California eyes 3 new state parks, biggest expansion in decades
The Central Valley could soon be home to three new state parks in what officials say is the largest expansion of California’s state park system in decades. The proposed parks — Feather River Park in Yuba County, San Joaquin River Parkway near Fresno, and Dust Bowl Camp in Bakersfield — would serve historically park-poor communities. … The largest of the proposed parks, Feather River in Olivehurst, Yuba County, sits on nearly 2,000 acres along the Feather River. It would be the first state park in Yuba County, complete with a boat launch and riverside beach, as well as a floodplain designed to take on water in high-flow years. The San Joaquin River Parkway in Fresno and Madera counties would join various properties into an 874-acre state park directly upriver from the city of Fresno.
Other park and river restoration news:
- San Francisco Chronicle: California announces plans for three new state parks
- The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Feather River beach and floodplain to become Yuba County’s first state park
- Abridged (Sacramento, Calif.): Yuba County gets first state park in major California expansion
- The Fresno Bee (Calif.): California adds 3 Central Valley state parks, with plans for more, Newsom says
- The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.): California adds three new state parks, expands others
- Los Angeles Times: A $40-million project will clean MacArthur Lake. Will it help fix the park?
- Ebb and Flow (California Water Boards): Blog: Restoring rivers faster with streamlined permits
