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‘The Orphans’ at Calaveras Big Trees State Park Are Alive and No Longer Stand Alone

ARNOLD, Calif.— California State Parks today announced that the two monarch giant sequoias known as “The Orphans” at Calaveras Big Trees State Park are alive and no longer stand alone. The sequoias were damaged during a prescribed burn in the park’s North Grove area last fall. Several scientists visited The Orphans on Thursday, October 5, and observed that they are alive and thousands of giant sequoia seedlings now surround them.

November 01, 2023 Calaveras Big Trees SP Read the Full News Release

California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League and Waddell Creek Association Open New Rancho del Oso Welcome Center at Big Basin Redwoods State Park

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, and Waddell Creek Association today announced the opening of the new Rancho del Oso Welcome Center, a gateway to the western coastal side of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The new welcome center facility and adjacent public campground will greet visitors to California’s oldest state park and largest expanse of old-growth coast redwoods south of San Francisco. The park has had limited access since the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires. 

October 30, 2023 Big Basin Redwoods SP Read the Full News Release

California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 14 Properties for Action at November 3 Meeting

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California State Historical Resources Commission (Commission) will consider nine nominations, from a small schoolhouse in rural Sierra County to the world-famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, for federal historic designation; the removal of two properties from federal designation due to their destruction by wildfire; and three nominations for state historic designation.

October 30, 2023 California State Historical Resources Commission, Office of Historic Preservation Read the Full News Release

D.L. Bliss State Park to Remain Closed through Summer 2024 for Waterline Replacement Project

TAHOMA, Calif.— California State Parks today announced that D.L. Bliss State Park in the Lake Tahoe Basin will remain temporarily closed through summer 2024. Contract work to replace aging waterlines at the park is ongoing and expected to be completed next year. Work will resume after the snow melts in the spring and is anticipated to continue through summer 2024.

October 27, 2023 D. L. Bliss SP Read the Full News Release

California State Parks and Partners Launch ‘Arts in California Parks’ Program

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks today announced the launch of a new program, Arts in California Parks, to help make California’s parks more inclusive and welcoming. Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks. The public is invited to chime in on the development of the program through a survey at ArtsinCaliforniaParks.org, and to participate as visitors or collaborators.

October 26, 2023 Read the Full News Release

Fall colors and cooler temperatures in Tahoe mean black bear behavior is also changing

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 25, 2023 - In the Tahoe Basin, the changing leaves and cooler temperatures can only mean one thing – fall is here. With the transition of the seasons, bears are changing their behavior as well. 

October 25, 2023 Read the Full News Release

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and California State Parks Formalize Coordination and Cooperation on Tribe’s Ancestral Homelands

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks today announced the signing of a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Tribe). Executed during a formal signing on October 16 at the future site of the California Indian Heritage Center, known as Pusúune in West Sacramento, Tribal Chairwoman Regina Cuellar and State Parks Director Armando Quintero formalized coordination and cooperation between both entities for the protection, preservation, and interpretation for parks on the Tribe’s ancestral homelands.

October 19, 2023 Read the Full News Release

California State Parks K-9 Hugo Receives Body Armor Donation

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks K-9 Hugo has received a bullet and stab protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.K-9 Hugo’s vest was sponsored by Douglas MacArthur of Clearfield, UT and embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Erika K. MacArthur”.

October 18, 2023 Read the Full News Release

California State Parks and CAL FIRE Plan Prescribed Burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

ARNOLD, Calif.— California State Parks plans to conduct a prescribed burn in Calaveras Big Trees State Park with assistance from CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, and National Park Service. The treatment will cover approximately 1,300-acres in the South Grove area. Work may begin as soon as October 30. All burning depends on weather and air quality conditions; if weather or vegetation conditions are not conducive for burning and smoke dispersal, the department will reschedule the treatment.

October 18, 2023 Calaveras Big Trees SP Read the Full News Release

California State Parks and CAL FIRE to Begin Prescribed Fire Operations at Fort Ross State Historic Park on October 19

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif.—CaliforniaStateParksincooperationwithCALFIRESonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is planning 30 acres of prescribed burns in Fort Ross State Historic Park, on Thursday, October 19, or when conditions allow. No trail closures are anticipated, but the public is advised to use extremecautionwhiledrivingnearprescribedfireoperationsduetofirepersonnel and equipment in the area.

October 16, 2023 Fort Ross SHP Read the Full News Release