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California has three new state parks: Here's where

  • On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced three new Central Valley state parks—Feather River Park in Yuba County, San Joaquin River Parkway in Fresno, and Sunset Migratory Labor Camp in Bakersfield—raising California's total to 283.
  • California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot described the 'State Parks Forward' initiative as a shift toward an 'abundant mindset,' moving away from decades of focus on deferred maintenance that had stalled expansion.
  • The Sunset Migratory Labor Camp, which inspired John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath,' will preserve Depression-era history. The San Joaquin River Parkway offers a new 'water recreation hub' for the fast-growing Fresno region.
  • Officials will launch a public engagement process for the three properties, which are already publicly held. Senate Bill 630 streamlines acquisition of lands adjacent to existing parks for less than $1 million or as free donations.
  • These additions support California's '30x30' goal to conserve 30% of state lands by 2030. Newsom contrasted this expansion with the Trump administration's efforts to narrow protections for national forests and federal lands.
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California has three new state parks: Here's where

Coinciding with Earth Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced the addition of three new state parks in the Central Valley — pushing the statewide total to 283 parks — which he said is the biggest expansion of the park system in decades.

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