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State park bill was not an open-ended gift to a tribe
AB 2356 has been postponed. If passed it would return Tolowa Dunes State Park to the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation but still preserve public access.
California State Parks
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We can’t ‘restore’ American history by flagging Native American books
Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.
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California lawmakers must weigh long-term consequences before granting tribe a state park
Assemblymember James Ramos proposed giving Tolowa Dunes State Park, 4,300 coastal acres in Del Norte County, to the Tolowa Dee-ni Nation.
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California dirt bikers battled against desert preservation, spawning anti-environmental wars
Today’s anti-environmentalists follow tracks laid by the ‘Phantom Duck’ and the Barstow-to-Vegas Race, where thousands of bikers sped across open desert.
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Yosemite National Park needs protection from man-made threats 135 years later
President Trump has urged the National Parks Service to delete inconvenient truths and has laid off 1,000 workers, endangering wildlife and Yosemite's history.
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New state park could help California answer climate change
The state budget has dedicated enough money to start turning the Dos Rios Ranch Reserve in Stanislaus County into a state park. Floodplain restoration will create green jobs, flood control, groundwater recharge and much-needed recreational space for San Joaquin Valley residents.
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Reimagining the Sepulveda Basin into a grand park in Los Angeles
The Sepulveda Basin in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley could be transformed into a park with the flow and feel of New York City’s Central Park.
WhatMatters
Wintry weather is coming to California
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 8. At last: rain and snow California is about to get a breath of fresh air — literally. Cooler weather is set to sweep across much of the state over the weekend, bringing light rain to Southern California, the first significant snowfall of the season to the Sierra Nevada, […]
Environment
Battered, burned but alive: Time will heal park’s wounds, but it needs big money, too
Ravaged by wildfire last summer, a state park — and all its redwood forests, creatures and trails — will undergo a transformation. Big Basin Redwoods will be back after a massive rebuilding project. But what will it look like?
Environment
Coastal Commission phases out off-roading at Oceano Dunes
After 40 years of debate about whether offroaders, endangered species and nearby towns can coexist, California’s coastal board ordered an end to offroad vehicles at the state park within three years. The decision capped a 12-hour meeting with fiery comments from about 200 offroaders, conservationists and residents.