Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

09/10/2020

This just in from Sierra District HQ: Due to the current state wildfire crisis, the closure of neighboring USFS lands, COVID-19 and its impacts on Parks personnel to support basic operations, the Sierra District will not be allowing walk-ins at any campgrounds for the remainder of the season and will be closing all remaining campgrounds on October 1. All existing camping reservations made prior to today (September 10) will be honored through October 1, but no new reservations are being accepted at this time. Day use areas and trails remain open. The previous district-wide ban on campfires and charcoal bbqs remains in place. The District will continue to monitor conditions and may impose further restrictions and closures as necessary.

07/06/2020

As part of the merging of the three support organizations for Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, South Yuba River State Park, and Empire Mine State Historic Park, the three separate pages will be deleted on July 10, and a single page for Sierra Gold Parks Foundation will be the go-to for information. Please like our page, and follow us as we move forward in our support for western Nevada County's great state parks! https://www.facebook.com/SierraGoldParksFoundation/

SGPF is a non-profit organization that supports park-related educational activities and helps to preserve the natural and cultural resources of Western Nevada County’s three State Parks - Empire Mine SHP, Malakoff Diggins SHP & South Yuba River SP.

05/28/2020

In case you missed it...no Humbug Day 2020, due to the Covid-19 situation.

01/16/2020

What's eco: California's first environmental law, against hydraulic mining debris ...

About 15 miles from Nevada City, and over 130 years ago, hydraulic mining sent an estimated 12 billion tons of debris into the Yuba and Feather Rivers. Silt accumulated in San Francisco Bay at an astonishing one foot per year -- but not as fast as tempers at the Anti Debris Association, which collected evidence for an epic environmental legal coup: Woodruff v. the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company. In 1882, Marysville resident Edward Woodruff filed the suit in San Francisco's Ninth Circuit Court. Over 2,000 witnesses and 20,000 pages of testimony later, Woodruff prevailed. The resulting Sawyer Decision imposed strict laws regarding debris sent downstream, in essence ruling that “all tailings must stop.” Some believe the Sawyer Decision is California's first environment law. Others say it's the first such law in the United States. This vivid moment in the history of environmental policy is best relived nearby, at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.

bit.ly/TheSawyerDecision

Photo: North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company operations at Malakoff Diggins, around 1876 (courtesy of Cal State Parks).

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10/21/2019

Adventure, Risk, Challenge...coming next month to Malakoff Diggins?

Can you name the State Park pictured here? Our Community Leadership students from Truckee and North Tahoe will be visiting in November thanks to the support of California State Parks Foundation. This photo was taken in September 2017 with our Tahoe summer graduates from that year!

10/05/2019

Autumn colors are on their way...check out the colors at Malakoff Diggins SHP. And come back every week, to witness this transformation from summer, to fall!

10/04/2019

The latest issue of the Humbug Herald has been published! Thank you, Larry Clark! http://malakoffdigginsstatepark.org/park-association-newsletter/