October 21, 1970 (12 pages)

Wednesday, October 21, 1970 The Nevada County Nugget, “® a sar _ t of Parks Election crew takes lesson _ and Recreation Report . . SACRAMENTO — Five northern California reservoirs and . _one aquatic recreation area are among the projects slatedfor . recreational development under Proposition 20, the $60 million ig Bante and Wildlife Enhancement bond Act on © November 3-ballot, according to the State Department of © Parks and Recreation, . geben : The legislation authorizing the Bond Act provides: tliat ” the funds be used to plan and construct: recreational facilities and for fish and wildlife enhancement at waters of the State Water Project, Of the $60 million, $54 million would go to the Department of Parks and Recreation for recreational facilities and $6 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board and Departce of Fish and Game for fish and wildlife enhancement proects, The six northern California projects that would benefit by passage of the bond act are the*Upper Feather River Basin in Plumas county; Lake Oroville in Butte county; Bethany Reseree voir and Lake Del Valle in Alameda county; Ingram Creek Aquatic Recreation Area in Stanislaus county; and San Luis Reservoir in Merced county.Director William Penn Mott of Department of Parks and Recreation said the State plans to spend $12,645,000 on these six projects to provide over 5 million days of water-oriented recreation annually for-northern Californians. Recreational opportunities would include camping, picnicking, fishing, water skiing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and nature study. Stressing the importance of the bond issue to recreation in California, Mott explained that the. 1960 Bond Act that financed the State Water Project did not include funds for recresieges! nage parr The limited recreational facilities current: a available at units of the Water Proj . i . : with general fund mondy. we ee — Precinct workers took their first lesson in how to operate Nevada county's new "With these facilities already overcrowded and with the reautomatic voting machines Thursday. Dick Franzen of the firm supplying the maining major reservoirs of the-State Water Project scheduled 3 . . : to be completed in the near future, the cost of providing the devices is showing Maria Gogstad how they operate. necessary recreational facilities at all of them at one time would ; ‘be too massive for the general fund to bear. That is why we need this Bond Act." : . Mott gave the fdllowingbreakdown of funding for the six ‘ northern California projects: Upper Feather River Basin, in= mm . = mm cluding Antelope Lake, Frenchman Lake and Lake Davis, 3 $1,000,000 to provide 200,000 days of recreation annually; Lake Oroville, $3,015,000 to provide 855,000 days of recreation annually; ‘Lake Del Valle, $3,200,000 to provide 1,633,000 days of recreation annually; Bethany Reservoir, $800,000 to provide 273,000 days of récreation annually; San Luis Reservoir, $3,370,000 to provide 2,000,000 days of recreation annually. "On a statewide basis," Mott concluded, ‘Proposition 20 will finance facilities that will offer over 16 million days of wateroriented recreation annually.” , SACRAMENTO — Several State Park campgrounds are filled up-by reservations for the November 26, 27, 28 weekend, the Department of Parks and Recreation reported today, but " there stilf area lot of parks to camp in that weekend. * Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz County is filled-every weekend between now and the Thanksgiving weekend, except for a a few vacancies the weekend of Oct. 16-17. For the Thanksgiving weekend only, Anza-Borego Desert State Park in San Diego and Imperial counties is completely booked, but this is a heavily used winter time park. There are openings the rest of the time, however. All the campsites. with trailer hookups are reserved at . Morro Bay State Park and Pismo State Beach in San Luis Obispo ; county and San Clemente State Beach in Orange county, but there still is space in the regular campgrounds. Reservations would be a good idea at San Clemente, the Department observed, but there usually is room at Morro Bay and Pismo. , The Department advised that families looking for’a State Park campsite over Thanksgiving, or during the fall and winter, have a wide variety of choices, but cautioned that there is no guarantee about the weather. f : The Mendocino Coast usually is beautiful in November, provided it is not raining, and such parks as MacKerricher, Russian Gulch and Van Damme are all good bets, For desert campers, Heart Bar in San Bernardino county and Joshua Trees in Los Angeles county usually have plenty of room, For beach -campers, a campsite usually is available at New Brighton State Beach, Santa Cruz county, Leo Carillo State Beach in Los Angeles county, San Elijo State Beach, San Diego county; or Atascadero State Beach, San Luis Obispo county. In the Central Valley, attractive camping spots are at Caswell Memorial State Park, San Joaquin county; Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, Stanislaus county; in the newly completed Loafer Creek Campground at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in Butte county; or at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in Butte county, or at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in Placer, El Dérado, and Sacramento counties. he Department: said that for the rest of this calendar year State Park campsite reservations can be made at the Dea Leaner ~ CHAPPIE is Chairman of the powerful Rules Committee, and the number two man in the Assembly.’ — CHAPPIE offers: more legislation, and has more: bills: passed than any other#legisiator.<<"" <<" MAPBMOPEIAS CHAPPIE.has traveled the 25,000 square miles of the 6th District tirelessly to meet and serve all the people. PespecTen. . CHAPPIE has been endorsed by business, industry, labor (AFL-CIO) and agriculture, and has earned the ‘people’s support. regardless of party. HOUT HAPOWOFKING ASSEMBLOMOR partment's. Sacramento headquarters, P.O, Box 2390, Sacra“ : ane soins -merito 95811. All fees must accompany the request. ReservaPa COMMITTEE —JAMES GRUBBS, GENERAL CHAIRMAN. . Loolprbataak, f oapata ged any state park or any Departs — as pki 3 id Lei : oe acca sak ment of Par ks and. eer at isd g Thar pemesapns ype eer ngeeteg among PPT PE rE e: 1OR-Off Gey. .<0sme wee ete ce <=

Wednesday, October 21, 1970 The Nevada County Nugget, “® a sar _ t of Parks Election crew takes lesson _ and Recreation Report . . SACRAMENTO — Five northern California reservoirs and . _one aquatic recreation area are among the projects slatedfor . recreational development under Proposition 20, the $60 million ig Bante and Wildlife Enhancement bond Act on © November 3-ballot, according to the State Department of © Parks and Recreation, . geben : The legislation authorizing the Bond Act provides: tliat ” the funds be used to plan and construct: recreational facilities and for fish and wildlife enhancement at waters of the State Water Project, Of the $60 million, $54 million would go to the Department of Parks and Recreation for recreational facilities and $6 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board and Departce of Fish and Game for fish and wildlife enhancement proects, The six northern California projects that would benefit by passage of the bond act are the*Upper Feather River Basin in Plumas county; Lake Oroville in Butte county; Bethany Reseree voir and Lake Del Valle in Alameda county; Ingram Creek Aquatic Recreation Area in Stanislaus county; and San Luis Reservoir in Merced county.Director William Penn Mott of Department of Parks and Recreation said the State plans to spend $12,645,000 on these six projects to provide over 5 million days of water-oriented recreation annually for-northern Californians. Recreational opportunities would include camping, picnicking, fishing, water skiing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and nature study. Stressing the importance of the bond issue to recreation in California, Mott explained that the. 1960 Bond Act that financed the State Water Project did not include funds for recresieges! nage parr The limited recreational facilities current: a available at units of the Water Proj . i . : with general fund mondy. we ee — Precinct workers took their first lesson in how to operate Nevada county's new "With these facilities already overcrowded and with the reautomatic voting machines Thursday. Dick Franzen of the firm supplying the maining major reservoirs of the-State Water Project scheduled 3 . . : to be completed in the near future, the cost of providing the devices is showing Maria Gogstad how they operate. necessary recreational facilities at all of them at one time would ; ‘be too massive for the general fund to bear. That is why we need this Bond Act." : . Mott gave the fdllowingbreakdown of funding for the six ‘ northern California projects: Upper Feather River Basin, in= mm . = mm cluding Antelope Lake, Frenchman Lake and Lake Davis, 3 $1,000,000 to provide 200,000 days of recreation annually; Lake Oroville, $3,015,000 to provide 855,000 days of recreation annually; ‘Lake Del Valle, $3,200,000 to provide 1,633,000 days of recreation annually; Bethany Reservoir, $800,000 to provide 273,000 days of récreation annually; San Luis Reservoir, $3,370,000 to provide 2,000,000 days of recreation annually. "On a statewide basis," Mott concluded, ‘Proposition 20 will finance facilities that will offer over 16 million days of wateroriented recreation annually.” , SACRAMENTO — Several State Park campgrounds are filled up-by reservations for the November 26, 27, 28 weekend, the Department of Parks and Recreation reported today, but " there stilf area lot of parks to camp in that weekend. * Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz County is filled-every weekend between now and the Thanksgiving weekend, except for a a few vacancies the weekend of Oct. 16-17. For the Thanksgiving weekend only, Anza-Borego Desert State Park in San

Diego and Imperial counties is completely booked, but this is a heavily used winter time park. There are openings the rest of the time, however. All the campsites. with trailer hookups are reserved at . Morro Bay State Park and Pismo State Beach in San Luis Obispo ; county and San Clemente State Beach in Orange county, but there still is space in the regular campgrounds. Reservations would be a good idea at San Clemente, the Department observed, but there usually is room at Morro Bay and Pismo. , The Department advised that families looking for’a State Park campsite over Thanksgiving, or during the fall and winter, have a wide variety of choices, but cautioned that there is no guarantee about the weather. f : The Mendocino Coast usually is beautiful in November, provided it is not raining, and such parks as MacKerricher, Russian Gulch and Van Damme are all good bets, For desert campers, Heart Bar in San Bernardino county and Joshua Trees in Los Angeles county usually have plenty of room, For beach -campers, a campsite usually is available at New Brighton State Beach, Santa Cruz county, Leo Carillo State Beach in Los Angeles county, San Elijo State Beach, San Diego county; or Atascadero State Beach, San Luis Obispo county. In the Central Valley, attractive camping spots are at Caswell Memorial State Park, San Joaquin county; Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, Stanislaus county; in the newly completed Loafer Creek Campground at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in Butte county; or at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in Butte county, or at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in Placer, El Dérado, and Sacramento counties. he Department: said that for the rest of this calendar year State Park campsite reservations can be made at the Dea Leaner ~ CHAPPIE is Chairman of the powerful Rules Committee, and the number two man in the Assembly.’ — CHAPPIE offers: more legislation, and has more: bills: passed than any other#legisiator.<<"" <<" MAPBMOPEIAS CHAPPIE.has traveled the 25,000 square miles of the 6th District tirelessly to meet and serve all the people. PespecTen. . CHAPPIE has been endorsed by business, industry, labor (AFL-CIO) and agriculture, and has earned the ‘people’s support. regardless of party. HOUT HAPOWOFKING ASSEMBLOMOR partment's. Sacramento headquarters, P.O, Box 2390, Sacra“ : ane soins -merito 95811. All fees must accompany the request. ReservaPa COMMITTEE —JAMES GRUBBS, GENERAL CHAIRMAN. . Loolprbataak, f oapata ged any state park or any Departs — as pki 3 id Lei : oe acca sak ment of Par ks and. eer at isd g Thar pemesapns ype eer ngeeteg among PPT PE rE e: 1OR-Off Gey. .<0sme wee ete ce <=