<
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/Dos-Rios-Ranch-California-first-new-state-park-17174324.php>
"A 2,100-acre riverfront property once home to dairy pastures and vast almond
orchards is slated to become California’s newest state park and will be
regularly accessible to the public for the first time ever after Gov. Gavin
Newsom announced Friday that he will allocate $15 million in the state’s
revised budget toward the project.
Nestled between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, Dos Rios Ranch in Modesto
will be California’s first state park in 13 years – the longest the state has
gone without introducing a new park since the department was founded in 1927.
It’s a welcome addition to the San Joaquin Valley, which has fewer state parks
than any other region in the state, according to state parks director Armando
Quintero.
The park will not only offer scenic views of the California landscape as it
looked more than 150 years ago, but also provide restored habitats for
endangered animals to thrive, such as the sandhill crane, the riparian brush
rabbit and Central Valley Chinook salmon, a species that wildlife officials
said had been practically decimated amid drought impacts last year.
A formerly endangered species, the Aleutian cackling goose, was de-listed as a
result of a $40 million floodplain restoration project – the largest of 17
identified by the state – made by Chico-based environmental group River
Partners, which purchased the land in 2012. Monarch butterflies have also
returned to the area as native milkweed planted by the organization flourishes,
while 30-foot-high cottonwood trees provide shade and a place for birds to
roost."
Via
Future Crunch Jun 1, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-ebola-electric-trucks-super-reserve/
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
