Top Reasons to Go Camping in the Spring

Try spring camping for a great family outing

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We all know the main season for camping is the summer-time. Summer offers the best weather – sunny days, clear skies; it’s when everyone takes their vacation time. Well, in this article I want to promote why it is a great idea to go camping in the spring! Continue reading

Sip-N-Go Water Bottle Rolls-up When Empty

Sip-N-Go rolls flat

Sip-N-Go rolls flat

From the “why didn’t I think of that?” department comes the Sip-N-Goâ„¢ water bottle that is made to roll flat when empty. The Sip-N-Go holds 17-ounces and, according to the company, is dishwasher safe and freezable.
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Quick Takes

Businesss’ Role in State Parks Stirs Unease

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Private companies are offering money and services to help avert cutbacks and closures of state parks

TOMALES BAY STATE PARK – Private companies are offering money and services to help avert cutbacks and closures for dozens of California state parks, posing a conundrum for officials desperate for funds but facing criticism about being beholden to commercial interests.
The Wall Street Journal

Nez Perce National Historical Park

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Camas blooming at Weippe Prairie

The Nez Perce National Historic Park is not your father’s traditional National Park site. The park consists of 38 sites located in four states— Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The Nez Perce Tribe, along with their Tribal partners, work to preserve these sites themselves, which hold ten thousand years of Nez Perce culture and history.
Indian Country Today

Forest Service regulations put barriers between kids’ groups, outdoors

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Forest Service regulations put barriers between kids' groups, outdoors

A decade ago, the Missoula Parks and Recreation Department used to hold hayrides on U.S. Forest Service land in Pattee Canyon. Now an insurance problem keeps the city government from sending children’s programs into the surrounding Lolo National Forest. A complicated permit system restricts many other educational and nonprofit groups’ ability to get kids into the woods.
Missoulian