The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding recreational boaters to be safe while having fun this Labor Day weekend, especially if alcohol is involved. “Labor Day weekend is always a busy time on the water,” said Sgt. Tim Lominac, a wildlife officer who patrols Lake…
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Advanced reservations for the 2012 Labor Day Weekend holiday are running about 2.5 percent ahead of the same period in 2011 according to Kampgrounds of America Inc. – the world’s largest system of family-oriented campgrounds. With just a week to go before the last major…
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Roxborough State Park will host the Step Strong, Save Our Lands Hike-A-Thon, organized by the Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC) of the Sierra Club on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can combine their love of hiking and the outdoors with raising money…
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West Marine, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories has teamed up with the non-profit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water to give away over 2500 life jackets. West Marine donated the easy-to-wear, type-III vest-style life jackets while the BoatUS…
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Back on Track to be the biggest and best yet!! The 2012 Lake D’Arbonne Country Sportsman’s Expo, organized by Union Parish Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Willie Davis Jr. Recreation Center in Farmerville. LA As a guest speaker last…
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The public is invited to bring their ideas to an informational meeting Friday, Sept. 7 at Finger Lakes State Park near Columbia. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the park contact station and the public is invited.…
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Pictured here is a shade shelter originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Bastrop State Park during the 1930s, which has become a symbol of the remarkable recovery of the popular Lost Pines park in Central Texas, from what became the most severe wildfire…
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Denali National Park and Preserve officials confirm that a solo backpacker was killed by a grizzly bear along the Toklat River the afternoon of Friday, August 24. A wallet with probable identification of the victim was found near the kill site, and NPS rangers are working to make positive…
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The results of a 12-month effort by a panel of independent scientists to examine resource management in the national parks was delivered to National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis this morning at Rocky Mountain National Park. Jarvis requested the report from the National Park System Advisory…
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On Thursday, August 23, Governor Tom Corbett began a two-day kayak tour on the Upper Delaware River through Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties to promote Pennsylvania’s natural resources and learn about this critical waterway. “Pennsylvania is blessed with unmatched natural beauty and resources,” Corbett said.…
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