Why is a Trust Fund needed to protect state parks and conserve wildlife?
E-mail California state parks and wildlife are priceless public assets and vital legacies for our children and grandchildren. But today, state parks are in peril because they have no reliable source of funding. Twice in the past two years, state parks were on the brink of being shut down because of California’s budget cuts. In 2008, 48 parks were proposed for closure, and in 2009, 220 of state’s 278 parks (80 percent of the entire system) were proposed for closure. In each case, a last-minute budget reprieve kept the parks open. Last year, nearly 150 state parks were shut down part-time or suffered deep service reductions because of budget cuts, and more closure proposals are expected this year because of the state’s continuing budget woes.
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