Month: November 2012

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- According to state and local officials, Ashland State Park will be officially reopened next year for the first time since 2009 budget cuts left the recreational area unstaffed and unmaintained, reports Boston.com.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- Sequoia National Forest Supervisor Kevin Elliott has announced the launch of the new Sequoia website, reports the Porterville Recorder.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- Officials in Floyd County, Ky. are adding more than 10 miles of trails around Dewey Lake, reports WKYT.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- National Park Service officials say they want the public's help as they look at possibilities for expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, reports the Ventura County Star.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- The massive oil boom in West Texas is driving the economy out of a long depression. But some residents are concerned; rents have nearly tripled since the boom began three years ago, reports WFAA.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- The Denver Post points to the first time anywhere in the country that the park service has undertaken such a public-input process, as it is doing with a US bicycle race proposed over a national monument.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- A group of more than 100 outdoor recreation-related businesses is asking President Obama to declare Greater Canyonlands, the 1.4 million acres surrounding Utah's Canyonlands National Park, a national monument, writes Fox 13 Now.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced dates in 2013 when more than 2,000 national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and other federal lands will offer free admittance to everyone.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- The fifth annual 'Help Big Boys Toys Fill This Motor Home with Food' campaign kicks off tomorrow, Nov. 14, with a community food drive barbecue in Nanaimo, reports the Nanaimo News Bulletin.

(Nov. 13, 2012) -- More than four decades ago, off-roaders set aside money to preserve places for them to ride, abc7news.com says, however, the state has been tapping into that fund and it's leaving many people feeling like they are being left in the dust.