California closes Sugarloaf Ridge State Park for first time in park’s 47-year history
Unless a deal can be worked out between local nonprofits and the state, closure of this 5,100-acre wildland park in the “Valley of the Moon” will be permanent.
Nonprofits save Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from closure
After a six-month grassroots public effort, this world-famous reserve is now among four parks to be removed from the infamous May 2011 list of 70 California state parks to be permanently closed [...]
Castle Crags State Park, an iconic landscape crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail, closing
Castle Crags State Park is one of 70 that made the notorious closure list announced by California State Parks and Recreation in May 2011.
What the philanthropic community needs to know to support our state parks
Thomas Peters, President of the Marin Community Foundation, offers insights on philanthropy's response to state park closures.