The California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) is launching a series of television public service announcements (PSAs) that will air statewide with the tagline 'Defend What's Yours.' The new public awareness effort aims to empower citizen action and mobilize grassroots support to save the nation's biggest and best state park system.
The ads will reach the public as the state of California prepares to close one of every four state parks just six months from now. Moreover, Gov. Brown's Fiscal Year 2012-13 state budget, released Jan. 5, also calls for potentially eliminating all seasonal lifeguards and 20 percent of ranger positions in state parks. This is the first time such closures and reductions have occurred in California.
Defend What's Yours is asking Californians to watch the videos and then get involved by visiting calparks.org/defend and following these simple steps:
- Be a Defender
- Spread the word
- Volunteer in parks
- Join CSPF to support solutions to keep parks open
“These parks belong to each and every one of us and we need all Californians to take this fight on as their own,” said Goldstein.
More information about the Defend What's Yours public awareness outreach movement can be found on CSPF's website, calparks.org.
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