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Private donations to keep Palomar State Park open
SAN DIEGO -- State parks officials agreed Tuesday to keep Palomar Mountain State Park open for the next three years, as long as private donations fill the gap between revenues and expenses. The 1,862-acre park, which was one of 70 due to be shut down...
Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Human Interest, Gardens and Parks
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Body believed to be missing hiker found
FOX 5 San Diego StaffANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif. -- Efforts resumed Monday to recover a man's body found in a deep mud cave near where a college student went missing while exploring a rugged East County desert wilderness area nearly a month ago. The remains were...Tags: American Red Cross, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Forestry and Timber, Landforms
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Recovery efforts for body in mud cave stalled
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif. -- Efforts were suspended Monday evening to recover a man's body found in a deep mud cave near where a college student went missing while exploring a rugged East County desert wilderness area nearly a month ago. The...
Tags: American Red Cross, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Landforms, Forestry and Timber
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Local campgrounds closed by state budget crisis reopen
CUYAMACA RANCHO STATE PARK, Calif. -- Two popular campgrounds that were closed because of the state budget crisis have reopened -- at least for a while. State park officials said that Green Valley Campground and Granite Springs Environmental Campground...
Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Budgets and Budgeting
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Searchers comb desert caves for missing hiker
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif. -- Authorities searched Tuesday for a San Diego man who disappeared while exploring East County desert caves over the weekend. Guillermo Pino, 26, disappeared shortly after noon on Sunday during a visit with friends...
Tags: Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Facebook
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Power is on, but many beaches are closed
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - Some San Diego beaches remained closed over the weekend, still polluted by two sewage spills triggered by Thursday's massive power outage, officials said. Beaches from Solana Beach south through Del Mar to Scripps Pier, as well as Bayside...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Sweetwater
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Crews torch park devastated by 2003 firestorm
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterJULIAN, Calif. -- Crews are setting fires at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park this week as part of a so-far unsuccessful effort to reforest the area, which was denuded by the 2003 Cedar Fire. The controlled burns are taking place near the fire station...Tags: Travel, Environmental Issues, Tourism and Leisure, Air Pollution, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Businesses near Palomar park brace for closure
SAN DIEGO -- News that Palomar Mountain State Park is on a list of 70 locations around California slated for closure because of budget cuts has local businesses preparing for the worst.
The park could be shut down in July 2012, according to state parks...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Escondido, San Diego (San Diego, California), Jack London, San Diego County (California)
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San Diego's beaches get top grades
SAN DIEGO - Beaches along the California coast received generally high marks for water quality, but several locations in San Diego County received failing grades, according to a report released Wednesday by the environmental group Heal the Bay.
The...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Human Interest, San Diego County (California), Carlsbad, Weather Reports
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State park's longest standing volunteers to retire
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterAfter nearly a quarter century, two state park volunteers are retiring. Frank and June Nuttall have been volunteering at the campgrounds at San Elijo State Beach for the past 23 years. "We saw this place and fell in love with it," Frank said. "But now...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, California, Gardens and Parks, England
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State parks need volunteers for Earth Day projects
SAN DIEGO -- Volunteers are being sought to help clean up parks in San Diego County and throughout the state next month during the California State Parks Foundation's 14th annual Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup.
On Saturday, April 16, the foundation...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, California, Earth Day, Gardens and Parks
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Assembly passes smoking ban at state parks, beaches
Los Angeles TimesState lawmakers adopted one of the nation's most far-reaching regulations of tobacco use Monday, approving a bill to outlaw smoking at 278 state parks and beaches. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not said publicly whether he will sign the measure, which...Tags: Environmental Issues, Government, Orange County (California), Sacramento, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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