California State Parks > stop the cuts

Just grabbed this from today's Surfrider Foundation e-newsletter:

Over the last several months, Surfrider has written about the plan to close 70 state parks--the proposal has been on the table in order to help close the state's budget gap. As if that weren’t bad enough, there is a new proposal to eliminate all seasonal lifeguards and 20% of ranger positions in California state parks if the Governor’s November ballot initiative for new revenue isn’t successful. Despite the fact that a decision on that initiative is ten months away, the Governor is demanding that these state park reductions be made this spring.

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Help Save California's State Parks :: Take The Survey

photo: one of my favorite California State Parks - the Bay Area's Montara State Beach

In the last several years, California's state park system has been proposed to be shut down to the public - first in January 2008 and again in May 2009.

The California State Parks Foundation is launching a new Park Excellence Project, along with the Save the Redwoods League, as part of their campaign to save California's state parks.

A key element of this project is engaging the public – both frequent park users and non-users alike – to collect their thoughts about the most important features of an excellent state park system, as well as the kinds of programs, services, resources, activities or amenities you think should be offered, barriers to visiting state parks, and much more.

Take the online survey here. Your responses to the survey are anonymous and confidential and will help the organizations create a statewide picture of excellence that comes directly from the California public.