With gatherings and activities limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, along with falling winter temperatures, it’s easy to see how cabin fever can set in.
LAKE JAMES â Steps have been made to speed up the operations, but safety restrictions regarding COVID-19 combined with high demand has resulted in wait times at Pokagon State Parkâs toboggan run averaging three to five hours, said information from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks.
âWe know how much our park guests love this winter experience, and we want to make sure their expectations are realistic given this yearâs required adaptations,â said Ginger Murphy, Indiana State Parks deputy director for stewardship. âAs you wait for a toboggan, there are great trails nearby for hiking and the Nature Center is open with hands-on activities and a great bird viewing window.â
(Press release from the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources)
Early Thursday morning officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) stood watch as a crew from the DLNR Division of State Parks removed illegally planted taro and banana trees from the Wailoa River State Recreation Area.
The so-called “Kanaka Garden” was planted within the last week by a group claiming to have jurisdiction over the State land. 64-year-old Gene Tamashiro of Hilo, the group’s leader, was cited by DOCARE officers on three Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) violations that were outlined on a Cease-and-Desist Order that was delivered to him on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, a group of people who have illegally taken over a portion of the Wailoa River State Recreation Area were notified to cease and desist by 5pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. A press release from the Department of Land and Natural Resources says the Cease & Desist Order requires the group to remove tents and camping gear or the materials will be considered abandoned property.
Officers from the DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) presented an order to the group’s leader as well as taping one over a sign posted by the group at the park’s entrance, and another in a small encampment.
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