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Woodward Park due face-lift
The city will embark this summer on an effort to secure and enhance one of its most popular backdrops for milestone photos.
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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ARVC President/CEO Profaizer Says Farewell
Editor’s Note: Linda Profaizer, retiring president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), shared her parting comments in the ARVC Report, which was distributed Tuesday (Nov. 2) on the Internet. Those comments follow.
RV Business
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ˝ 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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