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Hueso applauds funding for Valley quality of life projects
State Sen. Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, commended a recent vote by the state Senate approving funding for projects for the Salton Sea and the Tijuana River Valley in a budget package released Friday by the legislature’s budget subcommittees, a press...Tags: Elections, Tourism and Leisure, Budgets and Budgeting, Gardens and Parks, Politics
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Lawsuits seeks to end open-riding at Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreation Area
Staff Writer, Copy EditorA pair of environmental groups have filed a complaint in court accusing the state Department of Parks and Recreation of failing to protect cultural and natural resources at the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreation Area. The complaint, filed in the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Discover Easter Island Eggstravaganza draws crowd to Heber Dunes
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterHEBER DUNES — Discover Easter Island Eggstravaganza was full of fun activities for children and families celebrating Easter at Heber Dunes. This was the second year that the California’s Department of Parks and Recreation, along with the... -
Valley Police Beat: Police chase man into home, arrest him
CALEXICO - Calexico police officers chased an armed felon into a woman’s home Saturday before he was apprehended, arrested and booked, according to Calexico police call logs. Around 10:47 a.m., officers tried to contact Arturo Heredia, 23, who...Tags: Police Arrests
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Earth Day restoration set to take place at Imperial County state park
Volunteers are needed at Picacho State Recreation Area for park improvement projects on April 13, according to a press release from California State Parks Foundation. The California State Parks Foundation hosts 24 environmental improvement projects at...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Southern California Gas Company, Gardens and Parks, Earth Day, Travel
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Students tour Anza Borrego Desert from their classroom
Staff WriterThrough the magic of technology, students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School had the opportunity to tour and learn about the wildlife at Anza Borrego Desert State Park from the comfort of their classroom, Thursday. State Park interpreter...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Paleontology, Martin Luther King Jr.
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First birding festival held at the Salton Sea
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMECCA — Shane Mast and his wife, Sabrina, had heard that the Salton Sea was polluted, but after their first visit to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area Sunday, they don’t believe that’s the case. “The Salton Sea is great, it&...Tags: Sports, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture
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Our View: State parks scandal raises more questions
Fifty-four million dollars. That might not go far in solving California’s budget crisis, but it would have gone a long way toward keeping the state’s parks system alive and afloat. Instead it appears that money stayed hidden from view, with...Tags: John Chiang, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Economy, Business and Finance, Travel
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Our View: State hidden funds case sends wrong message
Today state finance officials are expected to finish their review of hundreds of special funds, a review that began after it was revealed about two weeks ago that there was an unreported $53.8 million in two state parks department accounts. That’s...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Jerry Brown
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Our View: Cooperation and passion kept state parks open
For Californians, Thursday offered a particularly bright spot at the end of a month that delivered a tidal wave of national news that was good, bad and downright ugly. Just days away from the Fourth of July holiday, and the day after Gov. Brown signed...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Many state parks will remain open
Staff WriterIt was the vision of some and the collaboration of many that kept the Salton Sea Recreational Area and the Picacho Recreational Area opened beyond today. Since early last year these two parks were part of a plan to close about 70 of the 278 state...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Economy, Business and Finance, Noreen Evans, Travel
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New lawsuit against Ocotillo Express filed
Staff WriterA new lawsuit against an approved a 112-wind-turbine project set to be built east of Ocotillo was filed in federal court, an environmental organization announced Friday. The Desert Protective Council filed suit Friday afternoon in a federal court in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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