The California Department of Parks and Recreation announced earlier this month that it will close up to 70 of its 278 state parks, making them casualties of California's wide-ranging budget cuts. Broadcasting from our Sacramento studios, guest host John Myers discusses the recent closures with the director of California State Parks.KQED science reporter Lauren Sommer has mapped the 70 parks set for closure:
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