Help keep state parks open

Help keep state parks open
Butano State Park is one of roughly 60 state parks that are now closed part time or operating on reduced hours. Photo by: Ron Erskine Last summer, I told you about Butano State Park, a secluded park on Highway 1 between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz. I closed that column with a promise to return in the spring to see the beautiful purple calypso orchid that blossoms there from February to April …

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1. ERSKINE: Help keep parks open forever
   
   ERSKINE: Help keep parks open forever Butano State Park is one of roughly 60 state parks that are now closed part time or operating on reduced hours. (PHOTO BY RON ERSKINE.) Photo by: Staff Last summer, I...


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