The California State Parks system is deep into a financial crisis. This fiscal year more than $30 million dollars has been eliminated from the budget for parks, $14.2 million from the General Fund. The California State Parks department has instituted deep service cuts in the vast majority of the system's 278 parks. Many parks are closed part of the week, or seasonally. Most routine maintenance has been cut back.

California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman will discuss the approaches the agency is taking to protecting public access to parks, and what they are able to do to protect the natural and cultural resources within parks. Elizabeth Goldstein, the President of the California State Parks Foundation, will speak to short and long term options for funding state parks. The California State Parks Foundation is an independent non-profit dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for state parks.

Event Schedule:
6:30 pm - Appetizers & no-host bar
7:15 pm - 8:30 pm - Program
Please RSVP by January 21st to the contact listed below.

Location:  University Club, San Francisco; 800 Powell Street @ California

Price: $25 for PCNC members and guests; $30 for non-members; pay by cash or check to PCNC at the event (please make your check payable to PCNC)

Contact:  Dan Sullivan '63 at 415-626-8153