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Upgrades For Conn. State Park Facing Opposition
State and local leaders are calling for Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to vote no when the state bond commission votes on a construction project at Silver Sands Beach State Park in Milford. According to NBC Connecticut, hundreds of Milford residents have spoken out...Lawsuit Seeks to Block Plans for State Park in Mo.
A lawsuit filed in Missouri by several Oregon County landowners aims to block the development of a new state park along the Eleven Point River, according to a Springfield News report. The lawsuit, filed in September, claims that some of the land in the 4,176-acre...Nev. National Park Campground Getting a Facelift
Nevada’s Boulder Beach Campground is getting a facelift and receiving more than $3 million in improvements. Boulder City Review reported that the $3.4 million in renovations include rehabilitating 73 campsites in Loop D and the northwest section of the...Wisconsin State Park Affords Solitude to Visitors
It’s quiet at Wisconsin’s Straight Lake. The kind of nobody-else-is-here quiet you don’t usually find at a state park in Wisconsin. For that kind of solitude on a summer weekend in Wisconsin, you usually have to go deep into national or state forest land,...Alabama State Parks Celebrate Christmas Season
Christmas music is wafting through the air everywhere you go these days, and the Alabama State Parks System will embrace that theme throughout December. The Courier Journal reported that the holiday celebrations begin on Dec. 1 with Santa’s Underground Workshop at...'Geocaching' Craze is Still Growing With Campers
Geocaching became popular as an interactive outdoor hobby just over 10 years ago. Today, there are an estimated 1.3 million caches worldwide. Take a break from the usual afternoon hike, and try geocaching on your next camping trip. Activekids.com reported that seekers...Suit is Filed Opposing 'Wildlife Management Plan'
The Animal Welfare Institute and Wildlife Preserves, Inc. filed a lawsuit against K. Christopher Soller, superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore (FINS), and the National Park Service (NPS). The complaint alleges that, by implementing a wildlife management plan...W. Va. State Parks Offer 2018 Golf Season Passes
West Virginia State Parks golf passes for the 2018 season are now available and may be used for reciprocal play at Cacapon Resort, Canaan Valley Resort, Pipestem Resort and Twin Falls Resort golf courses. The Montgomery Herald reported that passes purchased before...Three Mo. Parks to Close for Managed Deer Hunts
Three Missouri state parks will be closed for managed deer hunts in December and January. Knob Noster and Mark Twain state parks will be closed Dec. 9-10 and Current River State Park will close Dec. 23-27 and Dec. 29 to Jan. 2. The Missouri Department of Natural...'Go RVing' Marking 20th Anniversary At Louisville
Go RVing celebrated 20 years of success during the National RV Trade Show’s Outlook 2018 Breakfast, highlighting the campaign’s more than 56 billion impressions over the last 20 years. According to a press release, the RV industry’s national advertising and marketing...Walmart Parking Lots Provide Urban Campground
At the end of each busy day of customers bustling through the stores, Walmart takes on a completely separate purpose. It provides a place for the weary to lay their heads for the night: Its parking lots. Money & Career Cheat Sheet reported that thousands of people...
