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Mike Tollefson to lead successful nonprofit that raises funds to improve Yosemite National Park https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tollefson.htm

Yosemite National Park’s meadows, trails and wildlife are better off thanks to a $ 5.8 million contribution by the nonprofit Yosemite Fund. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yf10.htm

The Yosemite Fund is seeking $ 1 million for youth programs to cultivate future park stewards through hands-on experience in Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yf-yiy.htm

To cultivate thousands of future environmental stewards, young people will learn about wildlife, experience their first wilderness overnight trip, or become accomplished in trail repair by participating in one of 11 Youth in Yosemite programs to be funded with $ 1.3 million by Yosemite Conservancy. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ycyouth2011.htm

An innovative program that inspires underserved children to care for the outdoors using photography as a teaching tool and another that encourages teenagers to seek careers as environmental stewards though hands-on internships are among nine new and established Youth in Yosemite programs that will benefit from $ 1.3 million provided …

Governor Gavin signed a historic water bill into law on Wednesday morning, and he chose to sign it in a rural community outside Fresno. Newsom was joined by local residents, environmental advocates, and legislators as he signed Senate Bill 200, which creates a long-term fund to support the more than …

A state senate committee is set to vote on a bill today that would address safe and affordable drinking water throughout California, a goal Governor Gavin Newsom has also prioritized in his proposed budget. Still to be decided is how to fund it. Newsom has proposed taxing residential water users …

California’s legislative session ended last week, and with it, the hopes for a statewide pool of money that would have supported drinking water projects. It was called the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund, and it would have been available for disadvantaged communities in need of water cleanup projects. The …

A nonprofit organization that helps low-income families purchase homes asked the Los Banos City Council on Wednesday to waive the impact fees for a home they built. However, for the … Click to Continue »

Best known for promoting private-school vouchers and welfare reform, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is also using its financial muscle to undo Obama-era environmental regulations and support the work … Click to Continue »

A report commissioned by a California nursing union suggests funding a single-payer health care system with a sales tax hike and a new tax on business revenue to raise $ 100 … Click to Continue »

Locals passing by Bob Hart Square over the weekend stopped to thank and observe two Merced residents arranging painted poppy tiles on the concrete base of the flag poles. Monika … Click to Continue »

21-member jury releases report on seven topics Makes recommendation about discretionary funds of county supervisors Praises efforts to end homelessness … Click to Continue »