PRAC ~ Park Rangers Association of California
Professionalism Through Unity Since 1976
2023 Parks Training & PRAC Conference
March 5th to 9th ~ “Parks are Resilient”
Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite
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The 2023 PRAC Conference will be held
at the Rush Creek Lodge, March 5 to 9, 2023
See early schedule and planning details below
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The 2023 California Parks Training Conference will be March 5th-9th, 2023 at the Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite. Our members will really enjoy the atmosphere at Rush Creek, which is only 35 minutes from Yosemite Valley. The room rate is $125 a night.
Conference PROMO CODE for lodging at Rush Creek Lodge: PRAC1
- • On Sunday March 5th will be hosting a hike on the West Side Trail in Tuolumne City that follows a unique rail trail that follow the route and tracks of the famous Westside Lumber Co. narrow gauge railroad.
- • On Monday March 6th we will be hosting a hike to Wapama Falls at Hetch Hetchy.
- • On Thursday March 9th we will visit the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoia to close out the conference. Visit the Rush Creek Lodge website https://www.rushcreeklodge.com/ and use the promo code PRAC to make your reservation.
We will have the draft schedule available on the PRAC website after Labor Day and will open registration at the same time.
We have added the following speakers to the conference sessions:
- • Phil Gaines – retired director of South Carolina State Parks and co-host of the Park Leader Show.
- • Bevin Carithers – Chief Ranger of Boulder County Open Space, who will discuss the use of NAI’s Certified Interpretive Guide training by Boulder County Open Space’s patrol staff.
- • Daniel Brewster – City of Los Angeles Park Ranger and founder of the Black Park Ranger Experience.
Matt Cerkel, PRAC President