Two-Part PBS Special On California State Parks
When the state of California set aside Yosemite Valley for protection as a park in 1864, it marked the beginning of California’s state park system, and the beginning of the idea of preserving a landscape and an environment as a wholly protected, public place. Eventually, the California State Park system became the model upon which the National Park Service would be built. Filmmakers David Vassar and Sally Kaplan talked with Tommy about California Forever, their new, two-part PBS special on the history and current challenges of California’s state parks.
