The California State Parks Foundation Wednesday announced $75,000 in new grant funding for parks in the Southland and throughout the state.
“On most Earth Days we’d be outside, celebrating, protecting and enhancing the irreplaceable natural treasures around us, but this Earth Day, while we all shelter in place we’re doing everything we can to support our state parks from home,” said Rachel Norton, executive director of the California State Parks Foundation.
“Immediate grant funding for California’s state parks will help to bridge the gaps brought on by this pandemic,” Norton said.
Among the 21 parks statewide receiving grants are: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park, Leo Carrillo State Park, Los Angeles State Historic Park, and Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Los Angeles County; and Crystal Cove State Beach in Orange County.
For more than 20 years, California State Parks Foundation’s annual Earth Day celebrations have raised nearly $7 million, attracting nearly 90,000 participants volunteering more than 355,000 hours, officials said.
Sponsors have included United Airlines, Edison International, The PG&E Foundation Corporation, Target and Blue Shield of California.
To learn more about what you can do this Earth Day to celebrate California and the planet, visit www.calparks.org/earthday.