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1 2011 SUMMER parklands california A publication of the California State Parks Foundation In This Issue What s Next for State Parks? Park Closure Map Summer of Action Partners Helping Parks Hidden Stories Conference CSPF Online and MORE Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, David Noceti

2 The California State Parks Foundation gratefully acknowledges the time and expertise of our Board of Trustees and Advisory Trustees FOUNDER William Penn Mott, Jr. ( ) OFFICERS Donald J. Robinson Chairman David Mandelkern Vice Chairman Elizabeth A. Lake Secretary John Harrington Treasurer Elizabeth Goldstein President Henry F. Trione Chairman Emeritus Shirley Bogardus Trustee Emeritus BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael U. Alvarez President and COO First Wind Holdings, LLC Lee Black Executive Vice President NAI Capital Commercial Real Estate Services Michael J. Brill Partner, retired McGuireWoods LLP Ruth Coleman Director, California State Parks Donald E. Cooley Ranch Properties Carolyn DeVinny Commuter/Trip Reduction Consultant The DeVinny Group William T. Duff Toyota Executive, retired Rudolph I. Estrada President and CEO Estradagy Business Advisors Diana Lu Evans Senior Quality Analytics Specialist The Capital Group Companies, Inc. William H. Fain, Jr., FAII Partner, Johnson Fain Manuel G. Grace, Esq. Senior Vice President, Counsel The Walt Disney Company John Harrington Certified Public Accountant Sanford L. Hartman VP and Managing Director, Law Pacific Gas and Electric Company Donna Huggins Historic Preservationist Wendy James President, The Better World Group Stephen A. Johnson Director, Gnarus Advisors LLC Gail E. Kautz Former Member California Park and Recreation Commission, Vice President, Ironstone Vineyards Elizabeth A. Lake Partner, Holland & Knight LLP David Mandelkern Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Rosalind Nieman Educator and Child Specialist Maidie E. Oliveau Counsel, Arent Fox LLP Barbara J. Parsky Senior Vice President, retired Edison International Robert E. Patterson Partner, Peninsula Ventures Patricia Perez Principal, VPE Public Relations Michael J. Pinto, Ph.D Donald J. Robinson Senior Vice President, retired Bank of the West Roger M. Schrimp Partner, Damrell Nelson Schrimp Stuart N. Senator Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Michael L. Shannon Principal, The General Counsel Law Firm Mark B. Smith Sr. Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer Farmers Insurance Group Steven R. Springsteel Chief Financial Officer MarkLogic Corporation Seth Teich, CFA Financial Analyst Kurt F. Vote Partner, McCormick Barstow LLP Peter H. Weiner Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP ADVISORY TRUSTEES Catherine M. Fisher Principal, Law Offices of Catherine Fisher Jack F. Harper Personal Management Services of Santa Rosa William Randolph Hearst, III Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Huell Howser Producer/Host, California s Gold KCET/Los Angeles Connie Lurie The Lurie Company Mary D. Nichols Chair, Air Resources Board Gary Polakovic President, Make Over Earth, Inc. Alexander M. Power Principal, Real Estate Development & Investments from the president What s Around the Corner? It has been a momentous couple of months since I sat down to write to you last. The closure list of 70 state parks was released on May 13. Since then, the budget that triggered that closure list has been passed and signed into law. We are turning a corner. And the truth is that none of us know what is around that corner. We may be able to project from trends we see in state parks now and what is happening all over the country in similar circumstances. In Minnesota, for example, the Washington County Sheriff arrested a dozen people who had vandalized a closed state park over the Fourth of July weekend. The state parks in Minnesota had been closed temporarily because of a state budget impasse. Sound familiar? I suspect this time next year we may be yearning for something that looks temporary rather than the open-ended state park closure scenario we are facing now. So we at CSPF are working hard to step up to We are looking at the coming challenges and the ways we need to we will have much more to report in our fall issue strengthen ourselves of Parklands. However, and our ever-growing we want you to know that we are looking at the ways community to provide we need to strengthen new support for both ourselves and our evergrowing community to open and closed parks provide new support for in this new epoch. both open and closed parks in this new epoch. Cooperating associations and friends groups have really been working hard to think about how they can sustain their parks futures. We had a rally in Sacramento on June 21 and most of the organizations associated with the 70 parks on the closure list came and participated. And when I say participated, I mean they came in costume, brought photographs, maps, models (the Santa Cruz Mission and the Governor s Mansion, for instance) and exhibits from their parks, and some even churned ice cream (Benicia Capitol State Historic Park strikes again!). Bake sales may not solve the state parks budget crisis, but boy, we would have fun while we tried. Since the park closure list came out we have had lots of thoughtful letters and inquiries about what people can do to help. We have heard many fabulous ideas, and a few duds, truth be told! It is our job this summer to figure out how we best can help, so that you can help too, both through us and with us.

3 As you will read elsewhere in this Parklands, new partners like Dannon are stepping up, and continuing partners like the fabulous Coke/Stater Bros. collaboration are reaching new heights. We are in a swirl of activity and planning that will begin to settle into a strategic march forward into our collective future with much at risk. However, it will also be full of hope that the energy and dedication of all our members and partners will continue to make a huge difference in protecting and preserving state parks and keeping them publicly accessible. Elizabeth Goldstein President, CSPF P.S. Except for the Photo of the Month images on page 15, all of the photographs in this issue of Parklands are from parks on the closure list. Thank you to all the amazing photographers that contributed to this issue. Samuel P. Taylor State Park Castle Rock State Park, Diane Main 3

4 park closures PARK NAME COUNTY Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Lake Annadel State Park Sonoma Antelope Valley Indian Museum Los Angeles Austin Creek State Recreation Area Sonoma Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park Napa Benbow Lake State Recreation Area Humboldt Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Solano Benicia State Recreation Area Solano Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Butte Bothe-Napa Valley State Park Sonoma Brannan Island State Recreation Area Sacramento California State Mining and Mineral Museum Park Property San Joaquin Candlestick Point State Recreation Area San Francisco Castle Crags State Park Shasta Castle Rock State Park Santa Cruz China Camp State Park Marin Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area Colusa Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park Del Norte Fort Humboldt State Historic Park Humboldt Fort Tejon State Historic Park Kern Garrapata State Park Monterey George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area Merced Governor s Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento Gray Whale Cove State Beach San Mateo Greenwood State Beach Mendocino Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park Humboldt Hendy Woods State Park Mendocino Henry W. Coe State Park Santa Clara Jack London State Historic Park Sonoma Jug Handle State Natural Reserve Mendocino Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento Limekiln State Park Monterey Los Encinos State Historic Park Los Angeles Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Nevada Manchester State Park Mendocino McConnell State Recreation Area Merced McGrath State Beach Ventura Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve Mono Morro Strand State Beach San Luis Obispo Moss Landing State Beach Monterey Olompali State Historic Park Marin Eureka San Francisco Monterey 58 Yreka Redding Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park, Eliya Selhub Chico Sacramento Railtown 1897 State Historic Bakersfield Westport-Union Landing State Beach, Carolyne Cathey Los Ange 4 William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park, Bob McConnell

5 Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Barbara Matthews William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park Bob McConnell Moss Landing State Beach Eliya Selhub China Camp State Park, Rob Dweck 8 Park, Barry Trute Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Greg Hudson Palomar Mountain State Park Pio Pico State Historic Park 46 Plumas-Eureka State Park Portola Redwoods State Park Russian Gulch State Park 52 Saddleback Butte State Park Samuel P. Taylor State Park Shasta State Historic Park 59 South Yuba River State Park Sugarloaf Ridge State Park 62 Tomales Bay State Park 63 Tule Elk State Reserve Twin Lakes State Beach Zmudowski State Beach San Diego Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park Sonoma Picacho State Recreation Area Imperial Los Angeles Plumas Point Cabrillo Light Station Property Mendocino San Mateo Providence Mountains State Recreation Area San Bernardino Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Tuolumne Mendocino Los Angeles Salton Sea State Recreation Area Imperial Marin San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park San Diego Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Santa Cruz Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Los Angeles Shasta Nevada Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area Mendocino Napa Marin Kern Turlock Lake State Recreation Area Santa Clara Santa Cruz Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park Trinity Westport-Union Landing State Beach Mendocino William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park Tehama Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area Tehama Monterey les 45 Palm Springs Oceanside San Diego Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, Steve Albano 5

6 park advocacy Join our Summer of Action Throughout our Summer of Action, we have been collecting your favorite state park memories and photographs. We delivered the first batch of postcards, along with the message Don t Let Our State Parks Become Just a Memory, to legislators during our June 21 rally, and will continue to deliver the messages throughout the summer. As we approach Labor Day, we encourage you to join us in the next phase of our Summer of Action! Join with us as we pledge to visit the 70 state parks on the closure list, and make new memories of these important parks. Help us spread the word about the need to protect, maintain and keep these parks open to the public by sharing your experiences and pictures online. This effort will culminate during Labor Day weekend after which many of these parks will begin the process of being closed to the public. Learn more about our Summer of Action online at. Sincerely, D. Thomas Closing Parks is Bad for Business Closing state parks is not only bad for park users, it is also bad for the businesses in the outlying areas that rely on state park visitors for survival. We are currently working with businesses throughout the state to increase awareness of the negative economic impacts these park closures will have on communities. If you would like more information on these efforts, or would like to request one of our Closing Parks is Bad for Business posters, please advocacy@. Assembly Bill 42 Advances! Sincerely, V. O Neill CSPF is pleased to report that Assembly Bill (AB) 42 (Huffman) passed unanimously out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee in early June. The bill is currently awaiting a vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee. AB 42 allows the state to enter into operating agreements with qualified nonprofits. This bill is essential as we face unprecedented park closures and dedicated, qualified organizations can help keep our parks protected, open and accessible. Thank you to the park supporters who have taken action and contacted their legislators on the bill. Your action is making a difference! 6

7 Work on Senate Bill 580 Continues In mid-may, Senate Bill (SB) 580 (Wolk) was made a two-year bill. Unfortunately, the park protection bill did not garner the required votes to pass out of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee in late June. Being a two-year bill means it will not be heard in committees for the remainder of 2011, but will move through the legislative process again in This gives CSPF additional time to work this fall with supporters and the bill s author, as well as meet with legislators who had questions or expressed concerns about SB 580. Since the bill already successfully passed from the state Senate to the Assembly, it is in a good position to be acted upon again in early Save Our State Parks Rally and Expo On June 21, state park supporters from across California came together in Sacramento for a Save Our State Parks Rally and Expo at the state Capitol. Over 100 representatives from 30 organizations staffed exhibits showcasing each of the 70 state parks slated for closure, providing a better understanding of what will be lost when these parks close. Speakers at the morning rally included Elizabeth Goldstein, president of CSPF, Robert Hanna, great-grandson of John Muir, Alden Olmsted, son of naturalist John Olmsted, Senator Lois Wolk, author of Senate Bill 580, Assemblymember Jared Huffman, author of Assembly Bill 42, and Katie Brackenridge, Director of Out of School Time Initiatives for the Partnership for Children & Youth Summer Learning Initiative. CSPF also displayed hundreds of the Don t Let State Parks Become Just a Memory weekend of action photographs and letters outside the Capitol, and later delivered copies to legislative offices. Visit our website to see more information and a photo gallery of the event. Traci Verardo-Torres Vice President, Government Affairs www. Images top to bottom, left to right: June 21 SOS Rally and Expo. Weekend of Action photographs and letters for legislators; CSPF s Elizabeth Goldstein addresses the rally; Assemblymember Jared Huffman; Senator Lois Wolk; Robert Hanna talks with park advocates; park advocates under the big tent; Alden Olmsted gives a lively speech. 13 7

8 support our state parks Gifts by Bequest A simple and flexible way to leave a lasting legacy through your will or living trust The California State Parks Foundation is important because we are the only statewide independent non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for California s magnificent state parks. Now, more than ever, we need planned gifts because they are a means to help ensure that our parks remain healthy, open and available for generations to come. By making a bequest to CSPF in your will you can help preserve and protect the history and beauty of California s treasured parks forever. Please consider supporting CSPF with a charitable bequest in your will or trust. Doing so is easy and allows you to: Retain access to, and control over, all your assets. Preserve the flexibility to alter or amend your plans at any time. Qualify for a full charitable deduction on estate taxes. All bequests make a difference there is no minimum gift amount. You may leave a specific dollar amount to support the parks, a percentage of your estate, or what remains after other bequests have been satisfied. As you consider a bequest to CSPF, you and your attorney may find it helpful to use the following sample language: I give to the California State Parks Foundation, a California non-profit corporation, Tax ID # $ or percent of the residue of my estate I intend this gift to be for current use or as an endowment, which shall provide support to CSPF in perpetuity. Live Your Active Culture Spokesperson Mia Hamm signs autographs at the San Diego County Fair. Live Your Active Culture CSPF has teamed up with Dannon for the Live Your Active Culture program, which encourages California families to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Last month, the program s spokesperson, soccer legend Mia Hamm made an appearance at the Dannon booth at the San Diego County Fair to encourage health and wellness among the community. She interacted with fans and went head-to-head against San Diego s finest soccer enthusiasts for a chance to win great prizes. If you haven t already done so, please sign up to join the movement at Dannon.com/ liveyouractiveculture so that CSPF can have a chance to receive another $50,000 from Dannon on behalf of the partnership and the Live Your Active Culture campaign. The California State Parks Foundation is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and incorporated in the state of California. Individuals who notify us that they have included CSPF in their estate plan are invited to join the William Penn Mott, Jr. Society, named in honor of CSPF s founder and former director of California State Parks and the National Park Service. You will receive periodic insider briefings, and invitations to participate in special park events and celebrations. It is always a good idea to share your plans with a member of CSPF s staff so that we may be certain we will be able to carry out your wishes accurately. For more information, please contact: Davida Hartman Vice President, Development (415) davida@ Thank you for your support! 8 Annadel State Park, Cyndy Shafer

9 cspf partners Coca-Cola and Stater Bros. Markets Preserve Our Parks Campaign Coca-Cola Refreshments and Stater Bros. Markets have teamed up with CSPF again this year to raise much-needed funds for California s state parks. The Preserve Our Parks Campaign (preserveourparks.info) raised $716,400 for preservation at iconic state beaches and parks devastated by fires in recent years. Work will begin immediately on projects that benefit visitors who picnic and play in state parks, especially in the summer. During the past three years, Coca-Cola and Stater Bros. have raised close to two million dollars to help with reforestation (ReforestCalifornia.com), coastal clean up efforts (CareForOurCoast.com), and habitat and trail preservation. The private sector commitment to preserve Southern California state parks will give millions of Californians a cleaner, safer summer, said Ruth Coleman, director of California State Parks. We are very appreciative of our partnership with Stater Bros. and Coca-Cola, whose efforts for the past three years have had a tremendous, beneficial impact on our state park system at a time when we need it most. The campaign was funded by tax-deductible shopper donations at Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California, as well contributions from a percentage of participating Coca-Cola sales donated by Coca-Cola Refreshments. The companies also sponsored the largest Earth Day clean-up and restoration event to date at Huntington State Beach on April 16, An estimated 1,100 volunteers from Coke, Stater Bros. and the public picked up trash and removed 38,000 pounds of non-native invasive plants. From left: Jay Toups, vice president, Large Customer Team, Coca-Cola; Jim Lee, president and chief executive officer, Stater Bros. Market; Ruth Coleman, director, California State Parks and Elizabeth Goldstein, president, California State Parks Foundation, hold the check celebrating the $716,400 donation from Stater Bros. and Coca-Cola. Earth Day cleanup Russian Gulch State Park, Carolyne Cathey 9

10 program report Background image Courtesy of Fort Ross Interpretive Association Hidden Stories Mark your calendars now for the next Hidden Stories Series conference to be held at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio in San Francisco on September 22, In the midst of park closures and budget cuts, it s important to remember and celebrate the importance of parks in California their history, their value, and their stories. This year we are focusing on Russian history, which touches many of the important facets that make California and California state parks so exceptional. The conference will tell three hidden stories. We ll start where it all began, with the stories of Russian trade and relationships up and down the coast of California. Next, we ll look at a little-known aspect of Angel Island s history: the story of Russian immigration through the Ellis Island of the West in the early 1900s. Last, we ll examine the role that parks play in the recreational activities of the Russian community here in California, with a special focus on the Russian Scout movement. Along with ample time for audience Q&A, we will also have break-out groups in the afternoon to focus on programmatic initiatives. We are very excited about our conference panelists. Drawing from the Russian community, academia and individuals with personal experience, we have gathered a diverse and respected range of panelists: Mr. Glenn Farris, historian and Ft. Ross Interpretive Association member Ken Owens, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history, California State University, Sacramento Kent G. Lightfoot, Ph.D., professor of anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Ms. Eugenia Bailey, historian and Russian émigré Ms. Maria Sakovich, MPH, MA, historian and author Michael Tripp, Ph.D, professor of geography, Vancouver Island University, British Columbia Archpriest Alexander Krassovsky, rector of Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA and dean of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area Deanery of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Anatol Shmelev, Ph.D., curator, Hoover Institute, Stanford University Ms. Irene Bogoslovsky, scoutmaster of the Western American Division of the St. George Pathfinders Russian Scouting Organization We are also very honored to present Mr. Vasiliy Istratov, deputy director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation (Russian World Foundation), as our luncheon keynote speaker. Other speakers will include Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, and Ruth Coleman, director of the California State Parks. The conference will close out the day in style with a reception hosted by Russian Consul General Mr. Vladimir Vinokurov at the Russian Consulate in San Francisco. The California State Parks Foundation is deeply grateful to Mr. Vinokurov, as well as to our other generous sponsors: The Renova Fort Ross Foundation, the Russkiy Mir Foundation and Chevron. We are also indebted to our partner, the Fort Ross Interpretive Association, and Sarah Sweedler for her invaluable assistance in planning this conference. Please join us for this interesting and unusual look at California history through a Russian perspective. Tickets are $60 before September 1, $75 thereafter. For more information and to register, please go to calparks. org/hiddenstories. Russkiy Mir Foundation Images bottom, left to right: Russian Scouts, ca. 1940, at Jordan Park, a resort near Clear Lake (Photo courtesy of Maria Sakovich and Vlad Shkurkin); California Drawing of Fort Ross by I. G. Voznesenski, (Photo Courtesy California State Parks, 2011). 10

11 Capital Projects There have been some major steps forward with two of CSPF s long-standing capital projects. Yosemite Slough at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area: On Monday, June 20, 2011, construction began at the north side of the slough. This groundbreaking, nearly a decade in the making, is a significant step toward the restoration of Yosemite Slough. Creation of the wetlands on the north side should take approximately a year to complete, with the groundwork being laid for later construction of a parking lot, visitor s center, outdoor amphitheatre, a section of the Bay Trail and other features integrated into the plan. Design work has already begun on the south side of the slough. Stay tuned! A generous grant from the Hind Foundation has enabled CSPF to move forward with the first, essential step in restoring Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Work will start in the fall on removal and restoration of the Fresnel lens at the lighthouse. The lens will be displayed in the historic Fog Signal Building next to the lighthouse until the full restoration can be finished. The next step will be an emergency stabilization of the lighthouse tower. It is anticipated that this work will occur in the spring of Carpenteria Interpretive Play Area Grand Opening A new and unique play area at Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara County premiered on June 10 to the delight of children and parents alike. With dolphins, seals, a whale tail, a rainbow bridge, and Anacapa arch slides, the Tomol Interpretive Play Area tells the legend of the Chumash Indians arrival in the area. Spearheaded by the Carpinteria Morning Rotary Club, the project was helped with a generous $109,000 donation from the Estate of Lenora G. Johnson ($50,000 went towards the play area project and the rest went to the beach for building repairs). Mrs. Lenora Johnson loved Carpinteria State Beach. She and her husband visited often. This innovative project still needs to complete a few components of the playground and anyone interested in donating can contact Wade Nomura of the Rotary Club at wnomura@ verizon.net. Donors will be recognized with a Tomol Tile that will be placed around the play area. PORTS Program at Baldwin Hills Perseveres Despite budget cuts, staff shortages, and delays, the new Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) program at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City has persevered through its first year! With a generous three-year grant from Toyota USA Foundation, PORTS staff succeeded in buying all their equipment, including hi-definition video conferencing machines and electronics, and an all-electric golf vehicle equipped with a second video conferencing system popularly known as the BHATmobile, short for Baldwin Hills Advanced Technologymobile, where park staff can go out into the park and video conference on location. In the first year, the staff also began work on the enhanced curriculum, as well as training local teachers on how to use the equipment. PORTS staff continue to outreach to local teachers, schools and districts. By the fall, they will begin classroom lessons with students. Silver Strand State Beach and Loews Hotel State Parks staff continue to beautify Silver Stand State Beach in San Diego, with the guidance of a new facilities plan. The plan includes a boardwalk between the beach and parking lot, among many other improvements. Since 2007, the partnership between Silver Strand State Beach, Loews Hotel and CSPF has generated approximately $750,000 for the beach. Hotel guests pay a one percent fee, which goes into an environmental fund that CSPF manages on behalf of the state beach. With these funds over the years, park staff have been able to provide a park interpreter who gives beach tours, kayak excursions and grunion adventures. The funds have also helped beautify the beach with remodeled bathrooms, lifeguard towers, outdoor showers, and walkway tunnels, and interpretive panels throughout the area. Los Angeles State Historic Park Los Angeles State Historic Park, the innovative urban park located in downtown Los Angeles, has long been a priority for CSPF. Over the years, our work has included a design competition that led to the current plan for the park, numerous grants to support programs and events, and advocacy regarding the impact of state s proposed high speed rail system. Recently CSPF received a very generous grant of $200,000 from the Annenberg Foundation to support programming at the Anabolic Native Garden at the park, which was designed to engage the surrounding community to use their local park in a new and sustainable manner. The garden will provide the focus for seasonally based cultural, educational and volunteer programs. A primary objective will be to offer a venue for the Tongva, Chumash, and other Southern California indigenous people to teach about the native flora, its cultural usages, and sustainable practices including water conservation and organic cultivation. CSPF is very pleased to be able to support this meaningful program at Los Angeles State Historic Park. Sara Feldman Vice President, Programs 11

12 cspf online New Membership Benefits There are a multitude of benefits available to new and existing CSPF members. Not only do you still get park passes for day use in state parks, but we are now offering up to 10 percent off camping reservations, discounts throughout the state parks system worth hundreds of dollars, and much more! If you are currently a member, go to /Discounts to see your new benefits. If you aren t a member yet, go to / JoinNow to take advantage of this great offer. 2009, California State Parks Try the CalParks App by EveryTrail What s the best hike in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park? When is the Visitor Center at Fort Ross State Historic Park open? For answers to questions like these about California s state parks, look no further than the CalParks app. All you need is a mobile device to guide you towards the best state park experience possible. CSPF created and launched the new CalParks app with development partner EveryTrail. Free to download, the app allows you to take trail guide information with you while you explore state parks and beaches across California. Go to the itunes App Store or the Android Marketplace to download the CalParks app and start exploring. The CalParks app offers visitors a detailed, media-rich, interactive, and location-aware experience; complete with guides to over 45 parks (soon every state park will be included on the app). The app not only has trail guides, but you can also upload your own trips, discuss your favorite state park adventures and see photos from our online photo contest of the state park you are about to visit. We will also add additional features in the future designed specifically for our members. Write a review and let us know what you think! 12 Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park John Luker

13 Book your Travel with CSPF We ve made it easy to plan countless fun state parks experiences with the launch of our online Travel Center. Located on our website, the Travel Center can be used to select a state park, find member discounts, reserve campsites, download trail guides, and book all your travel needs in one place. CSPF members get 10 percent off camping reservations when they log in online. Members also get discounts like: 15 percent off surfing lessons at Silver Strand State Beach, 10 percent off in-store at Crystal Cove State Park, 10 percent off gift and retail at Angel Island State Park, and many more. Not a member yet? Join today and get up to 10 percent off your camping reservation. The next time you are planning a trip to California s state parks, use CSPF s Travel Center at /travel. CSPF Gear for Park Enthusiasts Get high-quality outdoor gear from our online store and support California state parks at the same time. The CSPF online store features one-of-a-kind CSPF merchandise for park enthusiasts, outdoorsmen and lovers of 100 percent organic cotton apparel. All store proceeds help support the work of CSPF and allow us to continue as Your Voice for Parks. As an added bonus, CSPF members receive a special 5 percent discount on their store purchases. If you aren t a member, you can join today and immediately get the 5 percent discount. Login today at and start shopping! 11 13

14 TM stuff you want to know about CSPF Photo Contest Thank you to all who continuously submit amazing photographs to the CSPF State Parks Photo Contest. We are particularly grateful to those who have helped us gather images of our 70 closing state parks. If you have photos from a closing park, please consider joining the contest and uploading them! We want the world to see what we will be missing when these magnificent parks close. For those who haven t joined the photo contest yet, now is the time to get involved. It is a free, statewide contest. Winners are chosen each month, and they receive a variety of prizes, including a free CSPF membership and a Lowepro camera bag. For information on how to participate, visit our website: calparks. org/gallery. Contest sponsored by Lowepro (lowepro.com) and Adolph Gassers (gassers.lifepics.com). Stay Connected to Your State Parks Online! Go to and sign up for our e-newsletter and action alerts to stay up-to-date on all state park issues. Our e-newsletter is published on the first Thursday of every month, so you can stay informed in between issues of Parklands. We also send action alerts when breaking state parks news happens. You can also Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or watch our videos on our YouTube channel. 14 Garrapta State Park, Phillip Lee Miller

15 70in70 Documenting the State s Losses Two photographers, David and Melody Noceti, have given themselves 70 days to document the 70 parks on the closure list. As David explains on the project s blog, 70in70.com, there will come a day in the near future when we ll refer to 70 California state parks in terms of historical importance. We ll turn to our children when passing by a boarded up building tagged with graffiti or a litter strewn, locked gate and say, That used to be a park. Then you ll think to yourself about how you d always meant to go, to have taken a day to learn the site s history, to breathe in the fresh air, to simply create memories not governed by a narrator s interpretation. 70in70 is an attempt to create memories before history outpaces us: 70 state parks are slated for closure this year, and they intend to visit each one within the next 70 days. What exactly is this project? Is it journalism, art, landscapes, documentary, nature photography, activism? The only guideline is this: 70 closing state parks in 70 days, from one end of the state to the other. The goal is to post one park a day. There might be words, there might not. Portraits of those affected? Who knows. Interviews? Could be. Lots of photographs? Definitely. Follow them on their journey as they discover what it is that we will all soon be missing out on at 70in70.com. RECENT PHOTOS OF THE MONTH MARCH, MORRO BAY STATE PARK Ken Bondy APRIL, CARLSBAD STATE BEACH Julianne Bradford MAY, POINT LOBOS STATE RESERVE Philip Lee Miller JUNE, JACK LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK Charles Tu 15

16 Angel Island State Park, Rob Dweck State Park Events A comprehensive list of upcoming park events can be found on California State Parks website. If you want to know what s going on in parks across the state, just go to parks.ca.gov and look for the events calendar on the bottom of the page. parklands california 50 Francisco Street, Suite 110 San Francisco, CA Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID California State Parks Foundation Read Parklands Online! To view this or previous editions of Parklands online, please visit / Parklands-Online. california parklands A publication of the California State Parks Foundation 2011 SPRING In This Issue Can This Really Be? Park Closures Programs Thriving Park Excellence Report Some Friends Leave Us CSPF Online Gala, Earth Day, Park Advocacy Day and MORE california parklands Summer 2011, Volume 28, Number 2 (ISSN: ) is published by the California State Parks Foundation, Copyright 2011 CSPF. All rights reserved. (415) CSPF WEBSITE STAFF MEMBERS Michael Bankert, Alisha Keller Berry, Melissa Brett, Cecille Caterson, Beverly Clark, Bonnie Davis, Jerry Emory, Sara Feldman, Linsey Fredenburg-Humes, Elizabeth Goldstein, Davida Hartman, Claire Jackel, Kate Litzky, Marygrace Lopez, Sue Neary, Gabrielle Ohayon, Lindsey Oliver, Susan Parker, Luba Podolsky, Jennifer McLin Ramirez, Jackie Reynolds, Eleanor Robertson, Erland Sanborn, David Slack, Georgia Smith, Alexis Stoxen, Kate Stull, Traci Verardo-Torres and Greg Zelder EDITORS Jerry Emory and Alexis Stoxen DESIGNER Debra Turner MOVING? Please send this form to CSPF in the envelope inside your Parklands. Please change my address as follows: Name Membership ID # Street Address City / State Home Phone Work Phone Address Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled elemental processed chlorine-free paper using soy ink. By using this recycled paper we are saving 8 tons of pulp (53 trees), 17 million BTU s of total energy, 6,300 lbs of CO 2 equivalent in greenhouse gasses, 26,000 gallons of wastewater, and 1,500 lbs of solid waste. Zip Don and Diane Cooley Honorary State Park Rangers Don and Diane Cooley received the 2011 Honorary Ranger Award at the California State Park Rangers Association s (CSPRA) conference in Yosemite this past March. This is the highest honor bestowed by CSPRA, reserved for citizens who exhibit outstanding dedication and contributions to protecting parks in our great state. Don and Diane s names rose to the top of the list for their efforts that CSPRA felt have truly made a difference for state parks adding valuable acreage to the system, enhancing educational opportunities and park facilities, not to mention good old fashioned volunteerism. CSPF is very proud of Don and Diane, as well! Don has served on CSPF s board since years making him CSPF s longest-serving current trustee. All the while, Diane has been right there with him supporting our work. Congratulations! Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Carolyne Cathey