State parks

09/10/2007 -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that his administration has reached an agreement with a local landowner to protect Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. The agreement would prevent the landowner from operating a livestock facility next to the park. It must now be approved by the Public Works Board to become finalized.    » read more »

August 23, 2007 -- Smuggler’s Notch, Vt. – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and Natural Resources Secretary George Crombie today announced the creation of the Governor’s Commission on the Future of State Parks, an initiative that will usher in the most significant changes in Vermont’s State Parks in decades.    » read more »

Fund will Help Preserve Baxter State Park for Future Generations

August 23, 2007 -- AUGUSTA - Maine Governor John E. Baldacci today formally accepted a generous gift of funding that will help to preserve the quality and character of Baxter State Park for generations to come. The donor, Frank Trautmann, requested that the gift be placed in a new trust, The Baxter Park Wilderness Fund.

Governor Baldacci recognized Frank Trautmann and his wife, Margery, who passed away in September, for their devotion to the vision of Governor Baxter and the preservation of Baxter State Park.    » read more »

August 21, 2007 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. – Anyone looking for something to do on Labor Day Weekend can count on the Kentucky State Parks. Many special events and activities are planned for the holiday weekend throughout the park system.

All campgrounds will be open as well as lodges, restaurants and historic sites and museums. Some park facilities, such as outdoor swimming pools, will be closing after the weekend or have already curtailed hours. Call the park for information.    » read more »

MOUNT OLIVET, Ky., Monday, July 30, 2007 – Visitors to the Pioneer Museum at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park will soon get a better idea of what the area was like when mastodon, bison, Native Americans and pioneers lived in the area.

The museum, built during the Depression, has undergone a $150,000 renovation with improved exhibits and a detailed interpretation of the 1782 Battle of Blue Licks, the last Revolutionary War battle fought in Kentucky.    » read more »

Proposal would create first new major state park in almost 30 years

June 17, 2007 -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced a proposal to create a new 2,500-acre state park on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota. It would be Minnesota’s first new major state park in almost 30 years.

“Minnesota is a great state in part because of our beautiful natural resources and the opportunity for our citizens to enjoy them,” Governor Pawlenty said. “Protecting and enjoying those resources is a chance to do permanent good.”    » read more »

Madigan: Scenic Middle Fork “Connects” State Fish and Wildlife Area to State Park in Vermilion County

July 13, 2007 -- Oakwood — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with officials of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), environmental advocacy organizations and representatives of Dynegy, Inc., today to announce the State of Illinois’ recent acquisition of scenic property along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. Dynegy transferred the land to the State as part of a major clean air settlement reached in 2005.    » read more »