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State OK's Last-Minute Compromise for Lawson's Landing
An overflow crowd packed a Civic Center board room Wednesday (July 13), testifying for hours before many departed in disgust as the state Coastal Commission literally took a page from an environmental partisan’s wish list and began to dismantle a proposal to...Lover's Key Eyed for Campground Development
Lover’s Key, in Florida’s Lee County between Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Springs, is one of the state parks on the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) list of 55 state parks that could welcome new campgrounds. For years, Lover’s Key...Arizona's Wallow Fire is 100% Controlled; Campgrounds Reopen
Officials from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests announced Tuesday (July 12) the Wallow Fire is officially 100% controlled, and all fire personnel and resources are being released from the fire, the White Mountain Independent reported. (Editor’s Note: Since...CalARVC Reminds Operators About New Propane Regs
The following public service announcement appears in today’s issue of “Wednesday Morning Coffee Talk & Updates,” a publication of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC). The announcement refers to activities in...Generations of Campers Endorse Maine Campgrounds
They come from all over the country, representing all walks of life, and there’s no denying that the folks at the campgrounds in York, Maine, are happy campers. Whether they’re set up at Camp Eaton and Libby’s Campground, located on York Street next...State Agency Tries Today to 'Split the Baby'
The blue-collar Lawson’s Landing resort in Tomales Bay, Calif., owned by the Lawson family since the 1920s, is a rarity in two regards: An unpermitted development in an environmentally sensitive area of sand dunes and wetlands and a low-cost recreational site on...Michigan Pushes 'Camp Green' Effort This Season
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking campers to “go green” this season by participating in the department’s Camp Green pilot program. The Camp Green program encourages park guests to follow environmentally friendly and...Mounties Brace for Big Canadian Music Fest
The RCMP is ready for the Craven Country Jamboree to be held starting this week near Regina, Saskatchewan. “Last year, we had 160 prisoners in cells from the event,” said Sgt. Craig Cleary of the Lumsden detachment of the RCMP. “This year, certainly there’s an...Ocean Lakes Campground Steps Up iCare Program
Summertime is a busy time for Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. They encourage guests to go green with their iCare program. The campground expands their program with the latest environmentally friendly technology. “We’re basically kind of...Florida RV Park Plan Gets OK on 3rd Try
The third time was the charm for an RV resort owner’s application to build an exclusive community on acreage off Lake Spivey outside of Inverness, Fla. The Citrus County Commission voted 4-0 Tuesday (July 12) to forward the application to the state for its...South Dakota RV Park Still Under Water
Mobile homes at Larson’s Landing RV Park are literally sinking. And even though water releases from Gavin’s Point Dam are decreasing to 150,000 cubic feet per second on July 30th, that’s still not going to be much to prevent it from become a total...
