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Texas buys land for new state parks that will be developed using $1 billion voter-approved fund

The fund opens a new era of public land acquisition and park development for Texas, which ranks 35th nationally in state park acreage per capita.

The Texas Tribune

"Woefully unprepared" hiker on frozen Mount Washington summit crawls inside Sno-Cat, refuses to get out until driven down

New Hampshire Fish and Game has recommended the hiker be charged for his rescue

Advnture

Kentucky Parks Commissioner seeking budget support for facility and recreational upgrades

The Kentucky House has adopted its version of a two-year state budget. Still to be determined is what will be in a Senate budget plan. One of many interested onlookers is the head of Kentucky state parks.

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8 of the best State Parks in the US for hiking

The extensive network of 6,000 State Parks across the country harbor some of the most enchanting and dazzling landscapes you’ll ever set eyes on

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‘He went on a rampage’: Man allegedly barricaded himself at Hearst Castle after stealing truck

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A man stole a pickup truck from a Cambria Community Services District utility yard on Sunday and drove up Highway 1 to Hearst Castle before barricading himself in one of the San Simeon estate’s historic guest houses, officials said.

Tribune News Service

What states don't have bears – and can I even go hiking in them?

We do some digging and find out what hiking adventures are out there among the US states for the extra bear aware adventurer

Advnture

California State Library Parks Pass Program Expands Availability In 2023

The California State Library is once again teaming up with California State Parks to offer all valid library card holders access to Parks Passes to check out.

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Disease nearly wiped out sea stars on California’s Central Coast. Is the population recovering?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Crouching low among rocky tidepools nearly completely covered with sharp-shelled mussels, California State Parks interpretive manager Robyn Chase gave out a sharp cry.

Tribune News Service

Folsom’s historic Negro Bar will undergo a temporary name change from California parks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Parks Commission on Friday voted to temporarily rename Folsom’s lakeside Negro Bar recreation area, changing it at least for the time being to Black Miners Bar.

Tribune News Service

Anza-Borrego park faces claims of neglecting rain ‘guzzlers,’ leading to bighorn sheep deaths

SAN DIEGO — Mark Jorgensen scowled, squinting under the desert sun on a recent afternoon in the Vallecito Mountains south of Borrego Springs.

Tribune News Service

Alabama bond question, Atlanta and Little Rock local measures on Tuesday ballot

On May 24, Alabama voters will decide Amendment 1. The measure would amend the state constitution to issue up to $85 million in bonds for improvement, renovation, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state parks.

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Climate change is ravaging Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, warn scientists. What can be done?

SAN DIEGO — Under a crescent moon, a Baja California treefrog wades among rushes and water hyacinth in San Felipe Creek — a wetland along the western edge of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park that researchers fear could be rapidly shrinking as the climate changes.

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