Interviews

Career Pathways Expands Mya’s Journey into Natural Conservation

December 9, 2024 No Comments

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.

Visualizing Ocean Warming: Insights from the 50-Year Partnership of the State and Scripps Institution of Oceanography

June 20, 2024 No Comments

The campaign uses the iconic “warming stripes” graphic to visualize and display average annual temperature trends over the last 100+ years.

Visitor Surveys Help to Reimagine Big Basin: Reflecting on the Past and Future Park Experience

June 5, 2024 No Comments

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

Exit interview with Ryan Swanson, our 2022 – 2023 Climate Fellow

May 16, 2023 No Comments

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

Kindley Walsh Lawlor’s interview with Environmental Directions

April 14, 2023 No Comments

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

In Search of that First Internship

July 16, 2021 No Comments

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

What’s the Future of Parks? An Interview with Director Armando Quintero

October 7, 2020 No Comments

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,

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