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Apparently, it’s not just people losing jobs during this economic crisis. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission may close 14 of its 121 state parks.  Why?  To save money.   

A commission spokeswoman told a local Washington newspaper, The Olympian, it’s looking at transferring low-priority parks to local governments or nonprofit groups. For example, the commission would close the marine day-use park near Lacey, Tolmie State Park, citing that the park draws mostly local visitors and doesn’t maintain a campground. 

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Garden Route National Park (GRNP) is now only months away, says South African National Parks (SANParks).

According to ABC-of-Hiking.com, there are only three other places in the world where residents live inside the borders of a nationally-recognized park: Italy, Canada, and the USA. This makes the new Garden Route National Park the first of its kind on the African continent. 

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Last Friday, Canada’s Saskatchewan Party announced a series of tax hikes for its provincial parks. Included in the hike: a $2 increase to the daily camping fee, doubling the reservation service fee to $10, and a new $7 charge when reservations are changed. The fee increases will mean $1.25 million more for government each year, says a local paper in Saskatchewan.

The Star Phoenix says Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) is calling the increases an “unhappy camper tax.”

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Winter is a wonderful time.  Yet, with all the natural beauty the season offers, winter also comes with its fair share of possible dangers.  Take ice, for instance.  Do you know when winter ice is safe?  

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“For hours, Japanese climber Hideaki Nara huddled in the snow, desperately digging an ice cave with a pen and small knife as icy winds blasted across Mount Cook,” writes Rebecca Todd of the Waikato Times.  

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