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(Nov. 16, 2012) -- On Wednesday, John James Audubon State Park received the "Outstanding State Park of the Year for 2012" award at the annual Kentucky Recreation & Parks Society's Awards Lunch, reports the Evansville Courier & Press.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- The Oklahoma RV Association’s 2012 State Convention held Nov. 11 to 13 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in Tulsa, Okla., was once again well attended and regarded as an acclaimed success overall by all those that participated, the group noted in a press release.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- The Kaibab and Coconino National Forests are offering a workshop in Tusayan and Williams on applying for Forest Service jobs. Participants in the workshop will receive guidance and training on applying for permanent and seasonal Forest Service jobs.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- "A national site that features Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, as well as grizzly bears, caribou, Dall sheep and moose, makes Denali National Park and Preserve a perfect choice for the America the Beautiful Quarters Program," said Croft.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- Catherine Brown and her husband are no strangers to Council Grounds State Park in Merrill. They visit the park once or twice a week year-round, but they say they have no interest in visiting once the park opens to hunters, reports MyFox Wausau.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- Get out and play Nov. 24 at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the event will include activities such as making nature bandanas, scavenger hikes, orienteering, outdoor games, and a mini-habitat exploration.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- Logan Daily News reports that 41-year-old Brian Woodruff, the man arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine inside a camper at Lake Logan Campground in June, will serve the next four years and 11 months in prison.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- OregonLive.com reports that seven collared gray wolves originally from Yellowstone National Park have been shot by hunters in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming in recent weeks, a park scientist said Thursday.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- After 18 days without power due to extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy, Blackwater Falls State Park has reopened, the park announced today.

(Nov. 16, 2012) -- Parks in Hudson County got ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, none more so than Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., writes The Jersey Journal. The tidal surge in New York Bay sent water deep into the park on Oct. 29.