California State Parks Foundation

???? Help Us Celebrate Giving Parksday! ???? Join us in spreading the word about California’s incredible state parks and the biodiversity they protect. Through December 3rd, your posts can inspire others to support and protect these natural treasures and the species that call them home! How to help: ? Visit our social media toolkit at https://lnkd.in/gMtPRtsp ? Share about #GivingParksDay on your socials ? Highlight why we must support California’s state parks Let’s work together to make a difference for our parks!

?? What an amazing time at last week’s California League of Park Associations (CALPA) Conference! We were thrilled to join 34 organizations along with state parks staff and dedicated partners—all working together for the future of our parks.] A big thank you to CALPA for hosting us!?Our team led advocacy and climate resilience sessions, sparking meaningful conversations about protecting and enhancing California’s state parks. We also joined a panel with the Partnerships Office and Parks California to share a two-year update on the Partnerships Study. We look forward to building on this energy and driving positive change for our parks together!

Our volunteers' work in state parks is always a masterpiece, and it seems we're not the only ones who think so! ?? At a recent Fort Ord Dunes State Park workday, a talented painter captured the impact of fellow volunteers as they cleared the walking and biking path of vegetation, making it accessible for everyone to enjoy. The best part? The native plants collected were brought to a dune restoration site to be used as mulch and a seed source, helping prevent erosion and support the ecosystem! ?? Become a volunteer with us at volunteer.calparks.org! #CAStateParks #FortOrdDunes #California

This #GivingTuesday, your impact can go twice as far! ?? California state parks are vital habitats teeming with life, from Joshua trees to monarch butterflies. These ecosystems need our protection now more than ever. Donate by December 3rd, and your gift will be matched, doubling your impact to protect biodiversity and preserve our parks. Learn more: ?? https://ow.ly/oXqq50U7q9V

Recently, the California State Parks Foundation team gathered at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area for our quarterly offsite all-staff gathering! We spent the day together touring Jack Rabbit Beach and the community garden and spending time with park employees, Parks California, and a partner organization, Literacy for Environmental Justice. We are grateful for the time together with our partners and for this park's ongoing community engagement legacy, which has a deep-rooted history of activism. We left the day inspired to continue to work to preserve and protect these parks for the benefit of all Californians!

?? Big win for California's state parks! ?? We are thrilled to announce the passing of Proposition 4 – The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024! With up to $10 billion in bonds authorized, our state parks are on the path to becoming more resilient against climate change. Here's what this historic win means for our cherished state parks: ?? $175 million to tackle deferred maintenance ?? $50 million for sea level rise adaptation projects ?? $200 million to create new parks and recreational spaces for local communities Our Executive Director, Rachel Norton, expressed deep gratitude: "We thank California voters for choosing to supply our state park system with desperately needed resources to make our parks more resilient to extreme weather, wildfires, and climate change. This victory is an important step in reversing years of budget cuts and ensuring a vibrant future for our beloved state parks." Thank you, California, for showing up for our state parks and choosing a climate-resilient future! Learn more with the link in the bio. #CAStateParks #@Prop4

Today’s Election Day! If you haven’t voted yet, find your polling place at vote.org and remember, California state parks are on the ballot. ?? Already voted? Thank you! Now, help us spread the word — share our social toolkit and encourage friends to vote YES on Prop 4. Every vote counts for our parks’ future! ?? Learn more at calparks.org/prop4.

?? The 2024 legislative year is officially closed. Did you track how all the bills affecting California state parks fared? Great news – we did that work so you don’t have to. Check out https://ow.ly/SgME50TRZ5u for information on the six bills we designated as legislative priorities for the year. #CAStateParks #YESonProp4 #California

#ElectionDay is around the corner (November 5)! ??? Today, we gathered with our incredible partners in San Francisco to urge Californians to vote YES on Prop 4! As Rachel Norton, our Executive Director, said, ‘Proposition 4 gives us a choice to protect our future and what makes California special.’ Our state parks are treasures to protect, and now is the time to act. Join us in protecting and preserving California’s iconic landscapes, watersheds, and over 800 miles of coastline. Vote #YesOnProp4!

Incredible — thank you to all organizations, volunteers, racers, and friends who came to celebrate this incredible park! Congratulations, Dorothy, for receiving the Golden Bear Award! ??