Programs

  • Yosemite Slough Wetland Restoration Project

    IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS, WE WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ECOLOGICAL VALUE, AND MORE. WITH THE YOSEMITE SLOUGH WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT AT CANDLESTICK POINT STATE RECREATION AREA, WE SUPPORTED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE URBAN PARK, ENHANCED ITS ECOLOGICAL VALUE, AND PREPARED IT FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, EDUCATION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. WE SUPPORTED STATE PARKS THROUGH THE WILDFIRES OF 2020 VIA OUR WILDFIRE RELIEF GRANTS AND FURTHER DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF $135,092 IN WILDFIRE RESILIENCY AND PREVENTION GRANTS TO ASSESS, RESTORE, AND PREPARE PARKLANDS WHILE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND RAISING THEIR AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT ACTIVITIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3M

  • Earth Day Climate Action 2021

    ENGAGING COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OUR STATE PARKS FACE, BUILD A NETWORK OF PARK STEWARDS, AND ENSURE THAT PARKS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ALL. OVERALL, OUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY PROVIDED 1,748 HOURS OF SERVICE EQUATING TO 781 NATIVE PLANTS INSTALLED, 30 MILES OF TRAIL RESTORED, 130,684 SQUARE FEET OF FIRE BUFFER ZONES CREATED, AND OVER 175 BAGS OF TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTED. OUR EARTH DAY CLIMATE ACTION 2021 GRANTED A TOTAL OF $51,902 TO 12 STATE PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS TO SUPPORT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS, INCLUDING TRAILS AND FENCING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $348.7K

  • Pathways to Parks Initiative

    THROUGH ADVOCACY, WE ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF STATE PARKS AND TO MAKE CHANGE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PARTNER JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM AND MANY PARTNERS, WE ESTABLISHED STRONGER ACCESS TO PARKS THROUGH THE PATHWAYS TO PARKS INITIATIVE. WE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VIRTUAL EVENTS AND WEBINARS TO ADDRESS CURRENT ISSUES FACING STATE PARKS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL VALUE PARKS PROVIDE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $274.6K