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VICTORY!!!!! Governor removes proposal to close 48 state parks.

To help balance the budget Gov. Shwarzenegger had proposed closing 48 state parks. On May 14 in the "May revise" he took this proposal off the table

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Thanks to your e-mails and generous contributions, Gov. Schwarzenegger REMOVED the proposal to close 48 state parks and 16 state beaches from his budget plan.

I'm really relieved, and proud, that we were able to stop this plan -- together.

Once the governor proposed closing 48 state parks we jumped into action. Meeting with staff in the governor's office, working with the media, and working with all of you, we demonstrated strong opposition to the proposal to close the parks.

In one week, more than 31,000 of us e-mailed the governor and asked him to keep the parks open. The good news is that he heard us and for now the parks are safe, but this campaign has taught us that the parks need more protection. For years, funding for the parks has gone down.

While this is not the end of the fight -- we will now need to make sure we have a long term plan for protecting our parks -- it is a huge victory.

So pat yourself on the back and get ready for the next battle. We need to reverse the trend of park funding and ensure that we can protect our parks for future generations.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Here's the complete list of parks:

Anderson Marsh SHP • Armstrong Redwoods SR • Austin Creek SRA • Benicia Capitol SHP • Benicia SRA • California Citrus SHP • California State Mining & Mineral Museum • Candlestick Point SRA • Clear Lake SP • Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP • Estero Bluffs SP • Fort Ord Dunes SP • Fremont Peak SHP • George Hatfield SRA • Governor's Mansion SHP • Great Valley Grasslands SP • Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP • Harmony Headlands SP • Henry W. Coe SP • La Purisima Mission SHP • Limeklin SP • Los Encinos SHP • Los Osos Oaks SR • Malakoff Diggins SHP • Manchester SB • McConnell SRA • Montana de Oro SP • Morro Strand SB • Mount San Jacinto SP • Petaluma Adobe SHP • Picacho SRA • Pio Pico SHP • Plumas-Eureka SP • Portola Redwoods SP • Providence Mountains SRA • Railtown 1897 SHP • Salton Sea SRA • San Simeon SP • Santa Susana Pass SHP • State Indian Museum • Sutter's Fort SHP • Tomales Bay SP • Topanga SP • Wassama Round House SHP • Will Rogers SHP • William B. Ide Adobe SP • William Randolph Hearst Memorial SB • Woodson Bridge SRA

 

ALLIES FOR OUR PARKS: People in the photo, left to right: Dan Jacobson, Environment California; Lynette Hernandez, Superintendent, Topanga Sector, State Parks; Ruth Coleman, Director, California State Parks; Lucinda Mittleman, Paul Rathje, Lynne Haigh, Campaign to Save Topanga State Park and Topanga Canyon Docents.