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Calif. Parks To Feature EV Charging Stations
San Diego, Calif.-based Envision Solar International Inc., announced that the California Department of Parks and Recreation will deploy its EV ARC products to provide emissions-free electric vehicle (EV) charging. The first EV ARC products will provide workplace...Calif.'s Lassen Forest Seeks 2018 Site Hosts
The Almanor Ranger District of California’s Lassen National Forrest announced they are looking for volunteer campground hosts in several locations. The host season could start as soon as April and may last until October, according to actionnewsnow.com. The host...Texas, FEMA Reinventing Disaster Response
In the weeks immediately after Hurricane Harvey, thousands of Texans lingered in emergency shelters, small coastal communities scrambled to restore electricity and entire neighborhoods sat swamped with moldy mounds of housing innards. As more than half a million...Council OKs Funding Campground Projects
Following a public hearing at its Feb. 20 meeting, the Le Mars (Iowa) City Council adopted a resolution on the plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2017 Le Mars Municipal Campground Improvements and Expansion — Electrical South. Bid...New Fed Chair Powell Vows To Find Balance
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, pledging to “strike a balance” between the risk of an overheating economy and the need to keep growth on track, told U.S. lawmakers on Monday (Feb. 26) that the central bank would stick with gradual interest rate increases...Council Faces Tough Big Pond RV Park Vote
The battle lines over an RV campground proposed for a rural Nova Scotia community should be more clearly defined once the regional municipal council addresses the matter at today’s (Feb. 27) meeting. The controversial issue was the subject of a special public hearing...ORR Wants More Outdoor Recreation Offices
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) called for governors in all 50 states to establish an Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC) and reaffirmed its commitment to working collaboratively with state leaders to advance outdoor recreation priorities across the...Letter: Wildfires Sap Forest Service’s Budget
Editor’s Note: Below is the text of a letter written by Randy Moore, regional forester, Pacific Southwest Region. It was initially published by sierranewsonline.com. Last year, more than 1,500 wildfires burned over 640,000 acres on National Forest System lands...Flood 'Wipes Out' Mid-Michigan Campground
A mid-Michigan campground was practically wiped out from last week’s flooding. Now its owner is dealing with the cleanup, according to WNEM. The knee-high water from the Rifle River damaged everything in its path this week, including more than 60 campers. “First time...Campground Disaster Project Breaks Ground
Officials from Mendocino County, Calif., the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday (Feb. 22) at the Lake Mendocino Kyen Campground, to start work on the building of approximately 29 temporary...RVIA: January Shipments Post A 25.3% Gain
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) January survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 42,441, an increase of 25.3% from the 33,859 units shipped last January. The January 2018 shipment total is the best January on comparable...
