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Van Damme State Park is a public beach consisting of about 1,831 acres (7.41 km 2) of land in Mendocino County, California, near the town of Little River on State Route 1. It was named for Charles F. Van Damme (1881–1934), who was born in the area and purchased the land that is now the park with profits from a San Francisco ferry business.
The University of California's Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve is named in his honor and is found adjacent to Van Damme State Park. Jenny did much of his pygmy forest research within the boundaries of Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, which, due to Hans and his wife Jean's lobbying, was designated the Pygmy Forest National Natural Landmark by the ...
The park has been entrusted to the Valley of the Moon Natural History Association (VMNHA) due to the statewide budget problems experienced in 2012. The California State Park system is breaking new ground by allowing private non-profit groups to operate State Parks slated for closure. [11]
Location of Sonoma County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sonoma County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sonoma County, California, United States.
The Native Sons of the Golden West began a drive to turn the area into a park in 1928, [2] and after funds were provided by A. Johnston, the county, and the state, the park was founded in 1933. [1] Russian Gulch was one of 70 state parks due for closure in 2012 due to state budget cuts. [7]
The Clinton Grove Cemetery Association was established on March 30, 1855 as a non-sectarian, non-profit association; its original five-acre plot has since been increased to 50 acres. In 1914 a Tudor office and chapel building were added, both designed by Mount Clemens architect Theophilus Van Damme. Family mausoleums and crypts are scattered ...
Released in theaters 35 years ago, on Feb. 26, 1988, Bloodsport starred Van Damme as Frank Dux, a U.S. Army soldier who leaves the military to enter a fight-to-the-death martial arts tournament in ...
Part of the lagoon is designated as Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. [3]The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation is a private non-profit organization that works to preserve the lagoon and educate the public about the natural history of the lagoon.