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SACRAMENTO – Grab your friends, family and a pair of reusable gloves and make a difference during the 42nd annualCalifornia Coastal Cleanup Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 19. This year, more than 60 California state parks along with the Division of Boating and Waterways will participate in the state’s largest annual volunteer event in coordination with the California Coastal Commission.
NEAR MONO LAKE TUFA STATE NATURAL RESERVE — California State Parks and the Mono Lake Kootzaduka'a Tribe of California and Nevada (Kootzaduka'a) gathered on Aug. 29 on the shore of Mono Lake to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize a relationship to promote successful consultation, collaboration, and co-stewardship for the mutual benefit of the Kootzaduka'a and State Parks. State Parks manages two State Park units located within the traditional homelands of the Kootzaduka’a people – Bodie State Historic Park (SHP) and Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve (SNR).
SACRAMENTO — Nearly 79,000 people participated in Arts in California Parks events during 2025, according to an independent evaluation released today by California State Parks and Parks California. The findings document a program that is reaching people who have never previously set foot in their local park — and changing their relationship to it.
SACRAMENTO — The California Natural Resources Agency, California State Parks, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) and California Volunteers invite the public to join the celebration for California Biodiversity Day 2026.With more than 100 events taking place across the state from Sept. 5-13, the nine-day celebrationwill offer opportunities for all to connect with nature and learn simple ways to help protect and steward the environment.