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California State Park - Preserving Biodiversity & Providing Outdoor Recreation

Our mission is to preserve California's extraordinary biological diversity, protect natural and cultural resources, and provide opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation in our 14 Northern Buttes Park Units and other sectors.

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California State Park - Preserving Biodiversity & Providing Outdoor Recreation

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  1. California State Park Mission To provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state's extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation

  2. Northern Buttes District • Cascade Sector • Valley Sector • Lake Oroville Sector • Clear Lake Sector

  3. Northern Buttes District Statistics • Manage 29,000 acres • 1,950 campsites • 140 miles of trails • 2.0 million visitors annually • $3.0 million annual revenue • $5.5 million operating costs

  4. Clear Lake State Park Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Sutter Buttes State Park Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park Lake Oroville State Recreation Area Shasta State Historic Park Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park Castle Crags State Park McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park 14 Northern Buttes Park Units

  5. 14 Northern Buttes Park Units • Clear Lake State Park • Anderson Marsh State Historic Park • Sutter Buttes State Park • Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area • Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park • Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park • Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area • William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park • Lake Oroville State Recreation Area • Shasta State Historic Park • Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park • Castle Crags State Park • McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park • Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park

  6. Valley Sector“Seasonal closure” to permanent closure • William B. Ide Adobe SHP • Woodson Bridge SRA • Bidwell-Sacramento River SP • Bidwell Mansion SHP • Colusa-Sacramento River SRA • Sutter Buttes State Park

  7. State Parks2011 compared to 1979 • An increase of 500,000 acres • An increase of 1 million visitors • Staffing levels the same • A decrease of 44% of our budget

  8. Budget Reductions2011-2013 • Reduced by $33 million • $11 million reduction in fiscal year 2011/2012 • $22 million reduction in fiscal year 2012/2013

  9. Goals of the Closure • To protect the most significant natural and cultural resources • To maintain public access and revenue generation to the greatest extent possible • To protect closed parks so that they remain attractive and usable for potential partners

  10. What this means… • 70 parks closing to meet reductions • 208 parks will remain open • 92% of annual park attendance will be retained • 94% of existing revenues will be preserved

  11. Park Closure Methodology Factors Considered • Statewide Significance • Annual visitation/public access • Fiscal Strength – estimated net savings from closing • Ability to physically close • Existing partnerships • Infrastructure • Land use restrictions

  12. What does a closed park look like? • Limited Staffing (Caretaker status) • Closure of Facilities • Gates closed or open? • Natural Resource Projects • Cultural Resources – Collections

  13. How long will they be closed? • Will depend on the state’s economy • A 3-5 year plan will be developed • The parks will remain public land which belongs to the people of California • No museum collections will be sold

  14. 70 Parks on the Closure List Greenwood SB Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP Hendy Woods SP Henry W. Coe SP Jack London SHP Jug Handle SNR Leland Stanford Mansion SHP Limekiln SP Los Encinos SHP Malakoff Diggins SHP Manchester SP McConnell SRA McGrath SB Mono Lake Tufa SNR Morro Strand SB Moss Landing SB Olompali SHP Palomar Mountain SP Petaluma Adobe SHP Picacho SRA Pio Pico SHP Plumas-Eureka SP Point Cabrillo Light Station Portola Redwoods SP Providence Mountains SRA Railtown 1897 SHP Russian Gulch SP Saddleback Butte SP Salton Sea SRA Samuel P. Taylor SP San Pasqual Battlefield SHP Santa Cruz Mission SHP Santa Susana Pass SHP Shasta SHP South Yuba River SP Standish-Hickey SRA Sugarloaf Ridge SP Tomales Bay SP Tule Elk SNR Turlock Lake SRA Twin Lakes SB Weaverville Joss House SHP Westport-Union Landing SB William B. Ide Adobe SHP Woodson Bridge SRA Zmudowski SB Anderson Marsh SHP Annadel SP Antelope Valley Indian Museum Austin Creek SRA Bale Grist Mill SHP Benbow Lake SRA Benicia Capitol SHP Benicia SRA Bidwell Mansion SHP Bothe-Napa Valley SP Brannan Island SRA California Mining & Mineral Museum Candlestick Point SRA Castle Crags SP Castle Rock SP China Camp SP Colusa-Sacramento River SRA Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP Fort Humboldt SHP Fort Tejon SHP Garrapata SP George J. Hatfield SRA Governor's Mansion SHP Gray Whale Cove SB

  15. How do we save the parks? Find partners that will run the parks or assist in funding by developing a: • Concession agreement (for profit business) • Operating Agreement (non profit) • Contingent Fund – generate 3 years of an operating budget to keep the park open (DONATIONS!)

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