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Jan 5, 2018 · Through the Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project, the partner organizations preserve, rebuild, and maintain the gardens created by those who lived on the island during its military and prison eras, and interpret their history, horticulture, and cultural significance for visitors.
Mar 26, 2024 · Their two-year journey — from seed to stalk, prison to park — is the unlikely result of an informal partnership between a National Park Service ranger and a formerly incarcerated prison garden...
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Dec 22, 2020 · All the soil and plants you'll find on Alcatraz today were brought to the island by people. Today, the restored historic gardens are lovingly maintained by a team of volunteer gardeners in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
The revitalization of the historic gardens of Alcatraz is beautifully captured in Alcatraz Gardens: Remembered, Reclaimed, Reimagined. Historic Alcatraz Gardens Project Read the fascinating story of the ten-year project we led to rehabilitate the Gardens of Alcatraz!
Take a virtual tour of the Alcatraz Historic Gardens. Click on the pins to learn more about each garden.
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Oct 21, 2020 · Alcatraz Island—once an uninhabited outcrop, later a military base and a high-security prison—has been home to carefully tended gardens for more than a hundred years.
