RV Daily Report

(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 7, 2013) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed development of public recreation and camping amenities at Lake Vermilion and Soudan Underground Mine state parks in northeastern Minnesota near Ely.

(March 7, 2013) -- Crews normally begin plowing roads into Yellowstone National Park on the Monday after the first weekend in March. Budget cuts due to the impacts of sequestration prompted the park to take many administrative actions, including delaying the start of plowing until March 18.

(March 7, 2013) -- In Wisconsin, both houses of the Legislature have approved a bill that would allow the sale of alcohol at Peninsula State Park Golf Course, reports DoorCountyDailyNews.com.

(March 7, 2013) -- Dozens of folks went to the Jenny Wiley State Park in Kentucky yesterday looking for jobs, reports WKYT.

(March 7, 2013) -- A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism in The City Wire.

(March 7, 2013) -- ARVC is working alongside the U.S. Travel Association and others on several fronts to develop a strategy to help end this man-made crisis known as the sequester.

(March 7, 2013) -- The Longview News-Journal in an editorial writes: “What should have been a steady funding source for (Texas) state park operations began in 1993 when the Legislature set aside sporting goods sales tax revenue to pay for parks. However, only a fraction of the revenue has been used for its intended purpose."

(March 7, 2013) -- ARVC, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, will host a National Issues Conference offering a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with members of Congress and other key policy makers to provide valuable input and express concerns about pending legistlation affecting the industry. The conference will be May 7 and 8, in Washington, D.C.