View from Historic Fort Baker (Image courtesy of Institute at the Golden Gate)

An extraordinary gathering of environmentalists, Nobel Laureates, CEOs, philanthropists, venture capitalists, scientists, social entrepreneurs, youth activists and other leaders in their fields will come together at the gateway to the Pacific Rim April 2-3, 2009. Their focus: to “turn the tide” toward environmental action by working with other high-impact individuals to develop creative solutions to today’s most immediate environmental problems.

Turning the Tide marks the first signature program of the Institute at the Golden Gate. The Institute is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service, dedicated to advancing environmental preservation and global sustainability. Although the Institute at the Golden Gate has been hosting, co-sponsoring, and assisting with lectures, conferences, and other environmental events since it began operation in mid-2008, Turning the Tide is the first program that fully expresses its fundamental mission to “Connect, Collaborate, Inspire and Act” on behalf of the environment.

“A new era of commitment to the environment has begun,” noted Greg Moore, executive director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “President Barack Obama has called on risk-takers, innovators and doers to work collectively to ‘roll back the specter of a warming planet.’ The Institute’s mission is to bring together some of the most creative leaders in their fields to share ideas and work together to meet our environmental challenges head-on. Our national park setting speaks to the environmental values and action we hope to advance.”

To learn more about the event go to: Institute at the Golden Gate