Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Sharing for Santa Cruz Mountain fans everywhere: Check out the latest update on Big Basin's recovery post-CZU fire with Environmental Scientist Tim Hyland. Big Basin remains closed due to dangerous conditions caused by fire damage.

Our partner, Mountain Parks Foundation, is in need of some egg-sellent volunteers to staff the Nature Store! Check out their website for more info: www.mountainparks.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities

This could be you! (The one on the left.) Santa Cruz District is hiring summer seasonal interpreters and year-round part-time interpreters. If you enjoy working outdoors and with the public, this could be a great entry-level job for you! These positions work up to 1890 hours/year at State Parks throughout Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. For more info, visit www.parks.ca.gov/scdinterpjobs.

Just spreading the love here@calparks and @mountainparks are two of our long-time cooperating partners and we would be their Valentine any time! In addition to the recent grant to MPF, in 2020 @calparks provided grants to @friendsofscstateparks to distribute to State Parks staff who lost their homes in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire and an additional grant to State Parks to replace equipment from Big Basin! Thank you all, we couldn’t do it without you!

The 34th annual Migration Festival is happening NOW! Join us virtually from 11AM to 1PM on the @naturalbridgesstatebeach Facebook page. Come learn something new about the animals that migrate through the central California coast and Monterey Bay.

With ICU capacity below 15% for the Bay Area Region, state campgrounds within this region continue to be temporarily closed in accordance with the Regional Stay at Home Order. Affected reservation holders will be contacted by ReserveCalifornia via email and provided with a refund. Thanks for your understanding as we protect you and our employees from exposure to #COVID19. ICUs are filling up and we need to do our part to prevent California from experiencing a surge on top of a surge. #StopTheSurge

Message from Año Nuevo State Park: The pandemic has caused us to close our preserve to visitors this year. But that does not mean that this winter will be devoid of Elephant seal love at Año Nuevo State Park. We will be bringing the seals into your homes this winter. To be a part of all the seal fun, consider joining our Patreon. For the price of a tour ticket, you get access to weekly video blogs of rookery updates, seal spotlights and more! Join in at Patreon.com/anonuevosp.