FRI-FS-04: Muir Woods: The Forest and Surrounding Watershed

Friday, November 11, 2022

8:15am – 2:15pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Lobby Level South

4.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $150 per person; includes transportation, water, catered lunch. Extensive walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Kirsten Holder

Landscape Architect
NPS, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California
Claire E. Mooney, ASLA, LEED AP

Vice President, Park Places & Innovation
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
San Francisco, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

Brian A. Aviles

Chief of Planning & Environmental Programs
National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California
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Mia Monroe

Outdoor Recreation Planner
NPS, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California
Carolyn Shoulders

Natural Resource Project Manager
NPS, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sausalito, California
Tyson Murray

Landscape Architect
Design Workshop

Walk among old-growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog. This federally protected primeval forest is both refuge and laboratory, revealing our relationship with the living landscape. What will you discover in Muir Woods?

Credit: Kirke Wrench

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about management and stewardship of a fragile and diverse ecosystem that is rich with plant and animal species that welcomes 1 million visitors annually.
Better understand how cumulative damage of past land management and increasing visitation have left their mark and what steps are being taken today to heal the woods and the watershed.
Discover the coordination and collaboration needed to realize a watershed scale initiative that addresses resource protection, visitor experience, and transportation and access.
Discover how impactful and meaningful a career in public service can be.