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• Top state parks in each state offer options for seeing native wildlife

  
  Gadling — Authority: 700
  Filed under: Hiking , Stories , United States , Ecotourism If you want to find out which are the best state parks from the point of view of the director of each state park system, check out The Best of the Best State Parks at About.com Darren Smith sent out a request to each director for his or her top ...
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• Falls of Water

  
  Authspot — Authority: 513
  Hanging over the rails of a magnificent canyon Water rushes fast over a rocky lip The sound is magnificent and view impeccable Water pounds on the rocks below Forming a pool of misty snow Descending the gorge with careful steps Eyes begin to scale the infinitesimal with grandiose Reaching the shower’s edge Bathing ...
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• Free Florida State Park Admission

  
  Florida Cracker Crumbs — Authority: 118
  Celebrate Veterans Day with Free Entrance to State Parks In honor of our nation’s veterans and active military personnel, day-use entry will be free to all state parks on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11.
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• TPW TV: State Parks

  
  Passport to Texas — Authority: 123
  This is Passport to Texas The Parks and Wildlife television series is a menu of things to do outdoors. Offerings in November include: stories about scuba diving…and game wardens that fight environmental crime…and people who count frogs… And every show in November we’re going to hit a state park. Don Cash ...
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• Little White House

  
  GEORGIA FAMILY VACATIONS — Authority: 119
  Georgia > West Central Georgia > Meriwether County > Warm Springs By SHERRI SMITH BROWN The Little White House in Warm Springs was the Georgia home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and is a good place for introducing your child to United States history.  In 1932 while he was still ...
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• Final Potato

  
  Hoosier Happenings — Authority: 122
  This is my last group of pictures from the photo-shoot at Potato Creek State Park; although with the weather finally turning more Fall-like, I may shoot more this weekend. You might notice that sycamore and beech trees are featured a fair number of times-these are my favorite trees. Although understanding the ...
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• Missouri DNR reduces parks system layoffs to 48 employees

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 626
  JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s plan to cut about 100 state parks workers has been scaled back, according to the Springfield News-Leader’s Chad Livengood . After various workers exercised seniority rights and jobs were moved around, only 48 jobs were cut, according…
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• Potato 3

  
  Hoosier Happenings — Authority: 122
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• Fall Hike Along the American River

  
  Sherri Meyer Photography Blog — Authority: 113
  Sherri & Cocoa hiking along the North Fork of the American River, Auburn, California. This image was developed using both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS3. It’s been a couple of weeks since we took this hike. The color down in the canyon was looking pretty good then. This weekend, we are ...
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• Potato 2

  
  Hoosier Happenings — Authority: 122
  Here is round two from photo day at Potato Creek
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• Warm at last

  
  Our Odyssey — Authority: 123
  We are at Huntington Beach State Park near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina ( map ). It was around 70° when we arrived yesterday afternoon, and about that again this afternoon. Weve taken the electric blanket off the bed, Im back in short sleeves, and we can finally open all the vents and windows and air the bus ...
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• The Birds (SWF)

  
  Nature remains. — Authority: 117
  I arrived at the beach mid-afternoon, in a desperate attempt to hang onto the dwindling hours of a weekend—their passing even faster, now, as the time change steals an hour of light from the end each day’s due. The night has suddenly grown long.American Lotus seed headAt the water’s edge, a withered leaf and ...
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• Government Canyon State Natural Area

  
  Passport to Texas — Authority: 123
  This is Passport to Texas The city of San Antonio recently voted to transfer three thousand acres of land to the Government Canyon State Natural Area because they didn’t have the funds to manage the land themselves. Richard Heilbrun (High-ul-brun) is a wildlife biologist at Parks and Wildlife. He says the new ...
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• Potato Creek in the Fall

  
  Hoosier Happenings — Authority: 122
  After several attempts with a rather uncooperative Mother Nature, a buddy and I went out to do some photo-shooting yesterday. The sun and shadowing was perfect and even though most of the leaves seemed to vanish overnight, we still got some great shots. These were all taken at Potato Creek State Park near North ...
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• Do Californians Want Another Car Tax?

  
  California Beaches Blog — Authority: 445
  In the latest plan to raise revenue for California State Parks operations, several nonprofit groups and supporters have created a proposal to tax every car licensed in California annually. Claiming to get rid of state parks admissions fees for all residents if they pass this proposed bill that would have to be ...
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• California State Parks: Anza Borrego

  
  The City Project Blog — Authority: 423
  View the Administrative Complaint to Keep State Parks Open for All!
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• Big Bend Ranch State Park Fiesta!

  
  Passport to Texas — Authority: 123
  This is Passport to Texas The public hasn’t had much access to the 300-thousand acre Big Bend Ranch State Park—but that’s about to change—and we kick things off with a Fiesta! It’s a coming out party. The big day is November 14th, Saturday. We do have some pre and post fiesta activities. Linda Hedges is ...
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• Bonfire Rings on Bolsa Chica State Beach Still There

  
  California Beaches Blog — Authority: 445
  Sacramento, CA–The case of the California beach bonfire rings stretches all the way to Sacramento where budget cuts at the State Capitol resulted in a new chart spelling out cuts to state beaches and parks. One of the line items with an “X” was the bonfire rings at 7 Southern California beaches. See list ...
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• Oregon state parks looking for scenic bikeway nominations

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 811
  Oregon state parks launches a process for anyone to nominate a bicycle route for possible designation as an Oregon Scenic Bikeway. Its the first program of its type in the nation.
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• State Park Service Reductions

  
  Point Reyes Weekend — Authority: 404
  Good news: the threats of complete state park closures due to the extreme state budget shortfalls did not come to fruition. Bad news: there are service cuts this year.  Here is the summary of the service reductions of the two California State Parks in the Point Reyes area: Tomales State Park: Main park entrance, ...
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