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Partners in park sustainability,
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CALPA E-Newsletter
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February | March 2019
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Dear CALPA Members and Partners,
On behalf of the board of the California League of Parks Associations (CALPA), I would like to thank you for your continued support. Since 1983, CALPA has been working to provide support, training and networking among cooperating organizations linked with the California State Park System.
Last year, our organization took an important new step, when we aligned with the Public Lands Alliance (PLA), a nationwide nonprofit working to connect, strengthen and represent the nonprofit partners of America's public lands.
Our affiliation with PLA opens up tremendous opportunities for our members, who now have access to vast resource of free and low-cost materials, trainings, conferences and online community support. I hope members of your organization will take full advantage of these resources. More information about these resources can be found in this E-Newsletter.
Thank you again for your ongoing support. We are looking forward to working with all of you in our collective efforts to achieve great things for California's amazing state park system in 2019 and beyond!
Sincerely,
Linsey Fredenburg Humes
President, CALPA Board of Directors
Executive Director, Friends of Sutter's Fort
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2019 CALPA Board and Officers
We are pleased to announce the following CALPA Board of Directors for 2019 and the cooperating associations that they represent:
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Linsey Fredenburg Humes |
President (Friends of Sutter's Fort)
Rick Vogel |
Treasurer (Torrey Pines Association)
George Loyer |
Secretary (Valley of the Moon Observatory Association)
Michele Luna |
V.P. Development (Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods)
Cheryl Marcell |
V.P. Membership (California State Railroad Museum Foundation)
Carolyn Christian |
V.P. Education and Outreach (The Pio Pico Foundation)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peg Danielson
(Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks)
Laura Davick
(Crystal Cove Conservancy)
Heidi Doyle
(Sierra State Parks Association)
Alix Dunn
(Crystal Cove Conservancy)
Kandhy Franklin
(Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Association)
Kathleen Kooiman
(Friends of Carlsbad and Cardiff State Beaches)
Anna Patterson
(Point Lobos Foundation)
Chuck Ross
Tom Stratton
Sarah Sweedler (Fort Ross Conservancy)
We would like to give a warm welcome to new board member Khandy Franklin, President of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Association (CRSPIA)!
If you are interested in serving on the CALPA Board in 2020, please contact our Nominating Committee Chair,
Thomas Stratton
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CALPA Member's Corner
CALPA Online Community
As a reminder, all CALPA member organizations have access to the CALPA Online Community on the Public Lands Alliance (PLA) Platform. If your organization is an active member of CALPA, you are eligible to access
this exciting tool! For more information on joining CALPA and getting access to the PLA benefits, please visit our membership home page.
Member Success Stories
Anza Borrego Foundation - Congratulations to one of our members, the Anza Borrego Foundation, for receiving the John B. Dewitt Award for their 50 years of support for protecting public lands. The John B. Dewitt Award Recognizes partners who have demonstrated a high level of commitment over a substantial period of time towards accomplishing its mission.
 Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods - Stewards launched their Artist in Residence Program at Pond Farm in February. Different Artists will be in residence for a month at a time. Our first artist, Brian Martens was a student of Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm in the 70s. He is now a writer and poet and has been writing about his experiences on his blog.
Would you like to share your organization's or park's success story in one of our upcoming e-newsletters or on our social media? Follow this link to a brief form to submit your success story for consideration in future communications.
Parks Related Job Postings
Do you have a job opening that you would like others in our park organizations to know about? Please follow this link to submit your job opening for consideration in a future CALPA communication.
Educational Opportunities
CALPA is joining forces with the Partnership Office of DPR to host a webinar on Annual Planning for all Cooperating Associations. Please join us on Thursday, March 14 at 3:00 PM for this informative webinar. Cooperating Association leaders with years of experience will share their expertise on the best practices for creating your annual plan. Preregistration is required; please use this link to register. CALPA members, Cooperating Association representatives and Cooperating Association Liaisons (CALs) are all invited to attend.
The PLA will be presenting a webinar called NextGen Councils: New Voices, More Choices on Thursday, March 21 at 9:00 AM. The presentation will explore the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the support of public lands. Preregistration is required. The webinar is free to CALPA members and is available for a nominal fee to non-members. For more information and to register, please click here.
The PLA will also be presenting a forum entitled Small and Mighty on Thursday, April 25 at 11:00 AM. This forum will provide you with a space to talk with peers from other small public land nonprofits and focus on things that matter to you. This is YOUR forum - you will help guide the facilitated discussion by providing input on topics or current challenges you're experiencing that others from similar sized organizations can relate to and help provide potential solutions.
The webinar is free to CALPA members and is available for a nominal fee to non-members. Registration is available
here
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Member Grant Opportunity Suggestions
The following grant opportunities were submitted by CALPA members and may be of interest to your organization. Please use the link to the sponsoring organization's site for more details.
National Forest Foundation: Matching Awards Program - The Foundation's Matching Awards Program (MAP) provides grants to nonprofit organizations, universities, and Native American tribes throughout the U.S. to engage in on-the-ground conservation and restoration projects that have an immediate, quantifiable impact on the National Forest System. Funded projects must address one of the following focus areas: The Outdoor Experiences category supports projects that improve the quality, condition, and care of outdoor experiences in National Forests. The Forest Health category supports citizen-involved projects that maintain or restore ecosystem resiliency in National Forests. The Foundation also encourages projects that integrate the Outdoor Experiences and Forest Health program areas. All grants require at least a one-to-one cash match through non-federal donations. In addition, MAP requires projects to show a strong commitment to civic engagement and community involvement through the direct involvement of the public. The proposal deadlines for 2019 are January 23 and June 13. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about each MAP focus area and to submit the required eligibility questionnaire.
Do you know of a great grant opportunity that might be useful to other CALPA members? Use this link to submit your suggestion for consideration to be included in one of our future communications.
Public Lands Alliance Benefits
As part of the CALPA-PLA Membership Program, you have access to discounted rates at the PLA Annual Convention and amazing free training opportunities throughout the year. We want to hear from our CALPA members as they participate in these great new benefits provided by the PLA. Don't forget to share your great experiences at PLA with us on Facebook and Twitter.
#CALPAoutNetworking #CALPAatPLA.
Not already a CALPA Member? All non-profit volunteer groups and/or individuals serving the California State Park System are invited to join CALPA, which is founded on the principle that member organizations are independent, but not alone. Association memberships include access to the Public Lands Alliance (PLA) benefits as well.
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Updates from California State Parks
The Partnerships Office of California State Parks has a number of important updates for 2019.
New Form 973
There are a number of changes to the Annual Report Form 973 that our members should be aware of.
- Reports are now completed on the associations' fiscal year with rolling due dates based on fiscal year end
- For 2019, a interim report may be submitted for organizations that are not on a calendar fiscal year to report their information for first part of 2018 that is part of their previous fiscal year
- Forms are now completed online and automatically routed for approval signatures
- Form 973 is now available in 4 versions, based on the organization's agreement with State Parks (Donor/Partner, Coop, Coop/Operator, Nonprofit Operator)
- Only one Form 973 is required per association regardless of number of park units supported, provided the organization keeps track of revenue by park unit
- The new form includes section to add programmatic impacts beyond just funding contributions.
- The new form includes an organizational health assessment tool that may be useful for board development
DPR is holding a webinar to review these changes. Please use the following links to pre-register for one of the webinar sessions: March 12 @ 10 AM, April 5 @ 9:30 AM, May 6 @ 3 PM.
All Park Partners Conference
The Partnerships Office will be hosting Engaging in Partnerships and an all-partners training in conjunction with CALPA and CPHA in October at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove. Mark your calendars for October 15-17, 2019. More details will be available soon.
New Benefits for DPR and Cooperating Association Volunteers
Because of new legislation, California State Parks is now able to offer volunteers of Cooperating Associations the same park pass benefits as State Park Volunteers. For more information on the requirements and how to request this benefit for your volunteers based on the number of hours they volunteered in 2018, please see the program guidelines and procedures posted at this link.
California State Parks Weekly Digests
Weekly Digest - January 4, 2019 (no digest during holiday week)
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Updates from California State Parks Foundation (CSPF)
The California State Parks Foundation has several important upcoming events.
Park Partners Summit
CSPF is holding a day-long summit on Grants and Partnerships on Monday, February 25, 2019 at The California Endowment office in Sacramento. Sign-ups for this Summit are closed; however, if you are already attending, please share your experiences with us on
Facebook and
Twitter. We want to hear from our members who are out participating in great training sessions like this one.
#CALPAoutNetworking #CALPAParkPartnerSummit.
Earth Day Events
A number of Earth Day events are taking place across the state on Saturday, April 13, 2019.
Click here for more details on events near you. CSPF provides grants to nonprofits and DPR each year for these events. 2019 grant recipients will be announces in March. Keep checking the
CSPF website for announcements on the grant application deadlines for 2020 Earth Day events.
Park Advocacy Day 2019
We encourage all CALPA members to participate in this year's CSPF 17th Annual Park Advocacy Day (PAD) taking place on Tuesday, May 7th in Sacramento at the State Capitol. This event is an important opportunity for all of us in the parks community to speak up for our state parks. It provides park partners an opportunity to join together to advocate on policy issues that have a direct impact on California's state parks, and the work that we all do each and every day to improve and protect these important places.
Please use this link to pre-register for Park Advocacy Day.
Registration will be open until Friday, April 5, 2019
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CALPA E-Newsletter Staff
Editor
Carolyn Christian
Linsey Fredenburg Humes
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