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Yes, parks need money, but the time isn’t right
There is an economic advantage to having good, useable parks in a community. For homeowners, in particular, that advantage can be seen directly in increased property values for homes that are located near well-maintained parks.
The Gresham Outlook
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Jason Tremblay's The Timeshare Authority |
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KOA Chairman Jim Rogers (left) with Boys Scouts of America Chief Executive Bob Mazzuca. |
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Fire and rescue personnel evacuate campers (H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette) |
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Gulf Coast beaches are still fun places to be. |
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A POET ethanol plant in Portland, Ind. |
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YOSEMITE PINES RV RESORT BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER:
The previous owner had bankrupted the park, stiffed local businesses and pocketed money from double- and triple-booked reservations. But new owners have invested more than $2 million in improvements in the property and turned it into a high quality RV resort that serves thousands of families and tour groups who use it as their base while they visit Yosemite
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Playing field at North Street School in 2006. Photo: File Photo / Greenwich Time File Photo |
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© White House photo by Shealah Craighead |
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Maywood, Ca. police force laid-off. L.A. County Sheriff's Department will police the area. |
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Canyon River Complex |
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A furnished tent at Evangola State Park = the Wilsons don’t have to pack much gear. Robert Kirkham |
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County using birth control to reduce pigeon population |
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Tar started washing onto beaches along the Florida Panhandle last Friday. |
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ARVC Business Forum members gather after a tour of Keystone RV Co.'s Springdale plant in Goshen, Ind |
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1 of 7 new green cabins at David Crockett State Park, Lawrenceville, TN. |
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source: NOAA - Steve Lopez/Staff Artist |
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July is Park and Recreation Month!
As the field faces the most difficult times in decades, it's important for Americans to use their collective voices and energy this July to fight for well supported and robust park and recreation systems.
Vocus/PRWEB
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Reptile Day, Latta Plantation Nature Center on Sunday. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com |
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The Hogwarts Express arrives at Hogsmeade Station. Kevin Kolczynski / AP |
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1882 Black Warrior Birdge, Photo by: Robert Sutton - Tuscaloosa News |
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Debbie Sipe, CalARVC executive director |
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Solar-powered park model in Herkimer, N.Y. KOA. |
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$145,000 could be generated annually by food pushcarts in areas. Michael Macor/The Chronicle |
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FIELDTURF AND EASYTURF JOIN FORCES
The joint venture between FieldTurf and EasyTurf represents a partnership between the largest and most innovative artificial turf manufacturer in the world and the nation’s premier sales, marketing and installation company for residential and commercial artificial grass landscaping.
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Dwarf Empire is almost entirely staffed by people less than four feet tall. Carl Dwyer / Alamy |
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Jeff Novak |
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Phil Muel Memorial Skate Park, Evansdale. Photo by Brandon Pollack/Courier Staff Photographer |
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Spring Creek is one of three planned departure points for a river clean up planned for May 15. |
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Congressman Chaka Fattah |
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A California Family Campground and RV Park |
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Rudy Castaneda demonstrates the use of a Segway. Reza A. Marvashti, The Denver Post |
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Matt John surveys new vandalism to a table inPioneer Park Monday afternoon. Photo/Carson LeMahieu |
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Staff photo by EJ Hersom. Goodall Park |
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Sheila Regan (sheila@tcdailyplanet.net) is a Minneapolis theater artist and freelance writer. |
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Electrician Ron Sparks volunteers at Memorial Athletic Field. Photo: Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News |
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Tim McCarthy |
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Service-Blake Soccer Complex, A cell phone tower will share the property. Photo: Paul Hellstern |
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HydrationStation™ by Haws Corporation |
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photo by Seth Jacobson; Officer Todd Cantalup and Dep. Cheif Chris Cutter |
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Janine Bolton hugs her two dogs at Chapin dog park; Photo: Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle |
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Raingarden |
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Jennifer Long plays with her Labrador. PHOTOS BY ROBERT LAHSER - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com |
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Emmy N. Butuyan of Skokie jogs along the path at Channel Ru0nne Park. Buzz Orr/Staff Photographer |
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Nancy Merrill, director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation |
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(Jerome T. Nakagawa / News-Leader) |
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David Sallee tows an oak stump out into Norfork Lake Friday; Photo by Kevin Pieper |
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Ben Bremer (left), civil engineering technician, and John Hiser; (Bulletin Photo by Kevin Pieper) |
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Park Supervisor Cindy Harkins & Director Joe Abel (photo courtesy USTA – Bryan Haraway) |
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Point No Point lighthouse (Brad Camp | For the Kitsap Sun) |
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Emerald Ash Borer, Courtesy to Pioneer Press: Iowa State University Extension |
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March 20, 2010 Floatopia floating party, San Diego, Ca., photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda |
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Freedom Park, PHOTO BY JEFF WILLHELM |
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden , File photo |
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Photo: David Brooks, Butts were packed in bags w/ the names of the parks where they were collected. |
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(TRIBUNE PHOTO/LARRY BECKNER) |
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Christina Hernandez, Melanie D.G. Kaplan |
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Eagle Ridge Park, located on Soper Hill Road, will have major improvements in the near future. |
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Cyclist on wooden pathway by river |
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CORY YOUNG / Tulsa World |
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Aquascape Foundation Team in Colombia |
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Tom Stienstra |
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Solar-powered composting toilets —Rachel Kirkpatrick photo |
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Erv Nichols, a birders' guide. , Michael Stravato for The New York Times |
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Valley River to Get Federal Money |
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Jake Rajewsky/Winona Daily News |
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Jimmy Lin on Flickr |
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Jaime Valdez / Times Newspapers |
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Photo courtesy of Deb Essex |
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Courtesy rendering Buy Photo Reprints |
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Morgan Woodhouse of Genoa holds up her fish. Photo by Jim Solberg |
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Charles Lewis / Buffalo News |
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Park employee Daren Till scares off geese with a paint ball gun. |
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Chris Calcaterra, Sports Facilities Manager with the City of Peoria. |
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Photo of Allen Carlisle, photo by David Brooks/Union-Tribune |
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Peter Murphy, President/CEO, Illinois Assoc. of Park Districts |
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Fran Mainella, former Director of the National Park Service |
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John Crompton was the featured speaker. Photo by: THAD ALLTON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL |
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Lawn care contributes to climate change |
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Burial of the cistern used in the Pentair rain water recycle system. |
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Kate Chase wants to keep Idaho State Park and Rec. |
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Rendering of the Hope Street Family Center proposed for the corner of Venice and Hope |
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Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel/Staff Photographer |
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Deteriorated roadway edge |
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Photo by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian |
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Award-winning urban designer and landscape architect George Dark is chairing the three-person Lansdo |
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360RUSH |
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Featuring: Paul Tukey sponsored by Chickity Doo Doo Organic Fertilizer |
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Montgomery Bell unveils eight new, environmentally friendly villas |
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Is turning off streetlights worth jeopardizing public safety?
City of Encinitas, CA Park Supervisor, Terry Smith,..... to replace inefficient, 25-year-old HPS fixtures with EverLast® 200w Induction Shoe Box fixtures. "A woman walking through the park the night of the installation stated, 'It's nice to be able to see again.'" says Mr. Smith
Source: Everlast Induction Lighting
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The Merced River in the winter at Yosemite National Park in California |
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KIOTI MECHRON™ UTV |
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AquaMaster Accepts Challenge!
“These are the first units that I am aware of, that have been approved for usage in Wisconsin,” stated Senior Aquatic Manager/President of Wisconsin Lake & Pond Resource LLC, Cory Zickert
Source: June Cleveringa AquaMaster Fountains and Aerators
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John Mauser, PM Martins Jacoby Watershed Assc & Kate Brandes a Bushkill Stream Conservancy member |
Recession provides a chance to plan growth
''The most difficult part, on a more controversial item, you didn't have the time to explore it,'' said Dean Turner, chairman of the Forks Planning Commission
By Christopher Baxter and Patrick LesterOF THE MORNING CALL
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North America’s National Parks: Canada Adds Them, USA Closes Them
“ Factual survey information tells us that local economies depend heavily on the money that park visitors spend in their communities and we have heard from many local areas that they are concerned on how this will negatively impact their areas ” says Roy Stearns, Deputy Director of Communications, California State Parks.
By Lili DeBarbieri for Ethicaltraveler.org
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Nature 'deficit' may be abating
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took the news as an opportunity to pump up the parks' natural, cultural and historic resources. "Our parks and public lands refuel the spirit and help energize local economies," he noted
Source: NRPA
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Elkhart, LaGrange add 357 RV jobs
"I'm not saying it's never happened," he said. "But it's the first I've seen." said Keith Gillenwater, LaGrange County's economic development director
Source: Marty Schladen The Journal Gazette
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Gore Mountains - Eagle's Nest Wilderness Area |
Forests get $4.1M in stimulus funding
Forest Service spokesman John Bustos said, "We'll be getting some repairs done to picnic tables, fire grates, those kinds of things that we've been needing to do for a long time."
BY BOBBY MAGILL • BobbyMagill@coloradoan.com
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Courtesy photo by Andrea Watson Volunteers take a break during construction of a new playground str |
Play it forward: Community rebuilds Forest River playground
“It’s the premier park in Salem,” Barz-Snell continued, “People come to play in this park from surrounding communities because it’s such an amazing venue. The idea to upgrade the playground from a basic model to an intermediate or even better was something that all of us thought was an extremely attractive scenario.”
By Andrea Watson
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Death Valley |
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HydroDek |
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RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, SOF’SOLUTIONS GOES PVC FREE
“The conversion to TPE material throughout our unitary surfacing product line is a necessary step to protect our environment and ensure the health of children playing on our surfacing,” said Elouise Bird, President of Sof’Solutions, Inc
Source: Sof' Solutions
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Swarm Tree Of Honeybees, Honeymoons and the Tree of Life By Doug Elliott |
Naturalist and storyteller uncovers wonder, humor, and spiritual truths in the Appalachians and the universe beyond while tracking skunks, climbing trees, messing with bees, negotiating with cops, and pondering dung beetles.
I was fifty feet up a tree. It was in the spring of my fiftieth year, when fifty thousand bees fell on my head. Fifty thousand bees weigh more than you might think -- maybe four or five pounds. The mass landed heavily, with a buzzing thud, and pushed my hat down to my ears. Within a few seconds I was virtually covered with bees. They oozed down over my shoulders, arms, and trunk like a mass of living, breathing, buzzing pudding. The bees that missed me began flying back, frantically hovering, trying to rejoin their hive-mates who were crawling all over me.
I was so glad I had worn my bee veil. I had my long-sleeved beekeeper’s gloves, too --but the gloves dangled uselessly from my back pocket. I wanted to have a good grip on the branches while climbing the tree so I hadn’t worn them. My long-sleeved shirt offered some protection but those bees tickled as they crawled all over my unprotected wrists, exploring my open sleeves and the white knuckles of my bare hands as I grasped those treetop branches for dear life.
For some reason I got to thinking about a honeybee’s stinger. It is such an amazing organ. A bee’s stinger is much more than a simple hypodermic needle…
Source: Paul J. Krupin. Publicist for Doug Elliott
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Jessica Ricketson of the state Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation shows a pair of shears to |
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Strike Guard equipment installation |
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Junior Coutney Trosper, senior Tierney Smith, juniors Rachel Martin and Charlotte Cohn try to roll s |
Grant lets students create habitat
“I really want the kids helping, I want them to take ownership of this,” said Yvonne Coogan, teacher and EPIC sponsor.
By Sue Mason • OBSERVER STAFF WRITER
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Artie Morin |
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Sports Appication |
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Read More to see Video! |
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Continental Divide Trail picturer |
Stimulus package for national parks
The National Parks System will get $750 million in stimulus money, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said, and the former Colorado senator's state will get more than $20 million
By Zak Brown
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Rebecca Craig | Times Photo |
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STREAM GLUTTON® RECYCLING STATION - BLUE |
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Cataldo Mission, Idaho - By Kathy Plonka |
Parks, historic sites threatened by states' budget woes
"A lot of our constituents now can't afford to go too far from home, and they do need somewhere they can get away and just relax and take advantage of the great outdoors," said Shirley K. Turner, a state senator from New Jersey.
By Travis Reed, Associated Press Writer
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AQUASCAPE, INC. LAUNCHES RAINXCHANGE™ RAIN BARREL
“The RainXchange™ Rain Barrel provides an economical and responsible solution for irrigating landscape plants,” states Dave Kelly, Vice President of Product Development for Aquascape.
AQUASCAPE, INC.
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The Field Guide
Says Erica McDonald of the Recreation and Culture Services in the
City of Oshawa, Canada, “It’s great to have a single source to go to
when you need to find field dimensions quick. The Guide is concise
and informative – a great tool!”
Michael J. Walker
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Copper Plated Zinc Tokens are Cheaper Than Brass
“With more than ½ million copper plated zinc tokens already shipped, and an extensive inventory of blanks on hand, we’re poised to support the industry as it moves to plated tokens” says TokensDirect Marketing Manager David Blumenfeld.
Jim Wahl
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Kids Learning to Play Tennis |
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