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The Wildlands Conservancy is California’s largest nonprofit nature preserve system. It protects and maintains more than 20 nature preserves in California and one in Central Oregon.

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Eldorado National Forest Mosquito Fire Recovery Update

11/07/2024

A report on the progress of recover of the Eldorado National Forest two years after the devastating Mosquito Fire of 2022.

Apply for Inclusive Outdoor Program Grants

11/06/2024

Applications are open for California Department of Fish and Wildlife Vamos a Pescar grants to support outdoor multi-lingual outdoor programs.

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Crowdsourcing Plans for Resilience

Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.

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Glide Into Winter: Ice Skating Rinks in Tahoe, Truckee

Northstar ice skating rink. | Bill Stevenson
From open-air rinks to indoor arenas, Tahoe offers a variety of ice skating experiences for all ages and skill levels. Glide across the ice at popular spots like Northstar, Everline Resort, Heavenly Village …

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Family Playland at Soda Springs

Soda Springs
Soda Springs is a winter wonderland filled with fun for the whole family. For kids ages 7 and younger, the Planet Kids snow play area features tubing carousels, tubing lanes, snow volcanoes to climb, and more. Families can …

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Heavenly Pushes Opening Up to Nov. 20. Northstar Nov. 22, Kirkwood Dec. 6

Northstar California | Katey Hamill
California, Heavenly Mountain Resort, and Kirkwood Mountain Resort are looking ahead to the upcoming ski and ride season and are already planning for the snow to start falling. Heavenly will open on Nov. 20, followed …

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Folsom to Unveil First Art Feature on Johnny Cash Trail

The much talked about Johnny Cash Trail will have its very first feature transform from a concept into reality next week. The City of Folsom will unveil the first art installation on the Johnny Cash Trail on Thursday, Nov. 21, …

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Forest Service Keeps Certain Facilities Open Later This Year

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. / Nev. – As both the leaves and temperatures fall, the USDA Forest Service typically prepares its recreation sites around Tahoe for winter by closing down parking areas, restrooms and amenities around mid-October, but this …

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Historic Folsom Ice Rink Gearing Up to Officially Open Nov. 8

There’s been a hustle and bustle of activity in Historic Folsom this week and that can only mean one thing, the holiday season is fast approaching. With that most wonderful time of the year comes the return of one of …

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Field Notes: Life in the Eldorado National Forest After Wildfire Strikes

Charred trees punctuated the Eldorado National Forest like blackened skeletons of their former selves, victims of the Mosquito Fire. Two years earlier, in 2022, the Mosquito Fire started in Tahoe National Forest, moved north to the Eldorado, and torched a …

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Areas that the county overlooks can form their own local governments.
The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land
Starting in 1976, the legislature began creating agencies to buy up open land, and keep it open.
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