Four most polluted national park sites are in California
A couple years ago, as part of the Sierra Club’s Outdoors for All campaign, Roberto Morales took a group of low-income Los Angeles area residents north to Sequoia National Park …
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2 California sites among the least visited national parks in the United States in 2023
By Marnie Hunter | CNN There are no roads and no trails in America’s least-visited national park. Just vast wilderness. Alaska’s Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, located …
First Santa Clara County park celebrates 100 years
The first and oldest park in Santa Clara County recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 22 recognized Stevens Creek County Park for …
Six Flags’ future in a Disney, Universal dominated theme park world
Guests ride a rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California, US, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The theme park …
Whoops, turns out there is money in California budget for 4th graders to go to state parks
Funding for a popular state program that gives fourth graders and their families free access to several dozen California State Parks is included in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for …
An empty waterfront lot in Antioch is about to sprout. What should it become?
ANTIOCH — Residents will soon get a chance to let their leaders know what they would like to become of a long-empty waterfront space in the city’s downtown. Vacant for …
Popular California State Parks programs on chopping block amid state budget woes
California’s budget woes could kill two popular programs that help the public access state parks and beaches for free, after Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to include money for the projects …
Oakland’s Measure Q money going unspent as fire danger at parks worsens
OAKLAND — Just before the pandemic helped plunge the city into financial crisis, Oakland voters did what they usually do at the ballot box: approve a new tax, this one …
El Nino: At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
HARARE: At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought, their carcasses a grisly sign of what wildlife authorities and conservation groups …
Want to visit Yosemite this summer? You’ll need a reservation
Does the wilderness feel less wild when it must be scheduled? Summer visitors driving to Yosemite National Park will soon find out, when the park moves to a reservation-only entry …