Spring Weather Brings Hungry Bears to Tahoe Region
LAKE TAHOE – As snow melts across the Lake Tahoe region, black bears have emerged from their dens and are searching for food, signaling the start of a busy spring season for wildlife.
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Governor Newsom Unveils Bold Vision for Biggest Expansion of State Parks in Decades, Adding Three New State Parks and Thousands of Acres to Existing Parks
FRESNO —Governor Gavin Newsom today announced State Parks Forward, setting California on a path to rapidly expand the nation’s largest and most diverse State Park System through a streamlined acquisition and planning process.
Walk Through History: Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park Tours Return This Spring
TEHACHAPI — California State Park invites the public to explore a unique historic Native American site with the return of weekly guided tours at Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park (SHP) this spring. For a limited time, starting Saturday, April 18, guests can visit the historic park, view ancient rock art and immerse themselves in the history, sacred lore and living culture of the Kawaiisu people.
New Analysis Shows Ecological Restoration in California’s State Parks Creates Good-Paying Careers
SACRAMENTO — A new economic analysis of large-scale ecological restoration projects in state parks on California’s North Coast shows that investments in public lands do more than restore ecosystems — each year they create hundreds of good-paying, accessible jobs, open new career opportunities and produce tens of millions of dollars in economic benefits throughout the region.
Semana de los Parques Estatales de California regresa por quinto año con más de 170 eventos en el estado, del 10 al 14 de junio
SACRAMENTO — Mientras California continúa celebrando sus 175 años como estado, festeja con al Departamento de Parques Estatales de California y a sus socios la incomparable diversidad y belleza del sistema de parques estatales más grande de la nación, con más de 170 eventos durante la quinta Semana de los Parques Estatales de California, del 10 al 14 de junio.
California State Parks Week Returns for Fifth Year with More Than 170 Events Statewide, June 10-14
SACRAMENTO — As California continues to celebrate 175 years of statehood, join California State Parks and partners in celebrating the unparalleled diversity and beauty of the nation’s largest state park system with more than 170 events during the fifth annual California State Parks Week, June 10-14.
California State Parks Honors 36 New Peace Officers at Law Enforcement Academy Graduation Ceremony
PARADISE — California State Parks celebrated the graduation of 36 cadets on Friday, April 10. These new State Park Peace Officers (rangers and lifeguards) are ready to “Live the Parks Life” in the nation’s largest and most diverse state park system.