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Partners in park sustainability,
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CALPA E-Newsletter
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April | May 2019
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Members of CALPA have been participating in several events focused on developing our organizations and furthering our mission to be better park partners. Here is what they are saying about their experiences at these recent events:
Park Partner Summit presented by the California State Park Foundation
February 25, 2019 in Sacramento, CA
 "The Park Partner Summit was mostly a wonderful opportunity to network with colleague organizations. It was nice to hear reports by CSPF staff, some aspects of the presentation by Dr. Jon Christensen about Youth Outdoors and Pathways to Parks was useful. The storytelling workshop was a nice exercise to work on with the Stewards board member I attended with."
Michele Luna, Executive Director
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
"The CSPF Park Partner Summit was a fascinating event that included two very different but important topics to assist us in being better park partners. I appreciated the presentation by the UCLA research group on park visitorship and how this informs bringing in new visitors to our parks. It was also great to be given an opportunity to provide information to their research project. The afternoon session by the Department of Here was a great interactive experience that helped us develop our elevator speech to present to the outside world. Both sessions were very timely and applicable; I was able to take information back to my organization and apply it immediately!"
Carolyn Christian, Secretary
Pio Pico Foundation
"As always, the opportunity to meet and network with people connected to parks recharged my batteries, and I came home feeling proud and happy with the work we are doing with our State Park Partners. It's always good to hear what colleagues at other organizations are working on. The presentation about the work being done around equity and access through Youth Outdoors and Pathways to Parks was also inspiring."
Peg Danielson, Operations Director
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Public Lands Alliance Annual Convention presented by the Public Lands Alliance
February 24-28, 2019 in Denver, CO
 "The PLA annual conference is a great opportunity to learn from the leaders in our industry as well as colleagues running organizations like ours. I returned with new tools to improve our financial position, create a stronger board and work with our agency partners. In addition, the trade show is a "one-stop shop" of like-minded vendors with great products and show pricing. Whether you have paid or all volunteer staff, I highly recommend this opportunity to learn and grow."
Heidi Doyle, Executive Director
Sierra State Parks Foundation
"Attending the Public Lands Alliance Convention has been a great training and professional development opportunity. I really appreciate being able to to learn from other nonprofits who are working to support public lands throughout the United States. The convention provides an opportunity to learn from groups who are experiencing similar challenges and opportunities. Highlights this year included a session by the Superintendent of Zion National Park and Kacey Jones, Development Director for Zion Forever about measuring impact and a session by Glacier Conservancy and Alaska Geographic on strategies to reach new visitors. I left PLA Convention feeling inspired and ready to implement new strategies right away in my coop."
Linsey Fredenburg Humes, Executive Director
Friends of Sutter's Fort
Remember to mark your calendars for next year's PLA Convention and Trade Show in Arlington, Virginia (March 1-5, 2020). And don't forget that your organization's members qualify for the PLA Member rate if your organization's CALPA membership is active.
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2019 CALPA Board and Officers
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 (Pio Pico Foundation)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peg Danielson
(Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks)
Laura Davick
(Crystal Cove Conservancy)
Heidi Doyle
(Sierra State Parks Foundation)
Alix Dunn
(Crystal Cove Conservancy)
Kandhy Franklin
(Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Association)
Jarrell Jackman
(Presidio Foundation)
Kathleen Kooiman
(Friends of Carlsbad and Cardiff State Beaches)
Anna Patterson
(Point Lobos Foundation)
Chuck Ross
Tom Stratton
Sarah Sweedler (Fort Ross Conservancy)
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| CALPA Board and DPR Staff at PLA Convention - Palm Springs CA - 2018 |
CALPA would like to express our gratitude to Alix Dunn, who will be leaving the CALPA board this month. During her tenure with CALPA, she served as the Communications Committee Chair and has been a great asset to the organization. We will miss having her on the board, and we wish her much success in her future endeavors.
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
All CALPA member organizations have access to the CALPA Online Community on the Public Lands Alliance (PLA) Platform. Remember that this is YOUR community of like-minded park partner professionals. Feel free to submit your questions in the online community. Many of your colleagues are experiencing the same types of issues that you are experiencing, and some may have great solutions to share. If your organization is an active member of CALPA, you are eligible to access
this useful tool! For more information on joining CALPA and getting access to the PLA benefits, please visit our membership home page.
Member Success Stories
 Sierra State Parks Foundation - Free Ski Day: A Gold Medal Idea! Despite the impending snowstorm, which brought around five feet of snow around the basin, people braved the weather to join California State Parks (CSP) and Sierra State Parks Foundation's (SSPF) Free Ski Day. The event on February 2 showcased the freshly groomed Nordic Ski trails on the historic 1960's Winter Olympic trails located at Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. The ski trails are an excellent example of a successful private-public partnership (CA State Parks and SSPF) benefiting the public. There was a diverse crowd of attendees including visitors from Brazil, the Bay Area, the Sierra foothills, locals, and even non-skiers. State Park Ranger, Jennifer McCallan, and Executive Director of SSPF, Heidi Doyle, were on-site providing hot chocolate to guests. David Antonucci, a local author, gave an Olympic History Ski Tour. The blue (beginner) trail and the north side of the red (intermediate) trail will be groomed for the remainder of the snow season every Monday and Friday as conditions allow. The cost of parking is $5 per vehicle during the snow season. The Sierra State Parks Foundation provides the grooming at the park through donations that help pay for the equipment lease and volunteers to perform the grooming. Donations can be made at the park kiosk. State Parks helps provide the trail signs and equipment storage. Free trail maps are available at the trailhead. You can also find it online here or download one through the Sierra State Parks Foundation's Lake Tahoe Parks app.
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
VP, Operations & Finance
VP, Partnerships & Development
VP, Programs
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
In case you missed one of the previous sessions, the Partnership Office of DPR will be hosting a webinar on the changes to the DPR Form 973 Annual Report Please join them on Monday, May 6 at 3:00 PM for this informative webinar. 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 Retail for Rangers (and Other Non-Retail Folks) on Tuesday, April 30 at 11:00 AM (PT). This topic was the most popular at the recent PLA Convention and will be presented in webinar format. It will cover topics such as meeting sales goals and interpretive goals in today's market. 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. Stay tuned for more details on webinars hosted by the PLA in May and June.
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.
Christopher K. Jarvi Scholarship for the Advancement of Partnerships - This scholarship is sponsored by the Society of Outdoor Recreations Professionals (SORP) and was created to assist dedicated professionals in exploring ways ot integrate more partnerships into their work to benefit and bring value to parks, public lands and the communities that host them. Applications can be submitted between May 3 and July 31, 2019. For more information, please visit their website.
Historic Revitalization Subgrants in Rural Communities - The National Park Service is now accepting applications for $5 million in grants to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the country that are listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places through the Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP). For more information, please visit their website.
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. In addition, you can access the PLA resource library of recorded webinars, communicate with other nonprofit park supporters through their online communities, and take advantage of member discounts at vendors across the nation. We are excited to be able to expand our membership benefits and want to hear from you, our CALPA members, as you participate in these amazing new benefits provided by the PLA. Don't forget to share your great experiences under our new partnership with the PLA on our 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
As a reminder, 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 link to pre-register for the webinar sessions:
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.
California State Parks Department - Reorganization
As part of
the reorganization, California State Parks now has 4 field division chiefs: Brian Ketterer is Coastal Division Chief, Sam Allsop is Desert Division Chief, Matt Bellah is Central Division Chief, and Jason DeWall is Northern Division Chief. There is also a new district, "Diablo Range," in the eastern Bay Area, and Tehachapi has been renamed as "Great Basin." There is also a new Chief of Interpretation and Education, Stacey Yankee, who comes to California State Parks from Howard County Maryland, where she was the Director of the
Robinson Nature Center.
New Committees
The Park Operations Division has formed several committees to review, draft, or revise policy in the following areas: special events, film commission, free or reduced access for under-served communities/programs, low cost accommodations, volunteer-in-parks guidelines, merchandise sales, right of entry permits, and the cooperating association manual.
State Budget
Highlights of
the Governor's proposed budget include $35 million from the General Fund for deferred maintenance. This is second only to Corrections. There is also a proposal for an additional $11 million from General Fund for deferred maintenance, annually for four years.
State Parks has procured a contract for Department-wide marketing effort, in a similar fashion as the "
Live the Parks Life" recruitment campaign.
Grant Programs
New Nonprofit - Parks California
Parks California is now up and running under the direction of their new President and CEO, Kindley Walsh Lawlor. They are recruiting now for the top three Vice President positions - Operations and Finance, Partnerships and Development, and Programs.
California State Parks Weekly Digests
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Updates from California State Parks Foundation (CSPF)
Park Advocacy Day 2019
We are looking forward to seeing many CALPA members at this year's 17th Annual
Park Advocacy Day (PAD) taking place on Tuesday, May 7th in Sacramento at the State Capitol and presented by the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF). 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.
Registration for this event is now closed, but we want to encourage all of our members who have already signed up and are attending to say hello to the CALPA board members at the event and post your photos of the event on our Facebook and Twitter
. #CALPAoutNetworking
Park Champions Program
CSPF works with many of our state parks throughout California to host volunteer work days. For more information or to volunteer, please visit their Park Champions page.
Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Is your organization in need of assistance in marketing, social media, board develop, etc.? Check out the resources available through the CSPF TAC program.
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Do you have an event that you would like us to consider for our calendar? Please complete the brief form found at this link to submit your event for consideration. Submissions must be received by the 25th of the month prior to our publication date.
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CALPA E-Newsletter
Editor
Carolyn Christian
Linsey Fredenburg Humes
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