Month: March 2013

(March 8, 2013) -- China's first regulation for the recreational vehicle industry will likely be launched this year, writes China Daily. The first part of the regulation, which deals with camps for recreational vehicles, will go into effect later this year.

(March 8, 2013) -- The organizer of the Springfield RV & Camping Show, which runs March 22-24 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, says visitors looking to get away from it all will find plenty of options, reports The State Journal-Register.

(March 8, 2013) -- After coming in $400 million over budget following last year's busy fire season, the Forest Service is altering its approach and may let more fires burn instead of attacking every one, reports the Bellingham Herald.

(March 8, 2013) -- Coastal authorities are vowing to tackle a rising trend of people camping for free along Victoria's coast, in towns such as Apollo Bay, reports the Geelong Advertiser.

(March 8, 2013) -- The Elk Mountain Campground is closed at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota as the park begins implementing a 5 percent across-the-board cut in its operating budget due to sequestration. Further cuts to visitor services, such as fewer ranger-led programs, will be implemented as the summer nears.

(March 8, 2013) -- In order to address rising maintenance costs the U.S. Forest Service is proposing increasing camping fees at Ratcliff Recreation Area in the Davy Crockett National Forest and at Stubblefield and Cagle Recreation Areas in Sam Houston National Forest. Both recreation areas are in Texas.

(March 8, 2013) -- Grab your binoculars and birding guides for the 17th annual Great Texas Birding Classic. The registration deadline for year’s event, which will feature a number of firsts, is April 1.

(March 8, 2013) -- “With all the bounty and beauty of our natural places, our parks, our wildlife, and with everything that’s at stake in our state today, we are excited about our 50th birthday,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith, “but we don’t want it to be all about us, and we want to look to the future as we celebrate our past.”

(March 8, 2013) -- President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell - CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc. - for U.S. Secretary of the Interior underscores a new reality in Washington and beyond: the growing influence of outdoor recreation as a political and economic force, writes Newser.

(March 8, 2013) -- On Thursday, Navistar named Troy Clarke as the company's next CEO, revealed plans to split its CEO and chairman roles and posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results. Wall Street cheered the major moves, sending shares of the company racing 20 percent higher out of the gate, writes Fox Business.