Placer County Parks & Recreation Digest

Entrance is free to all National Parks on April 19 to kick off the annual National Parks Week this year from April 19-27. Get ready to get outdoors to celebrate America's Best Idea.

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.

On September 23, a groundbreaking ceremony was held signaling the commencement of construction of the Whitney Community Park Bike Pump Track.

In their September 10 meeting, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the expansion of Hidden Falls Regional Park by 600 acres and the construction of an additional 8 miles of trails.

Nearly every major environmental group in California opposes a bill that would modify the state’s signature environmental law to speed up upgrades to power lines. Supporters say it would help free the state from fossil fuels and make the grid more reliable, but opponents fear it would damage state parks.

On June 19, California YIMBY announced support for the California Forever project going to the Solano County ballot in November.

Placer County is using 2,000 goats to reduce fire risk at Dry Creek Community Park.

Over the years of chatting up residents, business owners and public officials, Roseville Today discovered a string of common threads that bind us into a community.

California State Parks has recommended $6.7 million for seven local nonmotorized trail projects in various cities, including Galt and Gilroy.

Disneyland’s plan to reimagine the theme park into a more “immersive” experience may require up to $2.5 billion and a plan to privatize some Anaheim streets.

California’s projected budget deficit of close to $38 billion likely means some cuts are coming. Among them, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed ending the California State Park Adventure Pass, which offers free access to some state parks for fourth graders.

An estimated 100,000 pizza boxes have been removed from Yosemite’s waste stream. This is because the famed park now serves pizza on trays and puts to-go portions in compostable bags, part of a move to reduce food-related waste.

The 40 Acre Conservation League has recently acquired hundreds of acres of land in Placer County, 70 miles northeast of Sacramento—a significant step toward making outdoor experiences more inclusive.

Utility giant PG&E is set to raise its rates an average of 13% on Jan. 1. That equals an extra $32.50 a month, or $390 for the year.

State and local leaders gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate a new plan that will increase access to the outdoors for all Californians, regardless of who they are or where they live.

A pilot program that allows Californians to visit many state parks for free—after checking out a pass from their local library—is helping increase access for more people of color and lower-income residents, according to research from the California State Parks Foundation.

A beachside trail connecting the communities of Morro Bay and Cayucos could finally be built after 20 years. This happened after Chevron decided to sell land needed for the trail to be built.

Two theme park giants, Six Flags and Cedar Fair, announced they are merging. It could have potential impacts on California theme parks like Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

Camille Dixon, the announcer for Disney California Adventure, and her husband, Bill Rogers, the voice of Disneyland, are moving on from this work. They have been at the parks for more than 40 years combined.

Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

Harvesting your own Christmas tree is a holiday tradition—and in the next couple weeks, permits to do so are opening up in forests throughout the state. Among them is the El Dorado National Forest.

The Biden administration is one step away from designating the first national marine sanctuary nominated by a tribe. Tribal members of the Chumash, who have lobbied for the creation of this Central Coast preserve for more than a decade, would be involved in managing it.

The Forest Service may need to close parts or the entire trailhead to help ensure public safety while construction work is occurring.

With a record number of participants this year, the 18th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge got more people than ever out of their cars to help improve Lake Tahoe's environment and communities.

Upward of $2.5 million in funds generated by Transient Occupancy Tax and the North Lake Tahoe Tourism Business Improvement District were allocated in the second half of the fiscal year to initiatives for workforce housing, regional transportation, economic vitality, trails, recreation and tourism mitigation.

More than $2.5 million in funds generated by transient occupancy taxes and the North Lake Tahoe Tourism Business Improvement District have been allocated for the second half of the fiscal year.

Trustee Michaela Tonking felt it was important to bring this item back to the board in order to align the district with other golf facilities in the area, along with give golfers with last minute changes a better opportunity to cancel.

Construction of the new 2.3-mile Tunnel Creek Singletrack Trail is now underway, which has been possible from the fundraising efforts of the Tahoe Fund, a Recreation Trails grant from Nevada State Parks and trail-building efforts by Great Basin Institute and the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association.

The two rafting companies that offer the rafting trip between Tahoe City and River Ranch will most likely not be able to open their operations this summer, and it’s all wrapped up in the complicated agreements that have for many decades regulated how much water flows in the Truckee River.