Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 20, 2013 - After 9000 votes, the public has spoken. The competitive BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water's 2013 Grants Program has announced that four non-profit groups will receive $10,000 each to help educate boaters this year. The winning grants were selected by the public and the funds will go to a variety of projects, from creating an interactive on-the-water STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum to helping make boat shows greener. In 25 years, the Foundation has awarded over $1.1... Full story
PHOENIX -- Whether you won or lost when you bought a lottery ticket last year, some of your money is going to benefit something you would approve of… helping Arizona’s schools and universities. That’s because the bulk of this year’s grants from the Arizona Game and Fish Department Heritage Fund are going to education and research. Heritage Fund money comes from Arizona Lottery ticket sales. This year, Game and Fish is using Heritage funds to award more than $335,000 to 32 grant projects across A... Full story
Aquabot™ transforms wide-mouth water bottles such as Nalgene® and Camelbak® into a pressurized device that provides the versatility and convenience of a kitchen faucet, shower, hose and drinking fountain. It’s a technological leap for water bottles. All you need is a water bottle and our lid. Nothing else to carry. It's ideal for people that boat, camp, backpack, picnic, tailgate, go to the beach, go to music festivals, have kids with dirty sticky hands and more. Just about everyone. I came up with the idea while on a backpacking trip in Alask... Full story
(Phoenix) – Beginning October 1, Maricopa County’s Parks and Recreation Department will bring back the Buy One, Get One campaign! The campaign allows park visitors who pay the camping fee for one night, or more, at a desert mountain county park to receive one night of equal or lesser value for free at any of the county’s desert parks during that same stay. “This is the fifth year the department has offered the Buy One, Get One promotion and it is by far, one of the Parks Department’s most popu... Full story
SELIGMAN, Ariz. -- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission and Department are advising hunters, particularly Unit 10 hunt permit-tag holders, of some decisions made by the Big Boquillas Ranch regarding access to the ranch for the upcoming 2013 fall hunting season. These changes include implementation by the ranch operator of new "Ranch Rules" that charge a $60 recreational impact fee for most adults and govern allowable hunter activities. The Department has been working diligently to maintain hunting access to private lands on the Big Boquillas Ra... Full story
Since 1999, Prospec Electronics has carried the affordable multimedia and all-environment Milennia brand. Over the past 14 years, the company has grown this range to include stereos, speakers and accessories so every boater can find a sound system to meet their needs. New from the Milennia brand is the MILRTR2 enclosure. On the stereo side, Prospec offers three models, the MILMR60, MILPRV16 and MILPRV21. Both the MILMR60 and MILPRV16 receivers are portable media ready, while the MILPRV21 provides Bluetooth® streaming. Prospec now has nine... Full story
Maintaining a reliable method of managing overall use of electrical power on board is an essential part of safety on the water. Compact Perko battery switches have a higher capacity rating than the company's previous 8500 series models, and are for use with 12, 24 and 32 V systems. They offer superior features and made-in-the-US quality boaters can rely on. Included in the series are the Compact Medium Duty Main Battery Disconnect Switch Fig. 9611 and its key-locking counterpart, Fig. 9612. These Perko switches help preserve battery power by... Full story
Warmwater fishing While trout fishing has slowed in many locations due to high air and water temperatures, warmwater fish like bass, bluegill and yellow perch continue to offer opportunities for good fishing. Our warmwater fishing webpage is a great place to get started, and you’ll find the latest condition updates here in the Recreation Report. Head out to the high lakes With temperatures high now might be a good time to head out to Oregon’s high mountains. Many mountain lakes available for... Full story
Make plans now to attend the 16th annual Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Chaparral Suites Scottsdale, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. This year’s inductees into the Outdoor Hall of Fame include: Sandra S. Froman (former president of the National Rifle Association and a former president of Wildlife for Tomorrow); William D. "Don" Martin (Kingman area wildlife outfitter and long-time conservationist and wildlife advocate); Walter Shontz (... Full story
Newport, R.I., USA (August 7, 2013) – The American Revolution may have effected a political separation from the United Kingdom almost 250 years ago, however, the physical distance “across the pond” is trivial when it comes to shared common interests, especially sports such as sailing in which the Brits and Americans have a long tradition of friendly but determined competition. Later this summer, three British yacht club teams will travel to Newport, R.I., to compete in the 2013 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex. Repre... Full story
ISLE OF WIGHT, COWES, U.K. (August 8, 2013) – Bella Mente Racing, sailing under the New York Yacht Club burgee, has won the New York Yacht Club Challenge Cup, one of the two most prestigious trophies awarded at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. The team of 22 sailors, led by owner/driver Hap Fauth, is currently racing in the event’s Big Boat mini-series, which kicked off its first race on Wednesday, August 7th and wraps up with the second and final race today, August 8th in Cowes, England. Bella Mente Racing at Day One of Aberdeen Ass... Full story
OLYMPIA - With unusually dry conditions and wildfires burning in parts of the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is prohibiting campfires and other activities on all agency-managed lands. The emergency order now in effect prohibits: Fires or campfires: However, personal camp stoves or lanterns fueled by liquid petroleum, liquid petroleum gas or propane are allowed. Smoking: Unless in an enclosed vehicle. Target shooting: Except at shooting ranges developed by WDFW.... Full story
OLYMPIA - Beginning Saturday (Aug. 10), anglers fishing ocean waters off La Push (Marine Area 3) and Neah Bay (Marine Area 4, west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line) will be restricted to one chinook as part of their daily limit of two salmon to increase the likelihood of providing a season-long fishery. Anglers fishing those waters have been allowed to retain two chinook a day since June 29, but high catch rates for chinook off the northern coast prompted fishery managers to make a change, said Pat P... Full story
