swald West State Park: Camping or not?
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- swald West State Park: Camping or not?
- DC won’t increase hut and camp fees
- Good Samaritans help out Cub Scouts replace stolen camping gear
- Marc Folco: Antis silence Mass. Junior Conservation Camp
swald West State Park: Camping or not?
The regonian – regonLive.com
We closed the campground early and this last fall and winter sent our park managers and tree guys through to inspect the camping area. They looked closely at nearly a hundred trees and found half of them were dead dying or diseased and could also collapse without warning.
DC won’t increase hut and camp fees
Stuff.co.nz
Tough economic times meant it was common sense to ensure people could continue to enjoy the outdoors without worrying about increased charges Director-General of Conservation Al Morrison said. Free access for under-18s to the nine “Great Walks” on public land would also be maintained Morrison said. “This summer revenue from the recreation facilities is holding up. “New Zealanders are staying at home and enjoying camping and other outdoor experiences on their conservation land.
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Good Samaritans help out Cub Scouts replace stolen camping gear
Daily Commercial
IVESStaff WriterLEESBURG — A Cub Scout pack’s dream of camping this summer is back on its feet after community organizations and individuals helped to replace its stolen gear. The Leesburg Sunrise Kiwanis presented Pack 299 with $2400 last week to help pay for tents stoves a propane oven grills water coolers cookers roasting stick holders and other camping equipment that thieves trekked off with. The gear had been stationed in the scouts’ trailer housed in the parking lot at Lake Square Presbyterian Church in Leesburg a church the pack operates out of. Thieves also made off with the trailer. "It’s good that the scouts will know that despite the theft there are a lot of good people in the world" said Kiwanis president Daniel Wertz.
Marc Folco: Antis silence Mass. Junior Conservation Camp
South Coast Today
com: Marc Folco: Antis silence Mass. Junior Conservation Camp. Junior Conservation Camp (MJCC) over the past 60 years where teens ages 13 – 17 revel in two weeks of fun outdoor "stuff" including camping fishing archery canoeing and boating fisheries and wildlife science hunter and boater education courses — and shooting. Shooting exercises include firing at stationary targets with. Each camper also gets to try their hand with a traditional blackpowder muzzleloading rifle.
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