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:…
Posts tagged as “recreation”
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…
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…
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…
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…