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merica's state parks are facing

a crisis greater than any time since
their founding in the 1920s and 30s.
The alarm sounded last summer when
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
proposed eliminating virtually all general
fund support for the operation of the California State Park System, about $140 million. Were that to happen, some 220 of the
state's 279 state parks, fully 80 percent of
the state park system, would have to close.
In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer delivered
a budget message assessing the financial

The fiscal threats to state parks
are many, as are the counter
strategies of their advocates.
By Richard J. Dolesh

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condition of the state as the worst in its 97year history. The $200 million cut from its
budget falls far short of the current $1.9
billion deficit and does not begin to address the $3.4 billion abyss in the 2011
fiscal year. As a result, the Arizona State
Parks Board approved closing up to twothirds of its 30 parks by June 30. These
closures will have far-reaching consequences on the state's economy, tourism
projections, natural and cultural resources protection, and the hiring of future employees of the state park system.

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