June 2012 Archives
State Park:
Only one state park did not get a reprieve, and it's been closed for awhile now.
Openings & Closings:
The late-season opening is due to a massive windstorm that struck the state last November.
Openings & Closings:
The wildfire, which was lit within an estimated 40 feet of the 1992-named George Bush tree, a giant sequoia in the Freeman Creek Grove, began June 1 and is suspected to be human caused.
Openings & Closings:
Popular visitor lodging areas in Yosemite Valley will be closed permanently due to risk of rock falls after a study was conducted.
National Parks:
Hikers, cyclists, and other lovers of the great outdoors can begin taking advantage of a newly headquartered visitor and recreation center in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Safety:
Of all the Californian animals that occasionally attack people, great white sharks are likely the scariest. Still, only one or two shark attacks a year are recorded in California, with a death about once a decade.
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