Natural History Wanderings

The newly released 2025-2025 budget proposal includes $2.7 billion from Proposition 4 — a significant win for protecting our parks. However, it also swaps existing wildfire prevention and maintenance funds with borrowed bond dollars, which could limit flexibility and cost taxpayers more in the long run.

On the bright side, the California State Library Parks Pass gets another year of funding, ensuring continued free access to state parks through local libraries!

Read our breakdown of the budget’s impact on state parks: https://ow.ly/Mbt250UKuZt