Fayette Historic State Park will host the park’s third annual “GO-Get Outdoors” winter activity on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event includes old fashioned kerosene lanterns on the unique Bluff Trail.
Visitors are invited to cross-country ski, snowshoe or hike the trail and enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows around a crackling campfire. [...]
January 21, 2009 | Posted in
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Resaca de la Palma State Park — Texas’ newest state park and the eighth link in the World Birding Center chain stretching the breadth of the Rio Grande Valley — will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6 in this border city.
Resaca de la Palma’s grand opening, which lasts from [...]
November 18, 2008 | Posted in
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Event to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Dedication as Illinois’ First State Park
METROPOLIS, IL – The 100th anniversary of the dedication of Fort Massac State Park as Illinois’ first state park will be commemorated with a centennial celebration at the park on Saturday, November 1. The park was formally dedicated as Illinois’ first state park on [...]
November 3, 2008 | Posted in
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Cabins, reduced prices, uncrowded conditions make parks attractive in fall and winter
PRATT — Summer is over, but for many outdoorsmen and women, that doesn’t mean the end of Kansas state park visitation. Many hunters and anglers — and even campers looking for a cool-season adventure — take advantage of the “off-season” in Kansas state parks. [...]
October 21, 2008 | Posted in
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State-owned land in 28 counties is being offered for sale as a result of the Department of Natural Resources’ review of state-owned property. Counties with parcels offered for sale by sealed bid auction include Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Luce, and Ontonagon.
The auction is part of the DNR’s Land Consolidation Strategy, an on-going review of all state-owned [...]
October 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Do you enjoy watching birds? Join us for relaxing Saturday morning walks in search of local birds at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) Kellogg Environmental Center. Experience the joy of observing birds in the wild, sharpen your bird identification skills, or just enjoy a Saturday morning hike through the grounds of the Kellogg [...]
September 8, 2008 | Posted in
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HARRISBURG — Buoyed by success last summer in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is broadening an urban recreation initiative to introduce more young people to the adventure, natural beauty and learning opportunities found in their state parks.
After opening early last week, DCNR’s Youth Adventure Camp has been held, or is [...]
August 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Fireworks displays offered at selected Ohio State Parks
COLUMBUS, OH – Hear the Kaboom! and Bang! of fireworks this Fourth of July weekend from the comfort of a beach blanket as several Ohio State Parks host Independence Day celebrations.
“We encourage families to come out to our Ohio State Parks this holiday for the many daytime activities [...]
July 1, 2008 | Posted in
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LINCOLN, Neb. – Visitors to Nebraskas first state park may see another Nebraska first this spring with the birth of twin bighorn sheep lambs in Nebraskas Pine Ridge and their movements within and near Chadron State Park (SP), according to Dave Kinnamon, park superintendent.
“We saw the bighorn sheep ewes and their lambs on the park [...]
June 10, 2008 | Posted in
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Artillery Duel on June 7, June 8 Gives Taste of First Major Civil War Battle in Maryland
Boonsboro, Md. – Fire On the Mountain, the annual Civil War Artillery Weekend begins this weekend with reenacted artillery duel at 1 p.m. on June 7 and 8 on the South Mountain State Battlefield in South Mountain State Park. [...]
June 2, 2008 | Posted in
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