The Desert Sun reports
Popular school and library programs that allow free access to California state parks would lose their funding under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023-24 budget, released this week.
The passes are part of a “wildly successful” pilot partnership program begun in 2021 between the state’s parks and libraries, aimed at increasing access to the outdoors for low-income residents and others who often haven’t visited wilderness and other parks in the past, including people of diverse backgrounds who may not have historically felt welcomed.
Read more California budget cuts: Popular state parks program at risk
Natural History Wanderings 
Leave a comment