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Help California Save Its State Parks

Target: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sponsored by: California State Parks Foundation

State parks are a critical resource for local economies, a haven for individuals who love the outdoors and home to some of our nation's most diverse yet threatened wildlife species. But over 200 of California's state parks are in danger of closure if Governor Schwarzenegger's budget plan is approved.

The state of California is a national leader in preserving biological diversity, protecting valuable resources and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation. The state's parks system contains the largest and most diverse natural and cultural heritage holdings of any state agency in the nation.

But according to Governor Schwarznegger's plan, at least 80% of California's entire state park system will close if action is not taken to protect these unspoiled lands!

Don't let 220 state parks go extinct. Help keep the pressure on Governor Schwarznegger to make sure California keeps its state parks open by signing the petition today.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000
 

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As a strong supporter of the parks system, I urge you to take action to avoid the closure of 220 California state parks. Cutting the General Fund allocation for state parks will be devastating to California's economy, will weaken much-needed tourism revenue in the state and will shut the doors to tens of millions of people in the US and around the world who rely on state parks for outdoor recreation and vacations.

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This proposal couldn't come at a worse time. In these economic times, state parks are being used more, not less. Camping reservations for 2009 have already logged 25,000 reserved nights,compared to slightly over 20,000 nights in 2008 and over 19,000 in 2007. As more people choose high-value, low cost options for spending their financial resources, this proposal adds yet another obstacle to families looking for relief in these difficult times.
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We took action on “Help California Save Its State Parks”!
# 14,516:
9:11 am PST, Feb 8, Nadezhda Peneva, Spain
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4:02 pm PST, Feb 2, Mijanou Bauchau, California
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6:25 pm PST, Feb 1, Anita Anthony, Indiana
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1:42 pm PST, Jan 31, Name not displayed, Illinois
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9:11 am PST, Jan 31, Sharon Davis Canty, North Carolina
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11:28 am PST, Jan 29, Ali Odabash, New York
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11:43 am PST, Jan 27, Tonya Butts, New York
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1:25 am PST, Jan 25, Cameron Bourquein, Indiana
Natural public spaces are one of the treasures of the United States of America. I urge you to look for other budget options that will allow these parks to remain operational and available for the enjoyment of people and the sheltering of wildlife.
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7:56 am PST, Jan 24, Mathias Rodriguez, New York
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3:54 am PST, Jan 22, Ingrid Andersson, Sweden
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7:57 pm PST, Jan 20, Koehl Willy, France
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8:52 pm PST, Jan 16, Theresa Salvas, Rhode Island
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6:21 pm PST, Jan 14, Name not displayed, New York
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10:15 pm PST, Jan 10, Sarah Luchetta, California
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2:45 am PST, Jan 8, Carlo Bengiovanni, California
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2:54 pm PST, Jan 6, Julia Maeder, Germany
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11:48 pm PST, Jan 5, Georgia Karagianni, Florida
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9:20 pm PST, Jan 5, Iris Chynoweth, California
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1:57 pm PST, Jan 5, Melissa Mobeck, Washington
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3:44 pm PST, Jan 1, Angelina Derbane, Latvia
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3:03 am PST, Jan 1, Doug Dederich, Wisconsin
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7:13 am PST, Dec 30, Ghazale Jamsheed, Massachusetts
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9:25 pm PST, Dec 28, Katayun Salehi, Illinois
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9:23 pm PST, Dec 27, Susannah Kegler, California
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9:38 pm PST, Dec 22, Name not displayed, Missouri
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7:36 am PST, Dec 21, Chris Kuhar, Virginia
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5:06 am PST, Dec 21, Molly Mnld, Antarctica
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11:21 am PST, Dec 20, David Nielsen, Florida
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10:23 am PST, Dec 14, Gerlinde Palsingh, Austria
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6:03 pm PST, Dec 13, Darren Tortoise Protection, United Kingdom
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2:35 pm PST, Dec 11, Luis Eduardo Zuniga Moreno, Ecuador
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12:09 pm PST, Dec 11, Carrie Zeigler, Ohio
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9:47 pm PST, Dec 10, Penny Gregorio, Hawaii
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10:45 am PST, Dec 7, Name not displayed, California
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10:15 am PST, Dec 6, Name not displayed, Virginia
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4:06 am PST, Dec 1, Julia Burwell, Washington
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12:48 am PST, Nov 26, Evangelia Manthoyianni, Greece
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5:16 pm PST, Nov 22, Marco Durepos, Canada
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3:22 pm PST, Nov 21, Jessica Lindamood, Florida
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2:30 pm PST, Nov 20, Joanna Dulowska, United Kingdom
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10:27 am PST, Nov 18, Ashley L, Pennsylvania
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2:44 am PST, Nov 18, Elisa Dolléans, France
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6:39 pm PST, Nov 17, Ellie Shain, California
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9:30 am PST, Nov 14, Janice Sturdy, United Kingdom
HELP SAVE THESE PARKS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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9:01 am PST, Nov 13, Theresia Cronan, California
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6:15 pm PST, Nov 12, Lauren Moses, Louisiana
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8:32 am PST, Nov 10, Harriet Horton, Texas
California has many people living in urban situations that don't include natural areas surrounding their living quarters. These people and even those with yards and gardens need larger outdoor places to go and enjoy being outdoors with plant life and animal llife, and other people whom they would not meet at home.
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2:28 am PST, Nov 7, Alexandra MAUVE, France
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7:49 am PST, Nov 2, Andrew Redmond, Louisiana
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9:11 am PDT, Oct 31, Helle Collin, Denmark
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5:19 pm PDT, Oct 30, Austin Kendall, New York
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7:33 pm PDT, Oct 29, L Gols, Massachusetts
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5:23 pm PDT, Oct 29, Pam Ayres, Michigan
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6:35 pm PDT, Oct 26, Angel Bai, California
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6:34 pm PDT, Oct 25, Tristan Lestat, Alabama
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9:22 am PDT, Oct 25, Mary Lybarger, Nevada
Aside from the millions who visit state parks, it would be an ecological disaster with noone looking after our natural wonders, and it would be the beginning of the end.
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12:01 am PDT, Oct 14, Kathryn Dougan, Washington
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11:28 am PDT, Oct 13, Jackie Connolly, Michigan
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7:13 pm PDT, Oct 11, Oska Vant Hoff, Indonesia
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1:07 pm PDT, Oct 11, Christina Anderson, Canada
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11:43 am PDT, Oct 11, Zachary Wills, Arizona
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7:33 pm PDT, Oct 10, Alicia Gramer, California
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1:05 pm PDT, Oct 5, Forest Venkat, India
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6:31 am PDT, Oct 5, Deborah Campbell, California
were always trying to be the leader nation wide of everything why not something good for a change
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11:45 pm PDT, Oct 4, Mike Richardson, New Mexico
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10:15 pm PDT, Oct 3, Amy Shelhon, Minnesota
California has some of the most beautiful park land in our entire country. By setting a standard for protecting these parks, California can help motivate other states to follow suit. Our children and grandchildren can enjoy these parks for generations to come but only if we act fast!
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