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State Parks Face Serious Threat of Closure
17 years ago
General
Well, this is some news that has made me very upset. I have heard rumors of it, but today's article in the LA Times has confirmed plans that Gov. Schwarzeneggar has plans to close 48 of California's state parks due to the state's budget crisis. Chalk it up to the worsening state of our economy as a nation I suppose.
One of the parks in question is one of my favorite places to visit- Topanga State Park, which happens to be the largest area of park land in an urban region (Los Angeles) in the nation. If any one has been there, they know how beautiful and unique a place it is. If this plan goes through, the park would be closed- allegedly only as long as the budget crisis remained- and no one could legally enter it. Trails and structures would not be maintained. Worse, who knows if it means that the parks might not become opened up for development.
Although the budget crisis is serious, I do view this as being a real tragedy if we allow these rare pockets of wilderness to disappear. I feel sorry for any children I may have some day who won't be able to experience the things that I have. On a grander scale, it's about what we decide is valuable to pass on as inheritance to future generations.
Over the past three years (even since I got a digital camera) I have photographed the wild areas near Los Angeles- particularly the Santa Monica Mountains. I always considered it a sort of documentation should one day those places no longer exist. I now view this a serious possibility. Some of my pictures can be found here: http://flickr.com/photos/danceswithguars/
If you want to speak out against this, visit: savestateparks.org
Sorry for the rant, but this is an issue that is very dear to me- and I am sure to other CA furs as well.
One of the parks in question is one of my favorite places to visit- Topanga State Park, which happens to be the largest area of park land in an urban region (Los Angeles) in the nation. If any one has been there, they know how beautiful and unique a place it is. If this plan goes through, the park would be closed- allegedly only as long as the budget crisis remained- and no one could legally enter it. Trails and structures would not be maintained. Worse, who knows if it means that the parks might not become opened up for development.
Although the budget crisis is serious, I do view this as being a real tragedy if we allow these rare pockets of wilderness to disappear. I feel sorry for any children I may have some day who won't be able to experience the things that I have. On a grander scale, it's about what we decide is valuable to pass on as inheritance to future generations.
Over the past three years (even since I got a digital camera) I have photographed the wild areas near Los Angeles- particularly the Santa Monica Mountains. I always considered it a sort of documentation should one day those places no longer exist. I now view this a serious possibility. Some of my pictures can be found here: http://flickr.com/photos/danceswithguars/
If you want to speak out against this, visit: savestateparks.org
Sorry for the rant, but this is an issue that is very dear to me- and I am sure to other CA furs as well.
The more cities expand and grow, the more we need to have these little pockets of nature... It would be best if we could coexist with nature, but if not, we can at least try and preserve it.
D.O.P.R
I totally agree. Sometimes, for me at least, you just have to escape the city and experience nature. I honestly feel the reason IMO there are furries is partially due to our desire to reconnect with something wild. And of couse lots of non-furs feel this need as well.