The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge until further notice due to the impact of Hurricane Ike.
The coastal refuge, just south of LA 82, includes acres in Cameron and Vermilion parishes. Ike’s winds and storm surge damaged the refuge offices, lab areas, dormitories and equipment storage buildings, which had [...]
September 20, 2008 | Posted in
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OLYMPIA – The public boat launch at Pleasant Harbor near Brinnon on Hood Canal will be closed Sept. 8-12 while the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) wraps up an improvement project at the site.
The launch was previously scheduled to close earlier in September but recent heavy rains made the ground too wet to [...]
August 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Alternative Public Boat Launches Available
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be temporarily closing the Thames River State Boat Launch in New London for renovations. The closure will be effective July 14, 2008 through August 28, 2008 while the State boat launch is being renovated.
Renovations to the Thames River State Boat Launch will include:
Boat [...]
June 30, 2008 | Posted in
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MARBURY — Smallwood State Park and Set Up Events, Inc. expects to host more than 300 athletes for the 3rd Annual General Smallwood Triathlon on Sunday, June 29 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To accommodate the triathlon, Smallwood State Park’s boat launch ramps will close from 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June [...]
June 23, 2008 | Posted in
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Site Will Enhance Boating and Fishing Access
The former Bachy’s Marina in the Jefferson County Hamlet of Three Mile Bay will be purchased by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. The site contains approximately 1.1 acres of land and 300 feet of shoreline along Lake Ontario in the [...]
June 13, 2008 | Posted in
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The Department of Natural Resources announced today that the Lac Vieux Desert Reservoir Boating Access Site in the Upper Peninsula’s Gogebic County will be closed for construction beginning June 16.
The construction upgrade will include dredging the boat launch area and installing a new 36-foot wide by 70-foot long concrete ramp, and a new five-foot by [...]
June 10, 2008 | Posted in
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The Department of Natural Resources announced today that the necessary well work has been completed at Pickerel Lake State Forest Campground and all campground loops are now open. A portion of this campground had been closed last summer due to well problems.
The campground is located in the Pigeon River Country State Forest (PRCSF) in Otsego [...]
May 28, 2008 | Posted in
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South Higgins Lake State Park has scheduled two back-to-back weekends of “GO-Get Outdoors” events coming up in the first half of June.
On Saturday, June 7, which also happens to be Free Fishing Weekend in Michigan, the park is inviting those who want to display their classic cars and the folks who enjoy viewing those cars [...]
May 28, 2008 | Posted in
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Free Memorial Day Weekend Access to More Than 130 State Parks With Military ID
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that all active duty service men and women will be able to visit any of Connecticut’s 138 state parks and forests during Memorial Day weekend without charge. The entry fee will be waived for individuals currently [...]
May 22, 2008 | Posted in
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Steps taken to protect Lake Erie water snakes living in the area
COLUMBUS, OH – Springtime brought the return of construction workers to the harbor basin at Middle Bass Island State Park in Lake Erie. Closed since October 1, the harbor is slated to undergo $4 million in renovations before reopening to boaters in the 2009 [...]
May 21, 2008 | Posted in
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