Park needs work? Report it

Park needs work? Report it

One of the amazingly positive outcomes of the struggle to keep our state parks open the last couple of years is the growth of a…

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Flowers at Pinnacles National Monument

August park volunteer opportunities

It’s a new month and here’s a new list. Give thanks for state, local and national parks near you by helping to make them better….

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Seagull on Tennessee Valley beach

Latest on California State Parks hidden funds and the fallout

The disclosure of more than $54 million in surplus money for the California State Parks has led to internal investigations and park supporter outrage. Here’s…

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Spring flowers on Angel Island State Park

We, the park lovers, want more than temporary reprieves

I love our state’s parks. I moved to California in 2005 lured by the promise of Silicon Valley’s technical prowess and San Francisco’s quirky, socially…

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A group of volunteers builds and fixes fences at China Camp State Park

Give back: Park volunteer opportunities this month

Give thanks for state, local and national parks near you by helping to make them better. Here’s a partial list of park volunteer opportunities in…

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Providence Mountains by Steve Berardi

The walking dead: And then there was one park closure

Photo credit: Providence Mountains by Steve Berardi About a week ago, we reported about the 15 walking dead California state parks that were without rescuers….

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Garrapata State Park by Bill Bouton

Good news for some of California’s walking dead parks

Photo credit: Garrapata State Park by Bill Bouton Earlier this week, I posted a list of 15 “orphan parks” (California state parks that had no…

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Zmudowski Beach with photoshopped driftwood. Photo by Jim Bahn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gcwest/) under Creative Commons licensing.

The walking dead: state parks that likely won’t be saved

Update 6/30: Only one park will be closed on July 1, a park that is already closed. Get the latest update here. Update 6/29: A…

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Backpacking the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail

Park closures: Castle Rock, Annadel and more saved

According to The California Report‘s tally, as of today, June 13, 2012, of the 70 parks slated to close, 28 of them have been saved…

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