The scramble to keep California State Parks open
Post date: May 23, 2012 1:44:18 AM
Save Our State Parks Campaign
(a project of the California State Parks Foundation)
photo by Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times
21 May 2012
Lawmakers push new plan to rescue California parks
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
Fifteen California Parks Saved By Massive Donation
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...]
09 May 2012
California State Parks Closure May Be Averted By New Legislation
With only weeks to go before a full quarter of California state parks are scheduled to shut their gates due to budget cuts, a pair of Golden State legislators have proposed a last ditch plan to keep the spaces open. [Read more...]