**[STATION 1: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT
PLAN]{.underline}**

The General Management Plan creates a vision to guide management of the
park

for the next 20 years. We encourage your participation in helping shape
this plan -- and the

future of the park. The last time a GMP was completed was more than 25
years ago when

the park was first created. Since then, the park has more than doubled
in size and

visitation, and the ecological and historical importance of its
resources has become better

understood. Come to discuss the preliminary alternative management
concepts that were

explained in Newsletter #3 (mailed in October 2007), and see how the
preliminary

alternatives are shaping up. Let us know how these ideas fit with your
own ideas for the

years ahead.

You can sign up for the next newsletter at http://www.nps.gov/goga/ you
can find

out more about the plan (and download past newsletters) on the central
NPS planning

website:
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=303&projectId=15075

You can also leave us a message at (415) 561-4965.

**[STATION 2: GULF OF THE FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY]{.underline}**

**[CRISSY FIELD FACILITIES MASTER PLAN]{.underline}**

The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS),
encompassing

1,255 square miles of central and northern California waters, is one of
13 marine

sanctuaries in the nation. The Sanctuary's administrative headquarters
is located in the

historic former Coast Guard complex at Crissy Field. GFNMS conducts
education,

stewardship, conservation and research programs and currently has a
small Visitor Center.

The Farallones Marine Sanctuary, aspiring to be a global leader in
fostering an ocean

stewardship ethic, needs a facility that enhances and furthers its
mission.

The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Golden Gate
National

Recreation Area (GGNRA) are currently developing a long-term agreement
to allow for

campus/facility and program improvements at their headquarters building,
and expansion

into buildings currently occupied by others. Meet with the project team
to find out about

the proposed improvements.

**[STATION 3: GGNRA LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE]{.underline}**

GGNRA has initiated work on a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for
the park

that is consistent with US DOT transportation planning practices for
States and

Metropolitan Planning Organizations. The process developed at GGNRA will
be a model for

future transportation planning efforts at park units throughout the
National Park Service.

GGNRA is developing the Long-Range Transportation Plan concurrently with
an

update to the 1980 GGNRA General Management Plan to better understand
baseline

transportation conditions and to inform the new General Management
Plan's vision for

transportation.

Come and meet project team members from the park, the NPS Denver Service

Center and Washington transportation program offices, as well as team
members from

Federal Highway Administration. See how the process is evolving and
share your thoughts

with the team.

**[STATION 4: TRAILS FOREVER PROJECTS UPDATE]{.underline}**

Trails Forever is a partnership initiative with the National Park
Service, the Presidio

Trust, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy that has been
stewarding and

improving park landscapes and engaging park visitors with projects and
programs since

2003\. This is an opportunity to learn about recent successes and
ongoing projects of the

initiative, including the new Trailkeeper volunteer program.

**[STATION 5: HEADLANDS INSTITUTE AND MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
PROJECTS]{.underline}**

HEADLANDS INSTITUTE

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PROPOSED PROJECT

For 29 years, the Headlands Institute, an environmental education park
partner, and the GGNRA have worked together to provide over 200,000
students with a profound environmental learning experience in a national
park setting. The Headlands Institute is proposing to build upon the
effectiveness of its educational programs by enhancing its Fort
Cronkhite campus. The renovated campus will be a teaching model of
stewardship and sustainable living with state-of-art learning facilities
to match and make the most of the unique resources of the Marin
Headlands. The primary objectives of the proposed project are to:

-   Preserve, protect, rehabilitate and interpret the site\'s layered
    natural and cultural resources;

-   Renovate all aspects of the campus, from the parking lots to the
    dinning facilities, to be teaching models of sustainable living.

-   Improve all aspects of the campus from updating and expanding
    classrooms and labs to provide students with state-of-the-art
    learning tools to enhancing sleeping and dining facilities to
    comfortably and efficiently accommodate students

-   Provide an efficient, comfortable, safe and universally accessible
    place to learn and work.

-   Integrate the indoor and outdoor spaces on the campus with the
    defining resources of the site.

-   Minimize environmental impacts to the area and the park resources,
    including impacts caused by traffic, circulation and programming on
    and off campus.

NEED FOR PROJECT

The current campus accommodates 200 students a day, which enables the
Institute to reach approximately 10,000 students a year. In its current
state, the Institute\'s Fort Cronkhite campus does not exemplify the
Park and Institute\'s core message of stewardship and fails to connect
students to the layered natural and cultural resources of the national
park site. The current campus also fails to provide an effective,
comfortable and secure learning environment. The existing facilities no
longer meet the operational needs of the Institute in a manner that
optimizes the educational programs.

ALTERNATIVES UNDER CONSIDERATION

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  Through this planning process, the GGNRA and the Headlands Institute
  will look at options for improving the quality of the educational
  experience while expanding its programs by up to 75% to a capacity of
  350 students. The GGNRA and the Institute will work cooperatively to
  study alternatives for achieving the project objectives through
  historic building rehabilitation, new construction, and a combination
  of the two. The alternatives will also look at options for improving
  circulation around the campus as well as relocating current parking,
  consistent with other planning efforts.

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MARINE MAMMAL CENTER

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The Marine Mammal Center Site and Facilities Improvements project are
upgrading and expanding the Marine Mammal Center\'s facilities. These
improvements will better serve The Center\'s existing programs for the
treatment and rehabilitation of injured, ill, or orphaned marine mammals
that strand in coastal waters every year. An EA and FONSI were completed
for the project in 2004.

The garage/shop building was not subject to major improvements in the
environmental analysis. But now, due to site changes implemented under
the approved EA, the structure now sits about two feet below the new
grade for the adjacent site and ring road. The existing slab on grade
foundation and building siding are adversely affected by water flow to
this lowest grade, and the best solution is to rebuild the structure at
appropriate grade level. The new structures will have a smaller
footprint than the previous building: two buildings of 1,508 gsf each,
for a total of 3,016 gsf.

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  **[STATION 6: UPDATE ON FORT BAKER]{.underline}**

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Fort Baker will be reborn this summer as a first-class destination for
renewal, learning, and discovery. This picturesque site, now known as
Cavallo Point, the Lodge at the Golden Gate, will offer first-class
accommodations and meeting facilities.

We will have The Institute at the Golden Gate, serving as a catalyst for
action---advancing the health, sustainability, and protection of our
environment, as well as our programming department, offering Innovative
programs and activities for park visitors and overnight guests. For more
information, go to website <http://www.fortbaker.net/>.