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Our Pillars
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Our Pillars

The dream began when a group of scrappy locals used collective community action and grassroot solutions to save a park. This sparked the fire that would become core to so many passion for our parks!

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Grooming Trails Program Returns to Sugar Pine
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Grooming Trails Program Returns to Sugar Pine

Many of you may not know that Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park in the Sierra District is the home of the 1960 Winter Olympics biathlon event. After the hard work and determination of the Lake Sector staff and partnership with its nonprofit partners, the Sierra State Parks Foundation (SSPF), the trail snow grooming program is finally off the ground to provide recreational opportunities.

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Dr. Helen Henry Smith Honored with Golden Bear Award for Pioneering Efforts in Preserving Vikingsholm Castle</strong>
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Dr. Helen Henry Smith Honored with Golden Bear Award for Pioneering Efforts in Preserving Vikingsholm Castle

If Lake Tahoe is the Jewel of the Sierra, then Emerald Bay is the crown jewel. Vikingsholm Castle, the stunning summer home on the shore of the bay, is surely the queen. And Dr. Helen Henry Smith was the one who brought Vikingsholm Castle to the world’s attention.

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