prop 21

Recall seeing this Yes on 21 outreach campaign prior to the November elections?

The campaign endorsing the proposition that would have helped provide California state parks with stable and adequate funding to continue operating successfully?

You may have… 

Unlike traditional campaigns, the Yes on Proposition 21 grassroots and netroots campaign used a number of innovative online tools to engage real Californians from all walks of life in building support for the measure and spreading the message about the need for additional funding for state parks.

More than 760,000 Californians helped place Proposition 21 on the ballot while over 700 organizations (The Nature Conservancy, Audubon California, California State Parks Foundation and more) worked to show their support.

Unfortunately, Prop 21 did not pass.

BUT! That’s not to say we cannot still ensure our state parks and open spaces are preserved long into the future.

‘The Conservancy plays a huge role in creating and supporting California State Parks,’ Mike Sweeney, executive director of The Nature Conservancy in California is quoted as saying on the organization’s website.

On December 4, I’ll be running my first marathon in the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco and until then will be raising funds for the Conservancy of California, an organization that works to preserve many of the lands and waters we all use and enjoy across the state!

If you value our natural spaces as much as I do… Join me in this cause by making a small donation here.

To view specific projects in California your funds may support, click here.  

A bit about the Marin Headlands:

The entire area (thousands of acres) is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Headlands' status as a park protects the habitat and populations of numerous animal species within just a few miles of San Francisco and its suburbs.

Recreational activities include hiking, biking, birding and sunbathing on surrounding beaches.