Can off-roading and nature coexist?
October 15, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
In the hills west of Livermore, off-roaders are hoping to expand their range into an area that land preservationists say is sensitive natural habitat.
Latest from California State Parks
San Mateo Coast Natural History Association
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The San Mateo Coast Natural History Association (SMCNHA) was created in December 1990 to further the educational and interpretative initiatives of the California State Parks along the San Mateo Coast.
California State Parks Foundation
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The California State Parks Foundation is the only statewide non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and advocating for California’s state parks.
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The Parks and the People
April 01, 2012 by Joan Hamilton
Some 70 state parks were scheduled to be closed on July 1, 2012. But determined action by park-loving citizens around the state has succeeded in getting some parks removed from that list and has opened a discussion of the relationship between public parks and the people they serve. We visit four parks around the state to see what the future might hold for our beloved, but beleaguered, state parks.
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Solutions for some state parks on closure list
March 23, 2012 by Joan Hamilton
In its haste to eliminate $22 million from its budget, the California parks department took aim at 70 state parks, one-quarter of the system. The strategy: sacrifice a few to save the many. But as citizens got involved to keep their favorite parks from closing, some interesting scenarios have been revealed. Some parks only needed a small shot in the arm, easily given with some simple revenue-generating schemes. Cut first, think later seemed to be the way state officials proceeded in the dark hours of budget cuts.
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New Web Tool to Find Parks
May 10, 2010 by Dan Rademacher
California’s State Parks Department and San Francisco-based nonprofit GreenInfo Network on Friday announced a new web-based tool for finding parks, campgrounds, and trails all across the state.
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Act Now to Save California State Parks
May 29, 2009 by Bay Nature Staff
Now’s the time to help save our California state parks from imminent closure under Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget plan!
