This is for a 3" patch that reads: CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS - K9 PROGRAM - JUNIOR K9 HANDLER. This is a new (2022) patch.
State Parks K-9 Program
The job of a State Parks K-9 handler is a unique one requiring special dedication and commitment. Our peace officers have full police powers, and all K-9 teams adhere to Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) guidelines. They qualify annually in both patrol and detection. We now have 19 K-9 teams throughout the state that provide a protective tool for both handlers and visitors. Currently, 17 of the 19 K-9 teams are dual purpose, meaning they are trained in both patrol and detection. Our K-9 teams work collaboratively with other local, state and federal agencies on various projects/incidents when needed. The teams have worked major sporting events such as Super Bowl 50 and the Amgen Tour of California, multiple major university commencements, large-venue music concerts, protests and multiple dignitary events requiring detection sweeps.
California State Parks is proud of the K-9 Program’s success in the past 50 years. We look forward to continuing to honor our department’s mission of protecting not only our staff and visitors, but also our most valued natural and cultural resources.
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Junior Rangers is one of California State Parks' most popular programs. It is offered in over 70 state parks.
The program has two primary goals:
* Provide an opportunity for children to participate in fun, hands-on activities designed especially for them;
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Develop in children an appreciation for the cultural and natural
resources preserved in state parks, an awareness of the
interrelationship among those resources, and a desire to help protect
them.
Junior Ranger activities cover a variety of topics,
including animals, plants, history, weather, recycling and park careers.
They are tailored to the local environment and the resources of the
park where the program is held. Each activity provides a worthwhile
experience that promotes further thought and action by the child, rather
than just instruction. The statewide Junior Ranger program
officially began in 1973, after several years of trial programs. Former
Junior Rangers are now bringing their own children and grandchildren to
the programs. Some Junior Rangers have gone on to become California
State Parks employees. The Junior Ranger program, in inspiring
children to become resource stewards, is truly a promise to the future
of California and the world.
Auburn SRA (which is 20 miles long on two forks of the American River) is situated south of Interstate 80, stretching from Auburn to Colfax. The main access is from Auburn, either on Highway 49 or the Auburn-Foresthill Road. In the heart of the gold country, the Auburn State Recreation Area (Auburn SRA) covers 40-miles of the North and Middle Forks of the American river. Once teeming with thousands of gold miners, the area is now a natural area offering a wide variety of recreation opportunities to over 900,000 visitors a year. Major recreational uses include hiking, river access, boating, fishing, camping, mountain biking, gold panning, limited hunting, equestrian/horseback riding trails and off-highway motorcycle riding. Whitewater recreation is also very popular on both forks of the river, with Class II, III, IV, and V runs. Over 30 -private outfitters are licensed to offer whitewater trips in Auburn SRA. Auburn SRA is made up of mainly federal lands. California State Parks administers the area under a managing partner with the US Bureau of Reclamation.
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