Wearing New Masks at Department Operation Center
State Park Official Sporting DHVANI Cloth Masks
A group of recreation and natural disaster recovery organizations partnered with a sport clothing company to donate over 500 cloth face masks to The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) Department Operations Center (DOC) located in Sacramento.
“We have a responsibility to support sustainable trail opportunities on public lands in California. Part of that responsibility is stepping up to the plate when natural disasters strike,” explains Dealernews ADVOCACY+ champion Don Amador. “These masks will help recreation staff comply with COVID-19 mitigation guidelines as they continue their work to reopen and manage Park units throughout the Golden State.”
In late May, Quiet Warrior Racing, the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance and the Marin County Motorcycle Association presented State Parks with DHVANI high-quality non-surgical grade masks along with other cloth face covers at the agency’s DOC offices.
“The recreation groups are proud to support DHVANI’s “free mask” program that seeks to provide no-cost surgical grade face masks and washable cloth masks to frontline workers and others who need them. With the help from donations, DHVANI is using their manufacturing and distribution resources to put a mask on every face in America,” adds Amador.
The DOC is staffed by the department’s division chiefs and other departmental divisions, including the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division, who are assisting State Parks’ field staff with a variety of needs during the pandemic.
“The partner groups approached the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division and asked what they could do to help, and I said it would be huge if they could help the department with cloth masks since there is a shortage,” said Brian Robertson, acting deputy chief for the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division.
State Parks has had an integral role in providing the public messaging through the COVID-19 pandemic to help mitigate the spread of the virus. While State Parks has increased access at some park units by providing limited parking, including at state vehicular recreation areas (SVRAs), this does not mean recreating in the outdoors is going back to normal. Visitors should expect a different state park experience than they are used to.
For the most up-to-date information on how State Parks is supporting the state’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, visit www.parks.ca.gov/FlattenTheCurve
