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Who, What, Where & how Around the Parks

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Oklahoma State University
011
Giralt Enterprises, Inc.
501
Intelligent Products Inc.
1536
Paris Equipment
Manufacturing Limited
1026
Jayhawk Plastics Inc.
2026
Pierceton Rubber Products
1443
Lincoln Equipment Inc.
2706
PlayCore
1801
MedTech Wristbands
925
Pro Grass, LLC
2441
Miracle Recreation
2200
Support
Prop 21Inc.goes viral.
Recreation Creations,
Inc. for California's
2525
Mod-U-Dock,
1040
Signature (Fencing) Systems
2618
Myrtha Pools USA
1027
Slippery Rock University
009
Natural Structures
1029
because of California's budget
ast Inc.
year, the country's
Sparton Enterprises,
719 down
Nature Bridges
537
In 2008, 48 parks were proposed
SpectraTurf oldest and largest state
2413 cuts.
Paris Equipment
closure, and
in 2009, 220 of the state's
park system teetered on for
Manufacturing
Limited
1026
Sports Turf Managers Association
1125
parks
(80
percent
of the entire 1128
systhe brink of wholesale 278
PHN
Architects
Superior International Industries, Inc.
2219
were
proposed
for
closure.
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each
closure, due to California tem)
PMSI - Professional Marketing
Surface America, Inc.
2825
a last-minute
budget reprieve kept
budget shortfalls. Proposition 21, a pos- case,
Services
Inc.
536
SYNLawn
436
parks
open.
Last year,
sible solution to California's park fund- the
Public
Restroom
Company,
The nearly 150
500
Texas A&M University
007
parks
were shut down part-time
ing woes, calls for the imposition of an state
Pureplay
Waterpark
Torosurcharge
Company, The
Restoration
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sufferedServices
deep service reductions
$18
on California motor 1343
ve- or
TotTurf
by
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Inc. parks.
1811 because
budget
clohicle registrations Industries,
to fund state
Rain Drop of
Products,
LLCcuts, and more 2743
TrueCalifornia
Pitch, Inc. chapter of the Audubon
825 sure
proposals
are expected this year
The
RDG Planning
& Design
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University
of Floridahard for Prop 21, pub001 because
the state's continuing budSociety,
pushing
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2619
University
of Georgia list of talking points:
012 get
woes.
Prop.21
will create a sustainlished
a compelling
Rocky Mountain Sunscreen
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University
of Illinois
- Urbana
008 able
funding stream that will ensure2836
that
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Reasons
to Vote
for Prop 21. " The
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Wausau
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longerbybe
a pawn in Sacramenlist,
first Tile,
published
in September to the
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Waterloo
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budget
negotiations.
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has since been circulated
XGrass
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Systems,
Inc.
1011
3.
Budget
cuts have reduced funding
widely via Facebook
and other social
UNIFORMS
Siemens Water Technologies
1508
lifeguards at state beaches, leaving
media.
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the first 10 reasons
AllChem
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swimmers
Prop.719
21
(along
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our
own editorial favorite)2719
as many
American
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Sparton
Enterprises, unprotected.
Inc.
put the guards back on duty.
anAnaconda
example
of savvy
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SpectraTurf
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With fewer resources for overAqua Products Inc.
301
Splashtacular, Inc.
809
crime and vandalism in CaliforTop
10 Reasons
to Vote
Aquatic
Development
Groupfor
1143 sight,
Stern-Williams Co., Inc.
1437
nia state parks have increased threefold
Proposition
21
Bonestroo
2044
Sun Ports/Shade Structures/FabriTec
1837
1. Budget cuts in recent years have in the last decade. Prop. 21 will provide
Chemtrol
2710
Surface America, Inc.
2825
created more than $1 billion in deferred funds for patrols and enforcement.
Columbia Par Car Corp.
2344
Thompson Dyke and Associates, Ltd.
2625
5. Nearly 400 organizations-includmaintenance at state parks. Prop. 21 will
EMPEX Water Toys
1619
USAquatics, Inc.
511
ing those representing the environment,
restore parks to their rightful condition.
Finals, The
2244
Vortex Aquatic
Structures
Int'l, Inc.
outdoor
recreation,
tourism,1237
and
2. Twice in the past two years, state business,
GameTime
1901,
2011
Water
Technology,
Inc.
parks were on the brink of being shut many others-support Proposition 21.1118

50 Things I Like About You

6. Proposition 21
gives us the opportunity to keep
a promise that was made to future Californians many decades ago.
7. California state parks contain all or
part of more than 50 Audubon Important
Bird Areas and are critical to the conservation of these vital habitat areas.
8. We've tried everything else to
protect California state parks, and nothing has worked. Raising fees didn't work.
Working with the governor and the legislature didn't work. Proposition 21 is the
last, best solution to the problem of our
under-funded parks.
9. California state parks play a vital
role in the protection of the threatened
Western Snowy Plover on state beaches.
If this work goes unfunded, the future for
this bird is bleak.
10. California state parks provide
necessary conservation and public education for the threatened Marbled Murrelet at Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
Without this effort, this sensitive bird
population could disappear.

And, then, there's #40:
40. California state parks go a long
way toward keeping filming in California. Last year, more than 900 permits for
more than 2,000 days of filming were
issued for state parks-helping ensure
that one of California's signature industries stays home.
While all 50 reasons may lack universal applicability around the country, the
approach is relevant everywhere.
And, given a blog, a Facebook page,
and a Twitter account, park advocates
everywhere could easily put their lists
in front of thousands of voters.
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