Nonprofit friends group rescues Palomar Mountain State Park northeast of San Diego
Over 300 individuals, corporations and foundations contributed funds to keep the mile-high park in Southern California open for another year.
What is the future of Mendocino area state parks? Part I: Russian Gulch
Mendocino area parks — from Hendy Woods in the Anderson Valley to the dramatic bluffs of the California coast — offer ancient redwood groves, ocean views, beaches, wildflower and wildlife [...]
Humboldt County and Save the Redwoods League rescue state park with towering ancient redwoods
"Protecting the redwoods today is different and more challenging than at any point in the long history of state parks."
A point of reckoning: California state parks nearing closure date
We are close to witnessing the closure of state parks for the first time in our state’s history due to a $22 million budget shortfall on July 1, 2012. How many parks have been saved? How many [...]
Nonprofit signs agreement to fund Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, the educational partner to Santa Cruz County parks since 1976, agreed to raise $45,000 per year to prevent the park from closing on July 1 due to state budget cuts.