6 - Resource Partners

Transcription of accompanying audio.
Woman's Voice.

This is stop 6.

We’ll talk about one of the panels here. It’s a tall vertical one on the left, called: Resource Partners: Protecting the Park.

Hillsides erode and fall into the sea, concrete ruins crumble, native vegetation is choked out by exotic trees and plants, and vandalism destroys natural and historic treasures alike. Lands End is rich in attractions, but many are threatened by human and environmental forces.

Beneath this text, is a large, colorful picture of a woman and child digging in the dirt to plant ground cover.
The caption says: Volunteerism starts early.

Underneath are three more pictures.

At left, a young woman works with plants. The caption reads, “Weeding at native plant nursery”.

In the middle, three people in hard hats stand in a cement structure. The caption says, “Surveying Sutro Baths ruins”.

At right, for people in rain slickers work on a path, with the caption, “Building trails”.

Today, the entire offshore area of Lands End is part of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, a thirteen-hundred-square-mile preserve that protects one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world. On land, ongoing stewardship efforts are directed at safeguarding the area's resources. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area and its nonprofit partner, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, support the work of a dedicated group of volunteers who do everything from planting native species to rehabilitating Native American sites. These efforts are in keeping with the great mission of the National Park Service, mandated by Congress in 1916: To protect the wildlife and the natural and historic objects, and manage them in such a way as to leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

Now, for directions to the next stop, to get there, turn so the counter is on your left. Walk a few steps to the end of the counter. Now, walk diagonally to your right for three or four steps. Reach out and touch a cement pedestal. It has a cement statue on it, which you can also touch. This is a reproduction of a sculpture of the goddess Diana, hunting, with a little stag at her side. Stand on the side of the pedestal with the glossy text panel.