A power line project in Roseland, N.J., has attracted some critics. A coalition of national, regional and local conservation groups in New Jersey and Pennsylvania filed suit in federal court on Oct. 15, challenging the approval by the National Park Service (NPS) of a...
Attendance was high at Tuesday’s night’s (Nov. 27) Community Council meeting in Fallston, Md., Â where many residents showed up to protest the possibility of an RV park being developed off Route 1 near the new Aumar Village Shopping Center, the Baltimore...
Access to high-quality outdoor opportunities in Western parks and other public lands is a key factor driving economic growth in Washington, according to a report released Thursday (Nov. 29), with the West in general outpacing the nation, the Public News Service...
This year, the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Caldedonia, Wis., presents the fourth annual Carnival of Lights, with a special connection to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Wisconsin’s largest holiday lights display is located 20 minutes south of...
A good crowd has assembled this week in Las Vegas to attend the Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo sponsored by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). Attendance so far is near 750, well above the 600 or so who attended the 2011 conference,...
Illinois drivers would have to pay an additional $2 for their license plate stickers to help the state take better care of its parks beginning next year under legislation the Senate sent to the governor Wednesday (Nov. 28). Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn supported the fee...
Lori Tews has been appointed executive director of the Michigan Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (MichARVC). ”She’s got quite a bit of membership background,” MichARVC President Tim Wilcox, owner of Gateway Park Campground, Hillsdale, told...
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. this year never reached the highs seen in 2008, when the all-time record of $4.114 was reached. The 2012 average never even climbed as high as it was last year, when it hit $3.965, according to the Energy...
A Texas woman is rejoicing after a stranger returned a ring she lost nearly a year ago in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Toni Leigh Chandler said her faith in humanity was restored after she opened a package containing her Texas A&M University...
More firefighters continue arriving at a wildfire burning in Rocky Mountain National Park as it approaches 1,500 acres, The Coloradoan reported. The Fern Lake Fire that started Oct. 9 has persisted with dry, windy weather and little snow. Wednesday’s (Nov. 28) weather...
N. Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today (Nov. 28) that state park pass sales reached a record high during Empire Passport’s Cyber Monday promotion, Albany Watch reported. The state office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation sold 22,636 Empire Passports, a...
The 2012 Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo (OHCE) sponsored by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) formally kicks off today (Nov. 28) at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Billed as the premier event for the RV park...
