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Alcatraz Island View of the cellhouse interior.
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Alcatraz Island
Support Your Park
 

If you are interested in opportunities to help support Alcatraz Island in our efforts to preserve and protect these cultural and natural resources, we recommend the following ways to help contribute to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the national park Alcatraz is part of.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization created to:

  • Preserve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (including Alcatraz Island), Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site
  • Enhance the experiences of park visitors, and
  • Build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

The Conservancy's work is undertaken with generous contributions from individual, corporate and foundation donors, as well as income earned from operating park bookstores, merchandise and retail, publishing educational materials and providing interpretive tours.

Volunteering

If you would prefer to donation your time and expertise rather than funding. Please click below to learn more about the NPS Volunteer Program.

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The gardens of Alcatraz.

Did You Know?
The abundant plant life found on Alcatraz today is not quite “natural” – originally the island was a barren, wind swept, bird guano covered piece of sandstone rock. Soil and plants were introduced by the U.S. Army as they built the first U.S. fort on the West Coast, beginning in the 1850s.

Last Updated: November 09, 2009 at 13:43 MST