Month: April 2012

(April 13, 2012) -- Four-hundred-eighty-seven meters below the earth in the Lachuguilla cave system, part of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, scientists may have discovered the secret as to why our modern day drugs fail to treat some infections, reports CBS News.

(April 13, 2012) -- After lakeshore residents filled commission chambers to oppose plans for a new campground at West Side County Park in Ganges Township, the Allegan County board backed off its plans, reports HollandSentinel.com.

(April 13, 2012) -- 14 News WFIE Evansville reports that producers for the Travel Channel will travel to Santa Claus' Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in May to shoot an episode of "Extreme Water Parks," and the park has launched a contest to search for featured riders for the shoot.

(April 13, 2012) -- Children's Memorial Hospital is inviting the Chicago community to help celebrate its historic move to a new location by participating in a special fundraising event, Move for the Kids 5K Run/Walk, presented by Navistar, on May 12, beginning at 8 a.m.

(April 13, 2012) -- CampWiz.com allows visitors to manage upcoming camping trips by creating a camping checklist and presenting reviews of campgrounds around the country. The Web-based platform reveals hundreds of camping items organized by category and is customizable to group items unique to each camper.

(April 13, 2012) -- Today, the National Park Foundation announced the eight grant recipients participating in the 2012 Parks Climate Challenge program. Since 2009, the program has encouraged the use of national parks as classrooms to educate students about climate change through funding and facilitation.

(April 12, 2012) -- More than six years after the RV industry came to the aid of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast, a settlement is pending for lawsuits filed by residents of the free emergency homes who claimed they were injured by high levels of formaldehyde, the Elkhart Truth reported this week.

(April 12, 2012) -- Alumapalooza, sponsored by Airstream in Jackson Center, Ohio, takes place May 29 to June 3 at the Airstream factory. Alumafandago is sponsored by Timeless Travel Trailers and takes place Aug. 21-26 in Denver at the Lakeside Amusement Park.

(April 12, 2012) -- Kentucky State Parks will host the 2012 Unbridled Adventure Race Series, four adventure races that will test participants’ physical and mental skills for beginners and veteran racers. Races are open to individuals or teams of two, three or four people.

(April 12, 2012) -- Maine’s most popular and largest state campground – will open Friday for the season and Patriot’s Day Weekend, April 14-16. The campground opening is about four weeks earlier than usual, according to officials with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, under the Maine Department of Conservation.