Welcome! Whether you’re familiar with the Institute’s previous work or you’re just discovering us, we want to take this opportunity to reintroduce ourselves and give you a sense of what to expect from us in the future.

Director Diane Mailey is leading with an innovative approach that puts the Institute at the Golden Gate on a promising path.

For over 10 years, the Institute at the Golden Gate has led and supported the ParkRx movement. Read TIME Magazine's feature on park prescriptions and the health benefits of time in nature.

PLUM LANDING, an innovative PBS KIDS multimedia environmental science project for 6- to 9-year-olds, has created an Explore Outdoors Toolkit with family-focused activities and media intended to get families active and outdoors.

Read about the exploding ParkRx movement in Outside Magazine, featuring Park Prescription pioneers like the Institute.

Read about the "Power of Park Prescriptions" and hear from leaders of the ParkRx movement, like the Institute, discuss examples of how doctors, insurance companies and parks are working together to promote healthy living.