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Desert X 2021 Outdoor Art Installation March 12-May, 16 2021
Desert X 2021 will consider the desert as both a place and idea. Projects will explore issues essential to our collective future and the histories, realities, and possibilities of the Coachella Valley and its many communities through themes of land rights and ownership, the desert as border, migration, water exploitation, social justice, racial narratives of […]
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Public Comment Sought on Guidelines for $46.2 Million in Grant Funding to Improve California Communitieson June 23, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) is seeking public feedback on draft guidelines for $46.2 million in grants to create and improve recreational opportunities in rural communities. Input from the public will help State Parks establish two new statewide grant programs – the Rural Recreation and Tourism Program and […]
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Division of Boating and Waterways Offers Boating Infrastructure Grants for Marina Operatorson June 19, 2020 at 7:00 am
The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting applications for the federal Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program through July 31, 2020. For this grant cycle, a total of $14 million is available to public and private marinas for BIG projects nationally. View the official news release here.California State Parks – News Releases
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Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! Agencies remind public to practice social distancing and proper food, garbage storageon May 21, 2020 at 7:00 am
Spring is in full swing in the Tahoe Basin and Tahoe black bears are searching for food. Intentional or unintentional feeding of bears results in unwanted bear behaviors, increased human-bear conflicts, and public safety issues as well as fines and possible jail time for violators. Each year, local law enforcement and state wildlife officers respond […]
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California State Parks Advises Public to Recreate Responsibly this Memorial Day Weekend and Summeron May 20, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California State Parks is encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to plan properly and recreate responsibly this Memorial Day weekend and summer as the state continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Californians are advised to stay local, continue to practice physical distance of six feet or more, avoid congregating with others outside of their immediate household […]
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State Parks Provides Safety Tips to Help Californians Responsibly Visit Waterways Amid Pandemicon May 15, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Parks and the Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) remind water enthusiasts during National Safe Boating Week (May 16-22) how to responsibly recreate in California’s waterways this year during COVID-19. As State Parks and other park operators begin to increase access at parks and waterways in compliance with state and […]
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DNA Analysis Shows Great White Shark Attacked Male Surfer at Manresa State Beachon May 14, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks, the California Department Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Long Beach State University’s (CSULB) Shark Lab announced today that a white shark, commonly referred to as a great white shark or its scientific name of Carcharodon carcharias, fatally attacked the 26-year old male surfer on Saturday, May 9, at Manresa State […]
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California State Parks Closes Manresa State Beach after a Shark Attack Incidenton May 9, 2020 at 7:00 am
California State Parks today responded to a shark attack incident at Manresa State Beach, one mile south of the main parking lot. At around 1:30 p.m., a 26-year old male was surfing when he was attacked by an unknown shark species. The victim was pronounced dead on scene. The next of kin was notified by […]
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California State Parks Reminds All Californians to �Stay Home, Save Lives� as Weather Warms Up Across Stateon April 24, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With temperatures warming up across the state, California State Parks is reminding all Californians to ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ as California continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. View the official news release here.California State Parks – News Releases
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Division of Boating and Waterways Begins Control Efforts in the Delta for Aquatic Invasive Specieson April 16, 2020 at 7:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) today announced its plans to control aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its southern tributaries. Beginning on April 20, DBW will start herbicide treatments on floating aquatic vegetation (FAV) such as water hyacinth and alligatorweed, and submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) such […]