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40. Hopefully they can do something about Mitchell Caverns State Park

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 11:25 PM

Jul 2012

The park has been closed for awhile now because of the California budget problems. The park only had two rangers living near the cavern entrance but they couldn't even afford to continue that. Not long ago, vandals broke into the caverns' visitor center and stole or destroyed things, including stealing the generators and wiring for the lighting system. They did $100,000 worth of damage. Fortunately, none of the rare and beautiful formations of the caverns were destroyed. But the caverns remain very vulnerable with no one around, in a remote section of the Mojave Desert. They're the only limestone show caverns in the California state park system.

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California parks director resigns amid scandal [View all] Newsjock Jul 2012 OP

Wow... that is crushingly lame XemaSab Jul 2012 #1

This is a mind boggler - cannot figure the motivation n/t radhika Jul 2012 #2

She's taking behavioral cues from some of our furry woodland creatures slackmaster Jul 2012 #14

I was thinking the same thing Mrs. Ted Nancy Jul 2012 #43

hypothesis: once parks aren't used or kept up, they're "surplus" state properties that can be sold wordpix Jul 2012 #37

Betcha Coleman and her second are RWers who deliberately sabotaged parks finances. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #3

Did she have ties to corporations wanting to take over the parks? AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2012 #4

Bingo. Read this whistleblower interview about a coverup that goes to the top: Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #34

this burns me up! BigWind and BigSolar are almost as bad as BigOil wordpix Jul 2012 #38

$10,000? bluedigger Jul 2012 #5

Mike Thompson's a good guy XemaSab Jul 2012 #8

Then I'm baffled. Somebody is either incompetent or doing some internal sabotage. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16

Both her former employees are Dems. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #26

Is this a happy ending? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #6

I wonder what the governor will do with that surplus cash AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #7

Why not use it for, I dunno XemaSab Jul 2012 #9

With that much cash... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #10

No, it should go to the parks obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #12

It won't cover a lot 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #25

Yes it will. All but 5 of the 70 parks set for closure have been saved. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #35

It should be used for the parks! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #11

I AGREE but thats MUCHO DINERO AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #13

Well we have a hell of a lot of parks, and they are suffering years of neglect. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #18

And $22 million of that was needed to forestall closing 70 parks this year. Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #29

But that is money tagged for the parks obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #21

"...Laird said the discovered funds are xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #15

It should be used for the purpose for which it was collected. bluedigger Jul 2012 #17

It was supposed to operate the parks in the 1st place and should be used that way CreekDog Jul 2012 #19

okay heres a question AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #20

I imagine the money discovery is the 54 million, there isn't some separate pot of interest CreekDog Jul 2012 #22

Why would any be left over? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #23

AsahinaKimi tru Jul 2012 #30

Odd 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #24

And how does 54 million not get noticed in the state budget? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #27

They hid it away and didn't report it... Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #31

The question should be Politicalboi Jul 2012 #28

That's why a director has to be honest Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #33

I am still trying to figure out the California State System ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #32

you won't go to any CA state park because of those actions? CreekDog Jul 2012 #36

give him a break - he volunteered for 8 yrs. wordpix Jul 2012 #39

I tried but it is pretty tough to get a Redwood to hold a pen ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #42

No, the whole system for the California State Parks has been in chaos for years ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #41

Hopefully they can do something about Mitchell Caverns State Park aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #40

jail TeamPooka Jul 2012 #44