Upcoming Events
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Plants, Birds, Rocks & Things:
Trek Through the History of Glen Canyon Park
With Nature in the City
Led by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project
Saturday, March 28, 2026
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Free! Registration suggested at Eventbrite
Glen Canyon Park, located in the heart of San Francisco, is a Significant Natural Resource Area. Join historian Evelyn Rose, founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, to learn more about this remarkable canyon’s natural and cultural histories, its geology, flora/fauna, the Yelamu of the Ramaytush Ohlone, the first dynamite factory in America, milch ranching, water wars, Victorian extreme sports, and how the naturescape was nearly destroyed several times over. We may also catch glimpses of birds and other wildlife that call Glen Canyon home.
Distance: 1.5 miles. Moderately strenuous, with uneven dirt trails.
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Preparation: Bring water and snacks. Wear layers and sturdy shoes, and walking sticks if you’d like.
Feel free to bring binoculars and spotting guides.
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Meeting location: Meet at the Glenda the Glen Park Cow sign at the Elk Street entrance to Glen Canyon Park, just north of Chenery Street. See map pin here.
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Donations (in cash) can be made to Nature in the City on the day of the event. Special bonus! Everyone who donates $10 and above will receive a copy of the Nature in the City Map. ​Or donate to Nature in the City using their secure online form, and we’ll send you monthly emails with a full events listing, local nature information, and access to more fun perks. All proceeds go to Nature in the City.
Birding and History in Glen Canyon Park
With the Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Co-Led by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project
and Megan Jankowski of the Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Saturday, April 22, 2026
8:00 am to 11:00 am
Annual Birdathon fundraiser for the Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Donation: $100 per person.
All registration fees for these Birdathon tours support the Golden Gate Bird Alliance mission to protect birds in the Bay Area and our shared natural environment. All proceeds go to the Golden Gate Bird Alliance.
​Please register in advance at Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Registration closes at midnight on Sunday, April 5.
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Once the site of the country’s first commercial dynamite plant, Glen Park today is a natural oasis within urban San Francisco. Learn about the park’s unique history as well as its bird life on this special walk, co-led by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project and GGBA’s Megan Jankowski.
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Distance: 1.5 miles. Moderately strenuous, with uneven dirt trails.
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Preparation: Bring water and snacks. Wear layers and sturdy shoes, and walking sticks if you’d like.
Bring binoculars and spotting guides, of binoculars can be provided for the tour.
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Meeting location: Meet at the Glenda the Glen Park Cow sign at the Elk Street entrance to Glen Canyon Park, just north of Chenery Street. See map pin here.​
What Mrs. Fisher Knew, and What We Know Now:
Rediscovering the Life of Cookbook Author and Entrepreneur Abby Fisher
​​Zoom Presentation by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project
Sunday, April 26, 2026
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Hosted by Bay Area Culinary Historians
Free! Registration required to receive the Zoom link at Eventbrite
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Rediscovered at auction in 1984, What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, Pickles, Preserves, etc. by Mrs. Abby Fisher had been absent from culinary circles for nearly a century. The book is now widely regarded as the second cookbook published by an African American, and the first by a person who was formerly enslaved. Until recently, knowledge of Mrs. Fisher’s life was largely limited to the autobiographical details she provided in her preface. Drawing from ongoing research, this presentation will explore what more has been discovered about Mrs. Fisher’s significant life history and that of her husband, Alexander, and trace their experiences in Mobile, Alabama, and San Francisco.​
Brutalist Glen Park BART, the Building and its History
​​Zoom Presentation by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project
In Partnership with the San Francisco Public Library
Thursday, April 30, 2026
6:00 pm to 7:45 pm
Free! Registration required to receive the Zoom link at the San Francisco Public Library
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The Glen Park BART Station, including the triangle-shaped lot upon which it sits, is geometric by design. Join Evelyn Rose, founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, as she explores the 250+ years of transit history through Glen Park, revisits the neighborhood that once stood on the site that generated two major sports figures before World War II, spotlights the defining elements of the Brutalist architecture that defines the station's concrete edifice both inside and out, and chronicles the impact on Glen Park once the station opened in 1972.​