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As California careens toward closing state parks for the first time in the state’s history on July 1, the issue is receiving nationwide attention.

In February, the Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted a live chat titled, Pinterest for Nonprofits: Promoting Your Cause on the Fast-Growing Social Network. More than 1,700 people in the nonprofit [...]

Over 300 individuals, corporations and foundations contributed funds to keep the mile-high park in Southern California open for another year.

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 [...]

"Protecting the redwoods today is different and more challenging than at any point in the long history of state parks."

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 [...]

The law authorizes California State Parks to enter into operating agreements directly with up to 20 nonprofits to save parks from closure.

The deal with Plumas-Eureka State Park represents the fifth park saved using the donor agreement model.

This post highlights the latest news and actions on the California State Parks crisis and the search for sustainable funding. KQED's California Report will air a new special six-part multi-media [...]

A state park is saved after a nonprofit rallies the community to gather and deliver 10,000 petition signatures to the governor.