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Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division Launches OHV Safety Awareness Week, May 15-23

SACRAMENTO, Calif., — California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division and partners are launching OHV Safety Awareness Week on May 15-23 with the theme of “Know Before You Go.” Simple actions such as learning the rules of riding, scouting routes, being prepared, filing a riding plan, using required equipment, never riding alone, treading lightly and knowing riding limits can help further promote safety in California’s vehicular recreation sites and help protect the natural resources that make these public outdoor spaces special.

May 07, 2021 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Read the Full News Release

Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Spring is here, and with it some very hungry bears.

April 28, 2021 Read the Full News Release

California State Historical Resources Commission Meets to Consider Eight Properties for Action

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California State Historical Resources Commission (Commission) will meet virtually this Friday, April 30, at 9 a.m. to consider seven nominations for federal historic designation and an update for a California Historical Landmark.

April 27, 2021 California State Historical Resources Commission, Office of Historic Preservation Read the Full News Release

California State Parks and Hipcamp Announce First of its Kind Open Data Integration

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – California State Parks and Hipcamp (www.hipcamp.com) today announced a partnership to provide real-time information about camping availability directly on the Hipcamp platform. Together, they are laying the foundation to further advocate for open data standards in public campsite reservation systems with future integrations to come nationwide.

 

April 12, 2021 Read the Full News Release

Division of Boating and Waterways and Coastal Commission Encourage All of April to be Earth Day

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways and California Coastal Commission invite recreational boaters to celebrate Earth Day this year all month long. Protecting the environment is easy, even while enjoying California’s waterways on a boat.

April 08, 2021 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release

State Parks Launches New Virtual Programs to Prevent Drownings on California’s Waterways

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks today announced a new series of virtual programs to help prevent drownings when recreating in California’s waterways. The first AquaSMART Live! Lifeguard Program, set for this Thursday, April 1 at 2 p.m. on the department’s Facebook page, will focus on river safety. Participants will be able to travel virtually to Auburn State Recreation Area (SRA), Folsom Lake SRA, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and South Yuba River State Park.

March 30, 2021 Read the Full News Release

California State Parks Seeking Rangers and Lifeguards to “Live the Parks Life”

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks invites individuals to “Live the Parks Life” as rangers and lifeguards in the nation’s largest state park system.
For more than 150 years, rangers and lifeguards have worked closely with the state's network of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to protect visitors to California's State Park System and surrounding communities. The rangers and lifeguards provide not only public safety law enforcement and aquatic rescue services, but they also provide public education through interpretation and protect natural and cultural resources. Their offices are located in or near beaches, deserts, lakes, historic landmarks and state vehicular recreation areas. 

March 29, 2021 Read the Full News Release

California State Parks Invites Public to Virtually Commemorate the Contributions of César Chávez to Borrego Springs

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks invites the public to virtually commemorate the contributions of prominent civil rights, union and farm labor leader César Chávez made at Borrego Springs (San Diego County) in 1966. In partnership with Borrego Springs High School students, State Parks will be unveiling four interpretive bilingual panels at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park® that will display how César Chávez supported local farm workers who wanted the National Farm Workers Association as their union. The ceremony will be hosted on the Facebook pages of State Parks and Anza-Borrego Desert SP from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31.

March 26, 2021 Anza-Borrego Desert SP Read the Full News Release

HistoriCorps Helps Breathe New Life into IOOF Hall at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

COLOMA, Calif.—California State Parks is working with HistoriCorps to restore the community hall built by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), one of the oldest fraternal organization buildings in the state. The IOOF Hall is located at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, California, where gold was first discovered in 1848.

March 25, 2021 Marshall Gold Discovery SHP Read the Full News Release

Division of Boating and Waterways Begins Control Efforts in the Delta for Aquatic Invasive Plants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) today announced plans for this year’s control efforts for aquatic invasive plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its southern tributaries. Consistent with COVID-19 safety protocols, DBW personnel started herbicide treatments today to help control several invasive plants found in the Delta. 

March 22, 2021 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release