Presidio Nursery
Native plants at the Presidio often get their start at Presidio Nursery.
Presidio Nursery was founded in 1995 and is run by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service, and the Presidio Trust. The real stars of the show are the volunteers, who give thousands of hours each year to grow 100,000 native plants used in restoration sites around the park.
This “little greenhouse that could” also grows many trees to support the park’s reforestation, including Monterey cypress, Coast live oak, Wax myrtle, and California buckeye.
Volunteers can drop in on select Saturdays. You can also make a commitment for Wednesday afternoons or request a group volunteer program.
Getting to Presidio Nursery
1249 Appleton St, San Francisco, CA 94129
Why We Love Presidio Nursery
Volunteers at Presidio Nursery help make the Presidio a place where native plants thrive, bringing back habitat that has been lost elsewhere in the built up Bay Area.
Accessibility at Presidio Nursery
If you’re interested in volunteering, contact the nursery at 415-831-4639 or PresidioNursery@ParksConservancy.org to learn more about accessibility at the site.
Insider Tip
Volunteering builds community, and the sense of connection here is powerful. You can drop in to see for yourself on select Saturdays, and if your schedule allows, make a larger time commitment to its Wednesday program.
Presidio Nursery Restores Park Habitats
Each year, Presidio Nursery grows more than 100,000 native plants to be used in restoration projects throughout the Presidio. Volunteers are at the heart of this program.
Volunteer at Presidio Nursery
Drop in on select Saturdays, make a larger time commitment to the Wednesday program, or schedule an appointment to bring your group. Details are on the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s website.
What Volunteers Do
Activities vary throughout the seasons and include seed collection, seed cleaning, transplanting, pruning, weeding, composting, pot washing, nursery maintenance, and care of the Habitat Demonstration Garden.
About the Facility
The nursery consists of an educational garden and several buildings, including the Habitarium where volunteers meet, the Seed and Plant Lab where seeds collected from native plants in the park are stored and processed, and a Shade House where new seedlings go before they’re planted at restoration sites.
Watch a Virtual Tour
To learn more about what Presidio Nursery does, enjoy this virtual tour video produced by the San Francisco Library Summer Stride program.
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