Tell Governor Schwarzenegger What You (really) Think!

August 31, 2009.

For all of you who have experienced a whitewater rafting trip on the South Fork of the American River with O.A.R.S., you have most likely visited Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. The park, in the town of Coloma, includes a museum, a full-scale replica of Sutter’s Mill where the Gold Rush started, as well as a ghost town of restored period buildings and Gold Rush artifacts.

Due to California State budget cuts, this park is scheduled to close soon after Labor Day, Sept. 7. It is the heart of the Coloma community.

The final list of State Park closures has not been finalized – and efforts are in place to lobby for keeping the Park open. Sutter’s Mill, located in the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, is where the California Gold Rush started and led to the formation of California as a state. The park is the lifeblood of the local economy.

Would you consider taking a minute to:

e-mail Governor Schwarzenegger
fax the Governor at 916-558-3160
or write to him at the State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA 95814

Also worth reaching out to is Ruth Coleman, Director of California State Parks. Her fax number is 916-558-3160 and her mailing address is: California State Parks & Recreation Dept. P.O. Box 942896 Sacramento, CA 94296.

Please feel free to contact your assemblyperson or senator if you live in California!

Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated by O.A.R.S. and the community of Coloma.

If you are interested in further info on the situation, a website is devoted to this project: http://www.keepsuttersmillopen.org/

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