State Park closures: round two on the way
September 4th, 2009 by Geoff, Executive Director
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Name: Geoffrey McQuilkin
Title: Executive Director
About: Geoff's goals for the Committee are: assuring Mono Lake's continuing protection, restoring Mono Lake's tributary streams, developing a permanent education program, and assuring that the strong tradition of scientific research at Mono Lake continues. A graduate of Harvard in the history of science, Geoff has worked for the Committee since 1992 and was an intern and volunteer before that. He's happy to live close to the lake with his wife Sarah and their daughters Caelen and Ellery.See All Posts by Geoffrey (105)
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Supporters of Mono Lake and Bodie know the park closure saga we went through earlier this year as the California budget negotiations threatened almost all state parks with closure. (You can read more in our action alert center).
Well, get ready for a second round. The budget for the State Park system wasn’t completely slashed, but with a $14 million cut on top of three mandatory furlough days per month for employees, estimates are that up to 100 parks will be closed.
That closure list comes out soon after Labor Day.Will the state parks at Mono Lake and Bodie be on it? We don’t know yet, but we’re getting ready to respond as is necessary.
In the news: Sacramento Bee California state parks closure list due soon
California state parks closure list due soonCalifornia state parks closure list due soon
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