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California is set to open its first new state park in nearly a decade on June 12, 2023. The park, known as Dos Rios, is located in the San Joaquin Valley near the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers. The 1,600-acre park will offer visitors a glimpse of the valley’s waterways before agriculture, but many activities and amenities will be added in the future. Visitors can currently enjoy guided hikes and use picnic tables and shade structures, with plans for biking, swimming, fishing, and nonmotorized boating in the works. The park’s name is still to be determined, and an official grand opening is planned for later this year.

California will open its first new state park in a decade, Dos Rios, this summer. The 1,600-acre park, located in the Central Valley, will offer opportunities for hiking, picnicking, and, in the future, swimming and boating. The park’s opening coincides with the announcement of new targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions on natural lands, including reducing wildfire risks, expanding forest cover, and restoring wetlands. These targets aim to move the state closer to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045.

California will open its first new state park in a decade, Dos Rios, this summer. The park will provide opportunities for hiking, picnicking, and eventually swimming and boating. Along with the park’s opening, the state has announced targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on natural lands. These targets include reducing wildfire risks, expanding forest cover, and restoring wetlands.

A jury awarded a former California State Parks employee nearly $2.3 million after finding that the agency and his former boss discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage and retaliated when he spoke up. The plaintiff, Angel Alba, said he hopes the verdict will help create a more fair and inclusive workplace for other Hispanic employees.

California is set to open its first new state park in a decade this summer, alongside unveiling targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on natural lands. The Dos Rios tract in the Central Valley will open on June 12, offering hiking, picnicking, and future swimming and boating access. Governor Gavin Newsom also announced new goals to cut wildfire risks, expand forest cover, and restore wetlands. The plan aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.