Month: January 2012

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- If you're thinking about hiking in a national, county or city park around L.A., dogs are probably welcome. But if it's a California state park, they're probably not. The Huffington Post lists five great hiking trails to explore with your canine companion.

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- In his new position, Stender will assume sales responsibility for the Montana, Mountaineer and Montana High Country product lines.

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- Day use charges at Green Mountain Reservoir and Cataract Lake may be eliminated, while camping fees could go up, as the U.S. Forest Service considers changes to a sometimes controversial recreation fee program, writes the Summit County Citizens Voice.

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- Rota moved one step closer to having a National Park Monday. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1141, legislation authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to study archaeological, historical and natural resources on Rota for inclusion in the National Park System.

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- Starting tomorrow, the village of Numeralla will host the 38th Numeralla Folk Festival. Community volunteers are ensuring that the campgrounds and hall are prepared, the kitchen is ready, the bar is stocked and the BBQ is sizzling, reports the Cooma Monaro Express.

(Jan. 25, 2012) -- Peterborough's Beavermead Campground will continue to be run by the City through 2012, reports the Kawartha Media Group.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced it will host a site visit at Sunrise State Park in East Haddam on Friday Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon for perspective bidders to redevelop, manage, and operate Sunrise State Park.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program offers teachers eight weeks working in national parks across the country and developing lessons to connect their students to the park during the following school year.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- WFTV Orlando writes that a group of seniors has threatened legal action against the new Wekiva Parkway project. The parkway would run right through the Twelve Oaks RV Resort in Orlando, taking out their homes and forcing them to move.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- Howard Trevis of AEG Motorhomes was so impressed with the Romahome stand at the NEC last October, that he approached Romahome managing director Brian Bailey to ask if he could sell the products, reports Out & About Live.