Save Our State Parks Campaign (a project of the California State Parks Foundation) 21 May 2012 A bipartisan group of state lawmakers gathered on Monday to push a new
plan to save dozens of California parks slated for closure this year. The plan is the second effort announced this month to provide life-saving funding for state parks. [Read more...] 18 May 2012 When the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced last
year that a full quarter of the state's parks would be shutting down
due to budget cuts, it sparked a massive popular outcry. Now, only weeks before parks around the state are scheduled to close their gates, a private, nonprofit foundation has announced a wide-ranging series of grants that would keep 15 of those parks open for at least a year. [Read more...] |