RV Daily Report

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- Several of Canada's national parks, long celebrated by the federal government as an "integral part of the Canadian identity," have shut down winter services because of budget cuts, reports The Canadian Press on CTV.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program yesterday announced that it will help more than 250 communities with projects that improve local access to nature.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- The Cape Gazette reports area residents who oppose a proposed RV park near Lewes are mounting a campaign in preparation for public hearings before Sussex County officials.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- The Christie Administration announced today that Island Beach State Park, one of the most popular destinations in the New Jersey State Park System, is now partially reopened for walking, sport fishing and four-wheel driving after cleanup from damages caused by Superstorm Sandy.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- In Florida, the Okeechobee County Commission Thursday rejected the proposal for a 99-year lease for the Lake Okeechobee RV and Resort at Okee-Tantie, reports newszap.com.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- So many recreational vehicles owned by those working in Ohio's oil and gas industry were parked at the Washington County fairgrounds from November 2011 to May 2012 that the Washington County Fair Board was required to declare the fairground's main parking lot a RV park, reports the  Parkersburg News.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- In an editorial today, the Orlando Sentinel praises Florida's decision to take control of Silver Springs, one of the state's most precious environmental attractions, saying this is good news. The newspaper further states it'll be even better news if it signals the start of a broader effort from state leaders to rescue the state's dying natural springs.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- In Maryland, theFallston community is getting organized in its opposition to a proposed RV park, and some of the staunchest opponents are waiting for what they believe might be the clichéd other shoe to drop, reports the Baltimore Sun.

(Jan. 25, 2013) -- Gulf Coast News Today reports the Gulf Adventure Center zip line towers are nearing completion at Alabama's Gulf State Park, just in time for a permitting snafu to cause a delay in the construction project's progress.

(Jan. 24, 2013) -- In Michigan, the Friends of Thompson's Harbor State Park and the Department of Natural Resources are working on plans to celebrate the park's silver anniversary, reports the Alpena News.