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Posts tagged as “recreation”

2010 State Park Use Up Statewide, Down in Lake County

South Dakota's state parks and recreation areas enjoyed a general increase in use in 2010. The statewide system enjoyed a 1.5% increase in visitorship, with Game Fish & Parks recording 6.88 million visits to their great outdoor facilities. 6.88 million:…

David Pitts Not Selling Land for Bike Trail; Can You Blame Him?

Tuesday's Madison Daily Leader carries a lengthy letter from Madison neighbors David and Gloria Pitts, who are among the landowners declining to sell their land to the City of Madison for construction of a bike trail to Lake Herman. The…

Walk Bike Run Brookings Program Friday

It promises to be a rotten few more days for walking, biking, or running. But you can at least go inside and talk about those great activities! On Friday, March 25, the Brookings Public Library is hosting "Walk, Bike, Run…

SB 55: Shoot Coyotes from Your Snowmobile!

Senator Maher and Representative Verchio bring us Senate Bill 55, which combines two great pastimes: snowmobiling and shooting coyotes! Even as our fair state faces a huge deficit and punishing cuts to K-12 education, there remains a pressing need to…

Make a Stand for Free Market Ranching: Support Tony Dean Grassland!

Mr. Kurtz brings to my attention commentary on another good bill Thune and the Republicans are holding hostage for the sake of more tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%. Well-traveled George Wuerthner at New West observes that S. 3310, the…