Baron Partner Funds

Baron Partner Funds

Baron Partner Funds

The irony seems too good to be true: the motor vehicle, which for years has been blamed for the smoggy degradation of California's public lands, coastlines and forests, may eventually serve as the impetus for creative programs that could increase funding and inspire more travel to California State Parks.

California State Funding Crisis and Park Visitors

"We are working on long-term strategies," said California State Parks Foundation Communications Director Jerry Emory. California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) is a 100,000-member strong organization dedicated to the preservation of California park lands, and was critical when the state funding crisis threatened to close parks earlier this year.

"Our members were outraged," said Emory, who added that the budget cuts proposed last spring would have resulted in the closure of as many as a third of California’s state parks. "State parks act as economic generators. For every $1 spent, $2.35 is generated by people coming to the parks. It didn't make sense to us."