Closing State Parks

Living on Earth
The World

California operates the largest state park system in the country. But in order to balance the budget, the state is planning to close one quarter of all its state parks. In the first of two stories, Living On Earth’s Ingrid Lobet reports on the surprising richness packed inside one small urban park.

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