2016 -17 Annual Report Edition Fall 2017 | The Newsletter for Members of CSPF

ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK © SUSAN NEVES 1 In this issue Thank you

Looking back on this year, I’m grateful 3 2016-17 by the numbers for how your generous support helped 4 Park Champions volunteers connect so many people to maintain and beautify our California’s beautiful state parks in so state parks many different ways. One highlight for 5 3,000 volunteers celebrate me, as a long-standing CSPF Board Earth Day with public service member, was celebrating our 15th annual Park Advocacy Day, where I 6 Collaboration and capacity- met with new and enthusiastic building with park partners attendees and also reconnected with 7 Grants improve parks and long-time advocates, including several Rachel and her daughter Audrey volunteering visitor experience who haven’t missed a Park Advocacy with Park Champions at Candlestick Point SRA Day yet! 8 Connecting California youth As I learn about all the wonderful to parks The collective passion and commit- work the members, supporters, board 9 A victory for San Onofre ment of park supporters like you is and staff of the California State Parks State Beach inspiring. In this special 2016-17 Foundation accomplished this year, annual report issue of Parklands, 10 Legislative wins and highlights I get more excited to lead this we’ve featured just some of the many organization into the future. 11 15th annual Park Advocacy Day ways your membership and Born and raised in California, contributions are keeping our state 12 Members and donors make all I enjoyed some of my favorite parks healthy by facilitating the difference childhood experiences in our state improvements, inspiring stewardship, parks. They gave me a lasting love 15 Get involved supporting partners, and making our of the natural world — and I’m parks more accessible for Californians particularly inspired by the work to enjoy for generations to come. CSPF does to give those same BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016-17 When you love, visit and support our experiences and love to thousands FOUNDER Rosalind Nieman state parks, you make a difference. of young people each year. William Penn Mott Jr. John O’Connor Thank you. (1909-1992) Maidie E. Oliveau While I’m new to CSPF, I’m not new Larry Palmer, CFP to parks. I know what challenges BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert E. Patterson Michael U. Alvarez Patricia Perez we’ve faced and overcome with your Douglas Beebe Michael J. Pinto, Ph.D. support. As you read through this David Mandelkern Lee Black Donald J. Robinson annual report, I hope you get as Jimmie I. Cho Seth Teich, CFA Board Chair Donald E. Cooley Treasurer excited as I am about the critical Carolyn DeVinny Robert E. Walter work you’re making possible to William G. Doolittle Peter H. Weiner improve and protect our parks and Diana Lu Evans William H. Fain Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES to connect people to them. FAIA Shirley Bogardus Catherine Fisher Trustee Emeritus Thank you again for all that you do Vice Chair Michael J. Brill to care for the parks we love. Manuel G. Grace, Esq. William T. Duff Sanford L. Hartman Rhonda Glasscock Wendy James William Randolph Stephen A. Johnson Hearst, III Gail E. Kautz Patrick T. Lee Virginia Chang Kiraly Connie Lurie Rachel Norton Elizabeth A. Lake Gary Polakovic Executive Director Secretary Alexander M. Power David Mandelkern Dave with several advocates and staff who Chair have attended every single Park Advocacy Day

2 2016-17 by the numbers BUTANO STATE PARK © CHARLES TU PARK STATE BUTANO 4,572 volunteers engaged 183

Park Champions workdays (more than 12,000 volunteer

hours) at 48 state parks 22 grants awarded

totaling $112,890 in funds for 35 state parks

39 park partner organizations engaged in 7 capacity-

building workshops and trainings 19,756

action alert responses asking legislators to support

parks and protect public land

Since our founding in 1969, CSPF has raised over $264 million to benefit state parks and park users. In 2016-17, you contributed $8.06 million

SOURCES OF CONTRIBUTIONS n Individuals 51% n Settlement 20%* n Legacy Gifts 11% n Foundations and Nonprofits 9% n Corporate gifts 8% n Other 1%

*Read more about the San Onofre State Beach settlement on page 9

CSPF’s 2016-17 audited financial statements will be posted in January 2018 at calparks.org/ aboutus/financials, where you can also find financial and annual reports from previous years.

3 PARK CHAMPIONS VOLUNTEERS REACH 100 WORKDAYS We mobilize volunteers to maintain and In spring 2017, two of our most dedicated beautify our state parks Park Champions were the first to celebrate the milestone of volunteering 100 times. Through the Park Champions program, volunteers give their time to make a difference in our state parks. In 2016-17, nearly 1,500 A CSPF member since 2000, Ada Wong volunteers worked more than 12,000 hours at 183 projects to (pictured above, left) learned about the improve state park facilities and protect habitat and wildlife. Park Champions program when it started in 2010. It wasn’t until she retired in 2013 that she could sign up as a way to give Since its launch in 2010, Park Champions has grown from just 10 participating back to the state parks where she’d parks to more than 50 state parks, like Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve on the enjoyed camping for decades. “I didn’t like San Diego coast, home to one of the rarest pine trees in the United States – Pinus it,” she said of her first volunteer day. torreyana. Torrey Pines SNR was a new Park Champions site in October 2016, “I didn’t like pulling weeds, they kept and by June 2017, more than 60 volunteers had removed more than 150 cubic pricking my fingers!” But just a few days yards of invasive plants and trash, including hundreds of yards of ice plant and later, Ada tried again, and in the four years thousands of seed heads from invasive grasses, helping to preserve the rare pine since has volunteered in 26 state parks. trees and some of the last salt marshes and waterfowl refuges in southern California. On reaching 100 workdays, Ada said, “I’m In addition to working year-round to restore native habitats and improve trails and not counting, I’m just enjoying it. It means campgrounds, Park Champions also contributed to the research, restoration and I have accomplished a lot for the parks opening of historically significant parks. At Los Angeles State Historic Park, a and for myself.” public-transit accessible urban park just outside of downtown Los Angeles, volunteers planted more than a thousand trees and bushes to prepare the park Bob Fox (pictured above, right) had been for its opening in April. At Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, volunteers volunteering in state parks awhile before he continued work to restore early 20th-century buildings in the only California town learned about the Park Champions program to be founded, financed and governed by African-Americans. At Plumas-Eureka in 2011 – so much so, that he jumped State Park, volunteers participated in an archaeological survey collecting data on right into our Core Leader program of ded- the area’s earliest gold mining efforts. icated volunteers who help coordinate and • manage work days. “I’d been working in a number of parks and still do,” he said. “ State parks are absolutely the jewel in the crown of California, “Being a Core Leader looked like it would and in an absence of volunteerism, they would not be be an interesting way to maintain Candle- main-tained as well as they are. Volunteering with Park stick Point.” On his path to surpassing 100 Champions makes our state parks available to Californians and workdays, Bob said, “I had a heck of a lot other people from all walks of life and other countries to visit of fun doing it, really. It’s just fantastic to the state and see the magnificence of its parks.” be out there and contributing.” BOB FOX, PARK CHAMPIONS CORE LEADER 4 Learn more or register to be a Park Champions volunteer at calparks.org/volunteer We celebrate Earth Day with action and public service In 2017, our Earth Day of action fell on actual Earth Day – April 22. Across the state, more than 3,000 volunteers helped restore and clean up 40 state parks, in partnership with nearly 30 park nonprofits and community organizations, and with generous support from presenting sponsor Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Earth Day is an important day for our state parks – the holiday was inspired by the need to protect California’s and the world’s land, environment and natural “ Over the 15 years that I have beauty. From its inception, Earth Day has always been about communities been involved with this event, organizing to have a grassroots impact, and our day of action and public I have been especially service in California’s state parks honors that tradition. impressed with the dedication In 2017, volunteers contributed thousands of hours to shower their state parks of my PG&E colleagues and with support and love. In one day, they: how they involve their n Planted 3,685 native trees and plants children and neighbors. It teaches all of us respect for n Removed 1,385 cubic yards and 100 pounds of non-native plants plus the parks and outdoors and multiple dumpsters full of debris instills a sense of good n Collected 1,130 bags of trash and 416 bags of recycling stewardship which is critical n Built split rail fences, installed new signage and trail markers, removed for the future of these graffiti, refurbished demonstration gardens and campgrounds, and built resources.” animal-proof food storage lockers TOM ESSER, PG&E EMPLOYEE AND EARTH DAY n Cleaned damage caused by winter storms VOLUNTEER At Auburn State Recreation Area, more than 200 volunteers installed trail signs, posts, maps and interpretive panels, as well as removed hundreds of bags of trash and recycling. Volunteers beautified the visitor center at San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, where they painted exterior window frames, scraped old paint, primed, and finished with fire rated paint. At parks like Candlestick Point State Recreation Area and Benicia State Recreation Area, dozens of volunteers removed invasive weeds and plants, and replaced them with native vegetation. Thanks to members, volunteers, park partners, sponsors and donors, for over 19 years, our Earth Day restoration and cleanup program has mobilized more than 80,000 volunteers who’ve given more than 350,000 hours to provide state parks with the help they need to complete long overdue environmental and structural improvement projects. • 5 SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE PARK © TED JUDAH SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE PARK © TED JUDAH

We help park partners collaborate and grow Through capacity and resource building, CSPF supports, convenes and organizes the nonprofit park partners who fund and manage diverse aspects of state parks programs, projects and operations, and in some instances, operate state parks that rely on their commitment. In FY 2016-17, we engaged nearly 40 park partner organizations in seven workshops and webinars, and distributed a five-part newsletter series with tools and resources to more than 100 organizations.

Building off the program that was created in response to HELPING PARK PARTNERS BUILD CAPACITY the critical need of supporting park partners who took over Through workshops, webinars, toolkits and information operation of threatened parks in 2011, CSPF continues to sharing, we’ve leveraged our resources to help park partners provide expert, no-cost assistance to park operators, cooper- build skills and increase their ability to operate effectively ating associations and other park partners. In the last year, and efficiently. Topics included communications (such as this work focused on two goals: social media, media relations and storytelling), fund develop- HELPING PARK PARTNERS COLLABORATE ment (including donor retention and fundraising), special event planning and board development. After our workshop After many years of providing technical assistance to park on social media best practices, park partner John Roney at partners, we recognized how crucial it is to help them Team Sugarloaf (operator of Sugarloaf State Park) wrote to us work more effectively with their partners at the Department to share that they increased their Facebook followers from of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and streamline communica- less than 600 to more than 4,000, which has also had a tions between the two cultures. We continued work that direct effect increasing (and selling-out) event attendance. kicked off at our 2016 annual convening with a day-long negotiation workshop in January 2017, attended by 10 As the landscape of funding and needs at state parks park operating organizations and three members of DPR’s changes, we continue to evaluate how partnership programs partnership office. This workshop, described by partici- also need to change to best support the ongoing success pants as “incredibly valuable” and full of “tangible, useful of park partners. • concepts,” gave both DPR and park partners tools to com- municate and negotiate effectively, setting a shared agenda for increased and improved dialogue and collabo- “Having a large sophisticated partner such as ration. When many partners voiced interest in continuing CSPF is crucial for the many different park this work with more DPR staff present, CSPF worked with supporting and operating partners. Sonoma DPR to design and partially fund a problem-solving work- Ecology Center and Team Sugarloaf has shop with our conflict management expert at DPR’s annual learned many invaluable skills – we found the partnership conference, where enough members of both social media, PR and negotiation trainings the park partner community and DPR staff would be in especially helpful.” attendance to engage in a meaningful conversation. JOHN RONEY, SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE PARK MANAGER , SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER About 200 park partners and DPR staff gathered for two and a half days of skill-building. 6 We fund critical upgrades to improve parks and visitor experience With your contributions, we’re able to provide grants to park partners and the Department of Parks and Recreation MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH to support state parks in need of upgrades or repairs, or COURTESY OF ELKHORN SLOUGH FOUNDATION looking to implement innovative ways of reaching new visitors and improving their experiences. Here’s a look at your support in action this year thanks to these grants:

MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH POINT LOBOS STATE NATURAL RESERVE Engaging the community with Employing technology to enhance the SANTA SUSANA PASS STATE HISTORIC PARK education and restoration educational park experience COURTESY OF FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS At Moss Landing State Beach, the Our state parks have already wel- Elkhorn Slough Foundation wanted to comed generations of Californians, protect the sand dunes from erosion and plan to welcome generations while educating and engaging with more. The Point Lobos Foundation has the community. With your support, innovated how they reach newer our $3,500 grant helped cover the generations of park lovers with a cost of materials needed to restore an mobile phone application to help acre of sand dune habitat, and the youth explore and learn about Point costs of coordinating volunteer and Lobos State Natural Reserve. We educational events that provided granted them $7,500 towards the many students with their first trips to “Discover Point Lobos” app which HENRY W. COE STATE PARK the beach along with an opportunity allows students (and others) to learn COURTESY OF PINE RIDGE ASSOCIATION for in-depth, interactive learning. the history of Point Lobos and identify plant and wildlife using games and SANTA SUSANA PASS STATE AUSTIN CREEK STATE RECREATION interactive features they can access HISTORIC PARK AREA AND ARMSTRONG REDWOODS from home, the classroom or in the Increasing awareness and cultivating STATE NATURAL RESERVE reserve. By increasing the connection park participation with neighbors Collecting stories to preserve and these students have to the natural When you pick up a brochure filled foster a culture of art in parks reserve, the Point Lobos Foundation with maps, facts, history and tips at a Telling the stories of people who love hopes to foster the next generation of new or favorite state park, a lot of and support our parks is an important environmental stewards. work went into making it available to way to preserve the history of our you. The Foundation for the Preserva- parks. With a $5,000 grant, we HENRY W. COE STATE PARK tion of the Santa Susana Mountains helped Stewards of the Coast and Repairing historic structures to needed a new brochure to share with Redwoods document the memories of expand park programs visitors and neighbors to let them Pond Farm, a national historic site, At more than 80 years old, the White know about everything the park has and internationally-noted artist Mar- Barn at Henry W. Coe State Park to offer. Our $5,000 grant helped guerite Wildenhain who taught and needed some critical repairs. We them create and print a new brochure lived there. As part of a new artist granted the Pine Ridge Association with updated trail maps, plant and residency program at Pond Farm, oral $10,000 to remove a rotted roof and wildlife guides, and details on the historians interviewed students and install a new one last October. Now, park’s history as a home to several friends of Wildenhain and others with a safe, functional roof, the Native-American peoples, a part of a connected to the farm to deepen historic barn serves as a meeting 1850s stagecoach road, and a understanding of Pond Farm’s cultural point for educational and interpretive filmset for movies and television – importance and its implication for programs, summer camps, naturalist with funds leftover to help install new future art programming. trainings and presentations, communi- trail markers. • ty meetings and special events. 7 RIO DE LOS ANGELES STATE PARK COURTESY OF CLOCKSHOP

We connect California youth to parks We believe that connecting youth with state parks is good for the youth, good for the parks and good for the community. That’s why we fund and create programs that get youth engaged and interacting with parks in a variety of ways across the state.

GRANTS YOUTH LEADERS ADVOCATE FOR PARK PROGRAMS Each year, we award grants to organizations connecting At this year’s Park Advocacy Day, we introduced a briefing California youth to their state parks. At Rio de Los Angeles for youth leaders from Outdoor Outreach and Sonoma State Park, a $7,500 grant helped Clockshop bring nearly Ecology Center to speak to other park advocates about the 200 students from surrounding urban high schools to the important, transformative experiences outdoor programs park’s “Bowtie” parcel, where they engaged with park have provided. They shared their personal stories of need- rangers and artists while exploring the connections ing and getting access to state parks, and the leadership between art and landscape, and the considerations skills and opportunities they have developed because of involved in creating site-specific public art. At Crystal outdoor access programs for youth. Cove State Park, a $5,000 grant for the Crystal Cove YOUTH ART CONTEST Conservancy connected youth to the coast and outdoors through a weeklong scientific program. With help from a Our annual youth art contest received nearly 400 submissions $5,000 grant, Save Our Shores transported students from of original pieces from artists ages 4 to 18 sharing their experi- underserved communities on marine education field trips ences of “discovering state parks.” Thirty-five works of art were to state beaches in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. awarded prizes and special recognition and were displayed in the State Capitol. Through each piece, these young artists SUMMER LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT illustrated the diversity of state parks in California, and the Research shows that park-based learning reduces summer diversity of experiences that individuals can have in them, learning-loss, teaching students new ways to explore. This reinforcing how important it is for youth to have opportunities summer, in partnership with California State Parks and to discover the history and beauty found in our state parks. • with support from the State Coastal Conservancy and the David and Lucile Packard and Russo Family Foundations, we helped fund and design programs for more than 600 “It’s so important to create opportunities for students (and more than 100 of their adult family members), underserved youth to connect with their local many of whom were visiting state parks for the first time. parks. There are many obstacles preventing With the Boys and Girls Club we brought students to South kids from spending a day here. With the help Carlsbad State Beach to practice beach stewardship and of CSPF, we’re able to bring students from learn from lifeguards and scientists. At Mount Tamalpais, Santa Ana to Crystal Cove State Park, where China Camp and Samuel P. Taylor State Parks, students they’ll begin forming a meaningful connection and their families enjoyed day trips and overnight camp- with an amazing state park that’s practically in ing, experiential learning focused on natural sciences their own backyard.” and environmental literacy, and the opportunity to SARA LUDOVISE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY 8 “Ask a Ranger.” THIS PAST YEAR, CSPF ALSO We protect state parks and public land ASKED FOR YOUR HELP IN PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL After almost 15 years of pitched battle between the Save San LANDSCAPE: Onofre Coalition (a dedicated collection of nonprofit Defending Our Public Land environmental organizations, including CSPF) and the On March 1, Ryan Zinke was approved Transportation Corridor Authority (TCA), the fight over San Onofre as Secretary of the Interior, overseeing State Beach took a huge step forward in the protection of the 20% of the nation’s land, including our beach from a proposed toll road development. national parks. California is home to 28 national parks and 145 National Historic Every state park needs an engaged culture of supporters to thrive and defend it Landmarks, attracting over 38 million from development, and every Californian and future generations of Californians visitors each year. To ensure that Congress deserve to have these public lands to enjoy. understands the overwhelming support that Americans have for their public lands, we In the last year, nowhere has this been as evident as in a major victory asked you to sign our petition to urge your protecting San Onofre State Beach. With your help, we celebrated a settlement Congressional representative to hold the as a member of the Save San Onofre Coalition to protect San Onofre State Secretary of the Interior accountable for Beach in southern California from the development of a toll road that would protecting and preserving public land. permanently close 60% of the park, and public access to the campground and the world-famous Trestles beach would be lost, as the proposed toll road would Protecting Our cut the park in half. National Monuments On April 26, President Trump signed an Many organizations came together and, for the first time in our 47-year history, Executive Order instructing the Department the California State Parks Foundation entered into a lawsuit to fight a of the Interior to review 27 national development project threatening state parks. The settlement reached was the monuments, six of which are in California: product of a long and hard-fought campaign of lobbying, mobilizing the public, Berryessa Snow Mountain, Carrizo Plain, and using litigation on behalf of the millions of Californians and visitors who Giant Sequoia, Mojave Trails, Sand to enjoy San Onofre State Beach, and who expect our public lands and parks to Snow, and San Gabriel Mountains National be preserved. We’re proud to be working with our partners and the thousands Monuments. An attack on one monument of people who go to hearings, write letters and fight to ensure public access to is an attack on all public lands, so we San Onofre State Beach. We’re committed to ensuring that this park and all asked you to urge your Congressional our parks remain open, accessible and protected.• representative to protect America’s monuments. Since being enacted in 1906, Read more about the settlement terms at calparks.org/protect the Antiquities Act has been utilized by 16 Presidents to preserve iconic American places and landscapes. Our parks and monuments serve as a testament to our collective history and should be protected for future generations. SARA LUDOVISE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY 9 2016-17 LEGISLATIVE SESSION We bring your voice to the State Capitol This year, both the Senate and Assembly have recognized the critical need to invest Last year, park advocates added their support to CSPF legislative in our parks with legislation that would action alerts nearly 20,000 times. With the power of our members impact California’s state parks and other behind us, we’re committed to our advocacy work needed to natural, cultural and recreational resources, with both houses introducing legislation that improve public access to parks, protect our natural resources and would include a park bond on the 2018 restore our aging state park infrastructure. ballot. CSPF supports: n Assembly Bill 18 (Garcia) — Up and down the state voters had the opportunity to make decisions with California Clean Water, Climate, significant impacts for parks, open space, wildlife, and the environment. On Coastal Protection, and Outdoor the November 2016 ballot, we endorsed and recommended voting yes on: Access For All Act of 2018 n Californians vote to permanently ban single-use plastic bags n Assembly Bill 1358 (Cooley) — CSPF and California voters supported Prop 67, upholding the first-ever State parks: California Admission Day: statewide ban on plastic bags passed by the Legislature and signed by Free Admission Governor Brown in 2014. Prohibiting plastic grocery bags will reduce n Assembly Bill 250 (Gonzalez-Fletcher) litter and waste, and will positively impact California’s environment, — State Coastal Conservancy: Lower including our parks, opens spaces, and wildlife. Cost Coastal Accommodations Program n Los Angeles voters approve much needed funding for parks n Senate Bill 5 (de León) — California Los Angeles voters approved Measure A, which is estimated to raise $94 Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal million annually for park development and maintenance. The Safe, Clean Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Neighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers and Water Act of 2018 Conservation Measure will provide much needed support for local parks, beaches, open space, and water resources, ensuring that parks (including n Senate Bill 50 (Allen) — Public Lands the state beaches currently operated by Los Angeles County) are Protection Act adequately funded. At the time of report development, n A narrow loss for Sonoma County parks the Legislature was still in session. Unfortunately Measure J, the Sonoma County Regional Parks and Water The outcome of the bills will be reported in an upcoming CSPF Quality Improvement Measure fell just short of the 66.6% (two-thirds publication. majority) vote necessary to pass. The proposed half-cent sales tax increase would have generated an estimated $95 million over a 10-year term for Sonoma County parks, providing funding to open an additional 1,000 acres of open space to the public. •

10 ASSEMBLYMEMBER EDUARDO We empower advocates to lobby GARCIA: LEGACY AWARD for our parks HONOREE Each year, CSPF recognizes the efforts On June 20, 2017, our 15th annual Park Advocacy Day brought of policymakers who have demonstrated together 119 park advocates representing nearly 50 organizations an extraordinary commitment to the to converge at the State Capitol to learn about important park protection and enhancement of California’s issues and legislation, meet with policymakers and organizations state parks. As the 2017 Legacy Award connecting youth to nature, and honor this year’s Legacy Award honoree, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has demonstrated a Honoree. In 15 years, more than 1,000 individuals have commitment to investing in local, regional, participated in Park Advocacy Day. and state parks and has provided key leadership in strengthening and improving We celebrated 15 years of Park Advocacy Day with one of our more Californians’ access to the outdoors and impressive speaker line-ups: their state parks. n Rachel Norton, CSPF’s new Executive Director n Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León “It is truly an honor to n Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher receive this recognition. n Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia I have held a longtime n Lisa Mangat, California Department of Parks and Recreation Director passion for parks and recreation. I hope that n Myrian Solis Coronel, California State Park and Recreation Commissioner and REI’s Next Gen Marketing Manager together, our combined efforts will help ensure Collectively, teams of advocates met with 110 legislative offices, leaving a that all of Californian lasting impression on policymakers as they consider important decisions about communities have state parks. Advocates called on policymakers to: equitable access to parks Improve accessible park facilities: To meet the needs of its growing visitor base, and safe recreational it’s crucial for our state park system to have investments that address critical opportunities.” deferred maintenance needs for its necessary facilities and amenities. Maintain access and protections for parklands and monuments: California’s Assemblymember Garcia was elected to public lands are public trust resources that belong to all Californians – now and the California State Assembly in November into the future. Whether designated as state parks, national parks, national 2014 and currently serves as Chair of monuments, reserves or local or city parks, all protected public lands need to the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife remain protected. Committee. Increase affordable access: Increasing access to state parks is essential to building new generations of park stewards and supporters. Addressing financial and transportation barriers is critical to opening up park access. • 11 Thank you for your support California State Parks Foundation members and donors make all the difference! We truly appreciate the generous support of individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies who make our work possible, and are pleased to recognize contributors of $1,000 or more between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

$500,000+ Dr. Helen H. Smith Richard Rosman & Fran The John K. Lyddon Family $1,000-$2,499 Hind Foundation Margaret Spiess* Morris-Rosman Foundation Anonymous (8) Calvin L. Malone Trust* The William H. Donner Kenneth & Marjorie Sauer Lauren Karny Robert & Elizabeth Adams S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Foundation, Inc. H. Eugene Swantz, Jr.* Gail & John Kautz William & Marsha Adler State Park Commissioner Marguerite Szekely* Bonnie Kellogg & Tim Cannard Jessica R. Agramonte & James $100,000-$499,999 Paul J. Witt Wade Tregaskis Bette Kulp Principato Hellman Foundation Margaret Zentner Fund for CA’s John Upton, Jr. & Janet Sassoon Michael & Claudia Langley Jean Aigner Loews Coronado Bay Resort State Parks of the Sacramento Upton Elizabeth MacLean Madelyn Alfano Pacific Gas & Electric Company Region Community Foundation Oldrich & Silva Vasicek Femma Mahdessian Harvey Allen Resources Legacy Fund John & Gale Vocke Richard Mayo Daniel Altman & Elena Grable TI Media Solutions $5,000-$9,999 Robert & Joan Walter Martha Mayo & David Magnuson Robert & Angela Amarante Nancy Tronaas* Anonymous Robert & C. Kalina Wong James & Margaret McClenahan Liz Ames Mr. & Mrs. Michael U. Alvarez Kenneth & Vera Meislin Dean Anderson $50,000-$99,999 Robert & Jean Baer $2,500-$4,999 Charles & Kathleen Mendenhall Norman Anderson Jewish Community Foundation Steven & Beth Bangert Anonymous (5) Ken Miller Tami Anderson of Orange County Better World Group Mr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Power Linda Morasch & Fredrick Petri Sigrid Anderson-Kwun & Michael Jay Myers Teresa L. Boley & Joseph D. Fund of the El Adobe Cindy & Ronald Olander Kwun Raintree Foundation Markee Corporation Maidie Oliveau Patricia V. Angell Toyota Motor Sales USA Kenneth & Cheryl Branson Bryce & Darla Beck Anne & Charles Olsen The Applewood Fund at Noel A. & Ruth Castellon Kathleen Becker Robert & Christina Patterson Community Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Ray & Marian Christensen Adrian & Penny Bellamy Katherine & Malcolm Penton Santa Cruz County Anonymous (2) Donald & Diane Cooley Pamela Berry Wayne Pfeiffer Caroline Arakelian The Capital Group Companies Margaret Donaldson Robert & Patricia Biery Michael & Meili Pinto Peter & Kate Archer Charitable Foundation John & Nancy Edwards Susan & Timothy Bottoms Peter & Vera Revelli Edward & Sallie Arens Donald Davis Emmett Foundation Suzy & David Brown The Richard & Emily Levin Susie Armstrong Edison International William & Jennifer Fain Jennifer Chaiken & Sam Hamilton Foundation Brian Ashe & Cynthia Rigatti Frances Hellman & Meryl Faulkner Jimmie & Helen Cho Helen & Allan Ridley Mary & Dan Atler Warren Breslau The Humanist Fund Robert Cody Alan Robinson Martha & Bruce Atwater Target Intel Cresleigh Homes Don & Betsy Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Guilford C. Babcock Thomas J. Long Foundation Wendy & Michael James The Cynthia & George Mitchell Luc Robitaille Brandon Bailo Victor & Karen Trione Stephen Johnson & Josephine Foundation Mr. Kenneth J. Ryan Teresa Balchowsky Chien Daniele & Janine De Iuliis Save the American River Richard & Sharon Barlow $10,000-$24,999 Caroline P. Kindrish Joan Edwards Association (SARA) Jonathan Barsook Anonymous (6) Ms. Elizabeth Lake & Dr. Daniel Mr. & Mrs. Gareth T. Evans The Schley Family Charitable Pam & Roger Bass Anchor Brewing Company Francis Jane & Gary Facente Fund Michele & Travis Beacham Dale Stancliff Fund The Leila Fund of InFaith Catherine M. & James Fisher Nadya Scott Max & Jean Bell Bill & Nancy Doolittle Community Foundation James Foley David Simon & Lynn Gordon Christophe Bellito Francis P. Torino Foundation Leeba Lessin Stuart & Diana Francis The Singer Family Fund Eugene Belogorsky, M.D. John & Marcia Goldman David Mandelkern & Terilyn John & Diane Furlan SoCalGas Stan & Joann Benson The Heller Foundation Hanko Sanford & Linda Gallanter Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy Edward Berkowitz of San Diego The McEvoy-Worsencroft Fred & Roben Gerson The Teich Family Christine Besnard Karl Kohler Philanthropy Fund Chris & Nina Goodwin Eileen Trione Richard Bibeau William & Jeanne Landreth Alice Meyers Manny Grace & Casey Caffee Jim Upchurch Norbert Bischofberger Kathleen McCarthy Dean & Lavon Morton Mr. & Mrs. James H. Greene Jr. Walter & Elise Haas Fund Katherine Bishop Gary Miller Roz & Tom Nieman Nadine Hack Mr. Peter H. Weiner Lee & Victoria Black The Millstream Fund John Nootbaar Ben & William Hamilton Gregory Whidden & Nini Curry James Blanchard & Terry Sweeney Gordon & Betty Moore John O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin C. Hammett Whidden Charmaine Blatt Oracle Corporation Pacific Acres Ranch, LLC Ida Harding Richard Wiesner Shirley Bogardus Patagonia.com David Pietromonaco & Rena Mr. Jerry M. Harrington Greg & Lesley Williams Thomas Bosserman PSN Family Charitable Trust Takahashi David Hatch Diane Wilsey John & Jennifer Bost Tamara & Bob Reinberg* The Richard Grand Foundation Larry & Rita Hunter Yang & Wang Family Foundation Garrett & Diana Bouton Richard & Suzanne Rodgers Robert & Shirley Harris Family Kathy Hutchinson Chris & Carolyn Zona Sarane T. Bowen 12 Trust* Foundation Mr. David H. Jacobs Richard & Sherryl Zurek Walter Bowman Mr. & Mrs. James H. Brady Alexander Frick WILLIAM PENN MOTT JR. LEGACY SOCIETY Mary Brodie Martin Friedrich Geoffrey & Patricia Brooks Robert & Michelle Friend Visionary planned gifts protect and preserve our state Patricia Brown & Larry Mottin Matthew Gaarder parks for generations to come. Donors who have Wendy Bruss Richard Galland & Anne Anthony & Madeline Burnell Callaway included CSPF in their estate plans are invited to join Paul Burnett John Ganahl our William Penn Mott Jr. Legacy Society. Pamela Butler James & Jan Gardner Patrick & Shirley Campbell The Garrett Gruener & Amy Slater Wendy Carey Family Fund Americo Cascella Martha Gates & Spencer Karin & David Chamberlain Commons Esmond Chan Marilyn Gibbs & Les Williamson Kay Chesnut Kathy Gilbert “We feel strongly that we need to Dean & Wilma Chu Clinton & Mary Gilliland Kevan Chu Bob Gilliom & Patty Schifferle protect these special places not just Nancy Clark Martha Girdlestone for our enjoyment, but for our Donald Clark, Jr. Jean Gleason Stomberg Christine & Michael Clarke Robert Gleeson children and our grandchildren. Ben Clay W. E. & Traute Gleeson David & Heidi Claypool Madelyn & Bruce Glickfeld We must set an example by doing Lee & Nell Cliff Jack Goetz Karen Clingerman Earl Goldberg our part. Every bequest, no matter Suzanne Coberly Elizabeth Goldstein & Steve Rees Marri Coen Brian & Breanna Gooch the size, makes a difference.” Nancy Coleman Eunice Goodan JACK AND DEYEA HARPER, MOTT SOCIETY MEMBERS Catherine & Jeffrey Colin Edwin & Donna Gookin J. Colette Collester Gary & Mary Gordon Clifford & Carolyn Colwell Jon Charles Graff Michael Conner & Catherine Barbara Grasseschi & Anthony Dorian-Conner Crabb Nancy & Edward Conner Nicholas & Mary Graves Anonymous (4) Robert & Jean Houtz Ruth Rollins & Zae Winter* Ruth Conroy Herb & Nancy Greenfield Marjorie Alden Donna E. Huggins Carlene Rona Robert & Ana Cook Allan Grimes Sally Amorena Michael W. Irving Gerard & Candace Roney Sally & David Cook Brion Grube Victor Anderson* Cynthia Jackson Elizabeth B. Ross Ivan Cornelius Carolyn Guido Robert & Beverly Avery Bulent & Gladys Jajuli* Alice Ross* The Honorable Joseph W. Rupa Gupta Pamela Routh Cotchett David & Deanna Gustavson Horace & Victoria Baker* Allen Jamieson Phoebe Cowles Tim Guth Michael Bankert Willow B. & Lucille M. Jenkins* Peter Russel Jean Coyne Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller Stella A. Bates Lynda Jorgensen Michael J. Rutigliano Dick & Jane Crable Mindy Hale & Pamela Koster Mark Beasom Stan Kamin Robert Ryon Ruthmary & John Cradler Kevin & Julia Hall Elisabeth Bell* Patricia Kaspar* Judith G. Scotchmoor & Roland Phyllis Curtis Virginia Hammerness Howard H. Bell* Bonnie M. Killip Gangloff David & Christina Dahl Douglas Hanks Katherine & Oscar Bernhoff* Gladys Q. Knapp* Jutta Sgambelluri Caroline Damsky Ken Harrison Robert F. Biehler Jeff Krause Judith M. Siegel Bryant & Judith Danner Mrs. Charlene C. Harvey Ronald Davidowski Gerald Hasser Richard J. Boberg Laura Leifer Betty Sleeth Elvira Davidson Jeff Hawkins & Janet Strauss Shirley Bogardus Lillian Lessler Barbara H. Smith William & Diane Davis Gina Heng The Boyle Family Trust* Leonard Lipman & Judy Raffel Carol Smith Daniel Dawson & Claudine Co Kathryn Henkens James C. Brice Christine Lively Peter* & Helen H. Smith Thomas Debley Katherine & Alfred Herbermann Carol Brody Donald N. Lorenz* William Spencer* Tara Delaney & T. Jason Anderson Andrew Hewitt Brenda Brooks Don Lowrey Margaret Spiess* Colette DeLong Jerre & Nancy Hitz Brian Callihan Margaret Mackenzie-Hooson Ralph J Staunton* Larry Delpit Guy Hoagland Leslie Stepanek Hadley & Ethan Dettmer Douglas Hopkinson & Sara Lively Helga Campbell Calvin Malone* Renate Deutsch Ms. Shigeko Hosokawa Chase Chakeris David Mandelkern & Terilyn C. Kaylah Sterling J. D. Deveer William J. Houston Robert & Dee Cody* Hanko Duane & Donna Stevens Carolyn DeVinny & Phillip William Hudson Colette Collester Danny & Elizabeth Markoe Georgia Stigall Williamson Harriett Huls April Cordes* Curt & Betty Matyas* Gaby Stuart* Ralph Devoto Ms. Elizabeth S. Hulsey Lorraine & Doug Crawford Virginia McCallum* John Sudall* Lynne Diamond Jeannette Hung & Ashok Singhal Allen Curtis Ed McComb Christine Summers Leland Doan Joshua & Ruth Hutchins Ruth Devereaux* Linda McDonald H. Eugene Swantz, Jr.* Snowdy Dodson James Hutchinson Jim Doherty Ali & Jamie Imam Carolyn DeVinny & Phillip Kathleen E. McGrath Marguerite Szekely* Donna L Williams Charitable Cynthia Jamplis Williamson Roger & Holly Meininger James Talbot & Julia Fortado Gift Fund George & Emily Jaquette Charles T. DeWoody Jennifer Miike Ariane C. Thayer Thomas Draeger Carolyn Jayne Susan J. Dinsmore Claudia Mulcahy* Holly & Tom Thompson William H. & Phyllis C. Draper Jeffrey & Jeri Johnson Lisa Dintiman* Elizabeth Murray John Thompson Brian Drell Nancy Jones Meredith & Carl Ditmore Marta Olds James & Emily Thurber Celia & Jim Dudley Oliver & Paula Jones Frank Dority Claudio & Ruth Padres Sandra J. Tillin Howard & Joy Dudley Richard & Patricia Jones Larry Palmer Henry* & Eileen Trione Jim Dumanowski Fredrick Jorgensen Steven Dungan Mona Duran-Guarino Margaret Kaplan Naomi Epel Ann Pardini Nancy Tronaas* Paul Dybbro Jean Kaplinsky Patricia Mae Evans-Bechtold Mary Ann C. Parks Mari Tustin Mr. & Mrs. Rosser B. Edwards Kevin & Janey Kaster Lela & Wallace Garard* Joyce Payne* Jim Valensi Joan Egrie Eric & Anne Kastner J. Geahry Sandra Petty-Weeks Naomi Wain* Joseph Ellin & Jacqueline Aiken Sharon Keith R.L. Gehlken Ronald F. Pierpoint Richard Watson* Andrew Meyer Iona & Ash Kellison Margaret L. Gensel Michael & Meili Pinto Suzanne Weakley Margret Elson & Michael Schwab Peter & Penelope Kenez Debbie Glusker Mark Plasch Arlin Weinberger J. C. Evans Frances Kent Gregory & Betty Evans Kern Kenyon Henry & Jane Goichman Douglas & Sandra Polett Daphne & Stuart Wells Mike & Hilda Evans Erin Kinikin & Benjamin Polk Maureen Gorsen Elizabeth Prange William C. Williams* Robin Fautley Alexander Kirk & Iran Narges Teresa A. Griffin Bob Prevaux* Violet C. Williams* Don & Evelyn Fearon Nancy Kittle Charles & Ginger Guthrie Betty Quayle* Alida P. Wind Gerald & Linda Feeney Nicole Klyczek Carlyn Halde* Delos Ransom & Mary Larsen Betsy Wood & James Alan Feingold Jan Kohlmoos Kevin Hamilton Ransom Stuart-Smith Aileen Fell Marjorie & Ralph Koldinger Felicity Hammer Tamara Reinberg* Summer Youker Nancy Fellom Neil Koris Simone Renaud Daniel W. Zaklan* Marilyn Field Jeanne & Doug Korns Traci & David Hanson Virginia Fifield Joseph Kotzin Jack & Deyea Harper Paul Reps Denise Filakosky & Richard Kevin Kranzusch Christine B. Hayes Carolyn W. Reynolds* *deceased Bergmann Jeff Krause Patrick Henry Neil R. Ringlee Laura Firmat Robert Kustel John Hervey Richard & Suzanne Rodgers* Anice Flesh Yvonne La Fever Cynthia Forsthoff Steve Lacher 13 Joan F. Lane Heather Mozart Richard & Niki Rothman Takahashi Family Fund at We are deeply grateful to the Sharon Lane John Mozart Rough-J-Ranch Foundation The San Diego Foundation numerous institutions that provide Whitney Lane John Forrest Mozart Nancy Ruskin Audrey Terras matching gifts, employee giving Kathryn Lawhun Justin Mozart Robert Ryon Curtis & Caroline Terwilliger and donor-advised contributions, James & Sharon Lawrence Christine & John Murphy David Sacarelos & Yvette Lanza Richard Thayer including the following: Gerald Leao Wayne Myers Caitlin Sadowski Michelle Thomsen Patricia Lee Jennifer Nagaran & Randolf Tom Safran Raymond Thornson Adobe Systems Incorporated Caroline Leeb Madrid Carol & Robert Salatka Samuel & Julia Thoron Agilent Technologies Foundation Charles & Bonita Leisher Native Daughters of the Melinda & Roy Samuelson Charles Thurber Jr. Ameriprise Financial Dorothy & Donald Lewis Golden West Garren San Julian TOSA Foundation Apple Steven & Leigh Lewis Amanda Nelson Constance Santilli Marjorie Toth Argonaut Charitable Foundation Donald W. & Susan E. Lewis Howard Nenno Neil Sawhney Roger Trinchero Bank of America Charitable Louise Lewis Artis Neville Volker & Ute Schellenberger Cath Trindle Gift Fund Barbara & Paul Licht Jim Newman Cindy Scherer Ramon True & Leslie Claytor-True Boeing Renee Linde & Nicholas Sands Andrea Newman Barbara Schilling & Richard Carr Paul & Elizabeth Tucker Bright Funds Foundation Michael Lingo Susan & Clifford Nichols Evander Schley James Turek & Hope Giles California Community Foundation Beverly Lipman Donald Nielsen David & Laura Schrier Frances Tuttle Chevron Alice Liu Elizabeth Nixon Barry & Tracy Schuler Dennis Uchida & Carol Stick Community Foundation Louis & Anne Abrons The Norris Family Richard Schwenkmeyer Jessica Utts Santa Cruz County Foundation, Inc. Edward Norton & Ann McBride William J. & Linda Scilacci Ann Vercoutere East Bay Community Foundation Carolyn & Bruce Lowenthal Matt Nothern Judy Scotchmoor & Roland Ben & Preeti Verghese Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Richard & Ellen Lowenthal Kathleen Nuckles Gangloff Anita Vermund & Richard GE Foundation Diane Luders Peter & Gail Ochs Sara Lee Sendelbeck Ferncase Genentech Robert Lydecker Julia & Tim O’Keefe Roger Shafer Zachary Vertner Goldman Sachs Philanthropy John Lyden Kathleen O’Kelly Howard & Joyce Shao Brian & Karen Vikstrom Fund Harold & Jean Mackenzie Thomas Olson Carl Shapiro Stacey & Paul Von Berg Google Jeffrey & Christiane Maier William & Lorelei O’Neill Shared Vision Charitable Kim Vorrath IBM International Foundation The Mark E Pollack Foundation Erna Ordeman Foundation Veda Ward & David Henninger ImpactAssets, Inc Allan & Donna Martin Ana-Maria Osorio & Leogil Rosas Robert & Nancy Sheets Kenneth & Barbara Warner Intel Paul Martin Roberto & Colleen Padovani Elise Shibles Dale Weaver Jewish Community Federation Steven Martin Jeffrey & Trudy Palmer Robert Shinavski Claudia & Alec Webster Jewish Community Foundation The May Family Foundation Michael & Ann Parker Andrew Shore & Samuel Weeden Foundation of Orange County Richard Mayer & Germaine Matt Parker Applegate John Weinstein & Heidi Stewart Johnson & Johnson Schwider Helen & Blair Pascoe Stan Shore Muriel Wemmer Kaiser Permanente Michael McCabe Joan Pauloo Stephen & Susan Shortell Andrew & Mary Werback Lawrence Livermore National Stephen McCallion & Christopher Katrina Pelto David & Sandra Siegmund Gerald Werksman Laboratory Diani Joyce Pennell John Sigenfuse Susan A. West Los Altos Community Foundation Marilyn McCloskey Barbara Peterson & Elizabeth Tracey Simpson Effie Westervelt Microsoft Heather & Thomas McDowell Hosick Mary B. Sisk G. Westfall Morgan Stanley Global Impact Kevin McGahan & Naheed Attari Roger & Gail Petty Kirby & Frances Slate Peter & Martha Wetzel Funding Trust, Inc Ellyn McIntosh Sandra Petty-Weeks Mary Sliwkowski Marilyn & Howard Whelan Netflix Richard McKinley Phantom Carriage Brewery Barbara Smith John Whitmore & Jacinta Pister Pacific Gas and Electric Company George & Marie McKinney John & Nuri Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Smith Randy Widera & Julie Sidel Qualcomm Nancy McKown Anthony & Jill Pietrini Scott Smith The William C. Bannerman Sacramento Region Community Jonathan McMullen Julie Pifer Mary Soltis & Joe Giallo Foundation Foundation John McQuown Alex Pitschka Carla Soracco Kathleen Williams Santa Barbara Foundation Carmen McReynolds Fraser Preston Joanne E. Spetz Saidin & Zain Jennifer Willoughby Schwab Charitable Fund Deborah McReynolds William Price K. Saidin Rick Wilmer Sempra Energy Foundation Alok & Jacquelyn Menghrajani Stephen Prichard Maurice Spidell Robert & Marion Wilson Sony Corporation of America Mary Menninger Barbara & Richard Proffitt Helmuth & Sigrid Spieler Michelle Winner Tahoe Truckee Community Mark Merritt & Lorena Barrientos William & Sandra Puchlevic Peter & Harise Staple Terry & Carol Winograd Foundation Andrew Meyer & Shelley Murveit Michael Purnell Harold Stark J. & Janne Wissel The Ayco Charitable Foundation Elizabeth Meyer Wasson Quan James Staten Rex Wolf The Clorox Company Foundation Fred Middleton Rainbow Investment Company Rebecca Stecker Ronald & Pam Woll The San Diego Foundation Janine & Jon Miller Joan Ray Nancy Steinhaus Kalaine & Rick Wong The San Francisco Foundation Rod Miller Randy Raykovich Elizabeth Stelluto Dunaier & Allison Wood United Way California Capital Milligan Family Foundation Roger Reading Howard Dunaier Rod Wood Region Andres Mino The Repass-Rodgers Fund for Robert Stine Ms. Patricia Woolley Vanguard Charitable Cynthia Mirsky the Environment at Community Lisa Stockholm Ann & Roger Worthington Wells Fargo The Mitchner Family Philanthropic Foundation Santa Cruz County Marjorie Stoddard Don Wreden Fund Richard Dunn Family Foundation Robert & Teri Strickland Thomas Wroblewski Alex Morgan Bruce Richardson David Stringer-Calvert James Young Frederick & Lucy Morris Mary Richey Desiree Stuart-Alexander Rachel & Alex Zanetti Michele Morrison & Bill Ortlieb Christopher Ridley Sidney Suggs Michael Zordan Theresa Morrison James Ringland David & Teresa Sulcer James & Maureen Motteler Catherine & Larry Robinson John & Elouise Sutter *bequests Mount Diablo Interpretive Steve & Sally Rogers Elizabeth Swanson Association Jennifer Roldan Charles Lawrence Swezey Ashley Mozart Herb Rosenthal Larry & Cindy Swikard

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