Greetings! I hope you and your loved ones are well as we enter the third week of the shelter in place order. Thank you to the many people who reached out this week to let us know through photos and stories on Facebook, Instagram, and email how you are connecting to nature to stay balanced. Here is a sampling of what readers shared: Hiking local neighborhood trails. Helping scientists track spring populations of monarch butterflies through iNaturalist. Here's a recent article in the NY Times. Everyone can help! Taking photos every day to capture nature at this moment in time. Stamp collecting, including designing original stamps...here's a link to a local stamp design contest! Meditation looking out the same window every morning. Gardening in the yard or windowsill...here's some tips for beginners.

Connect with PRNSA from Home PRNSA's magazine hit mailboxes this week. It was printed right before COVID-19 restrictions came into effect. While much has changed since then, the voices of three young "Stewards of Tomorrow" remind us of why our work is important. Didn't receive the magazine? Click here to read the digital version. Please note, May classes are not available for purchase until Friday, April 17 and may be canceled due to the pandemic. In our #ParkInPlace section below we offer you some images of Point Reyes National Seashore and a beautiful story of resilience that I hope will be a balm for the nerves. Park Closures Update The National Park Service announced additional closures at Point Reyes National Seashore this week. While we miss visiting some of our favorite spots at Point Reyes National Seashore and parks throughout Marin County, the closures are consistent with the Marin County Public Health Order on Parks issued on March 24, 2020. Here is a link to the most up to date closures at Point Reyes National Seashore. We look forward to seeing you all soon. In the meantime, please keep sharing your ideas, photos, and stories! You are in our thoughts and hearts. Warmly,

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Heather Clapp Director of Development and Community Engagement

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REBELS WITH A CAUSE The Story of How a Battle Over Land Changed the Landscape Forever  For this week's #ParkInPlace installment, we are happy to share a documentary that tells the story of how a dedicated group of "rebels" preserved land in Marin and San Francisco, including the only national seashore on the west coast! The award winning film captures the beauty of these open spaces and is a wonderful history lesson and moving reminder of the impact a group of dedicated individuals can have by working together. If you would like to rent the entire documentary and support the local filmmakers who lovingly produced this story, you can purchase it for streaming online for $4.99 To see the first chapter of the film for free, please visit PRNSA's home page .

Rebels with a Cause Documentary Trailer Trailer provided by filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto

We hope you’ll share what you’re up to with us through this new #ParkInPlace campaign!  Stay tuned on social media and don’t forget to tag us in your posts and stories on Facebook and Instagram . #ParkInPlace and #PointReyes_PRNSA If you do not use these platforms, please email me your ideas, stories, and photos at [email protected].

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