Month: May 2019

For many of us, the daily grind can be exhausting. Working, parenting and trying to keep up can be mentally draining. One of the ways that some families recharge is to take a trip together. However, this can be intimidating for some who may be afraid of all the inevitable ups and downs that come along with family travel. Source

It’s been more than a year since Chuck Gipp retired from his post as director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. But Gov. Kim Reynolds has yet to name a permanent replacement. The DNR’s Environmental Services Division and Water Quality Bureau also are headed by interim leaders. Source

The full-day event focused on the following potential life stages of a recall: identifying a potential issue that requires further investigation, elevating such issue to a safety committee, investigating and identifying the elevated issue and administering a recall campaign. Source

The best way to appreciate Canada’s magnificent national parks is to spend more time in them which is why Parks Canada has introduced a variety of comfortable and unique accommodation options across the country that will lure even the most wary city dweller into spending a night in the woods. Source

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces recreation facilities affected by a pool of record at Lake Cumberland in February 2019 are reopening earlier than projected. Source

Over the last year, my wife Leslie Kelly and I have made it a priority to visit as many national parks as possible during an extended RV road trip around the United States. You may have read about us in our Spokesman-Review Auto Connection column, Going Mobile. Source

Rainfall totals show in the past 30 days, 6 to 11 inches of rain has fallen in northern Oklahoma. About 4 inches of that came in just the past two days, pushing the river and lake levels up. Source

A campground in Wilson plans a $2.2 million expansion and on Wednesday asked the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency for incentives to help pay for it. Source

Work on improvements and enhancement to the Nick’s Lake campground and day-use area in Old Forge will continue through May, with a new season opening date to be announced, the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation announced. Source

The 18,000-square-foot facility, located at 3333 Middlebury Street in Elkhart, sits on 3.34 acres. The new site also offers a lot of potential to expand the facility to accommodate the program’s anticipated growth, the release noted. Source