At Parks California, it’s no surprise that we love our California State Parks. During 2024, the team took up the challenge to use the app OuterSpatial and visit as many state parks as they could schedule. One staff member, Veronica Silva Miranda, led the pack in unique park visits.
Mya Huetter (they/she) recently obtained their B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine, with a specialization in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. After graduation, they participated in Crystal Cove Conservancy’s Natural Resources Internship, a recipient of Parks California’s Career Pathways grant program, which led to a full-time role as a Natural Resources crewmember with California State Parks.
The campaign uses the iconic “warming stripes” graphic to visualize and display average annual temperature trends over the last 100+ years.
On August 18, 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex Fire swept through 97% of Big Basin State Park’s property, destroying almost all of the park buildings
Our inaugural Parks California Climate Fellow, Ryan Swanson, recently wrapped up his fellowship where, for the last year, he has been providing scientific expertise and
Our President & CEO Kindley Walsh Lawlor sat down with Environmental Directions, the longest-running environmental radio program in the U.S. In the interview, Kindley spoke
Nina Omomo was in her final semester at San Francisco State University as the world locked down into the pandemic. After six years of balancing coursework and working at
Have you met Armando Quintero yet? He recently joined the parks family as the new director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Recently,
