Jon Christensen Research featured in CALmatters: Every Californian needs a walk in the park

Recent research by UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability showed that 57% of Californians live within a typical walk, bike ride or short drive of a state park. Although 59% of households within these short distances of state parks are disadvantaged – including 1 million youths living below the poverty line – cultural, language and technological barriers discourage these people from visiting.