the U.S. Flag
6/24/2003Presidio Pasados Commemorates the Past
6/19/2003Presidio Pets and the Pearly Gates
6/17/2003Presidio Named a Bicycle Friendly Community: One of Six Communities to Receive Award at June 17 Presidio Ceremony
6/12/2003Historic Flags to Fly Unfettered over the Presidio on Flag Day
2/27/2003Women of the World Art Exhibit at the Presidio Officers' Club
5/9/2003Memorial Day Honors Fallen U.S. Soldiers In Iraqi War
4/29/2003Presidio Trust Seeks to Preserve Former Public Health Hospital
4/8/2003Presidio Compost and Regeneration Program Wins Top Environmental Award
3/25/2003Program: Gender Wars in the Military
3/18/2003Presidio Hosts Spring Homes Tours
2/11/2003Letterman Digital Arts Center at the Presidio Takes Shape
1/10/2003Two Centuries of U.S. Flags on Exhibit at the Presidio
12/9/2002Presidio Trust Board of Directors Selects Executive Director

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