Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Feb 14, 2021 10:05 AM
The staff of state parks in District 12 was honored with a teamwork award at the South Dakota Division of Parks and Recreation’s annual meeting held virtually in December.
The award was presented to the team in recognition of their efforts to renovate the resort at Spring Creek Recreation Area all while operating their parks during a record year.
“The team was able to get much accomplished in a very challenging year,” said regional park supervisor Pat Thompson. “We were short of seasonal help and there was additional work to do, yet this team got the job done.”
Self-paid technology is coming to SD state parks
News Highlights: Self-paid technology is coming to SD state parks
PIERRE, SD (KELO) – Something new this year will greet visitors to many of South Dakota’s state parks and recreation areas: self-service kiosks for buying day passes and annual admission stickers.
The State Game, Fish and Parks Commission received a presentation on Al Nedved’s new feature on Friday. He is deputy director of the state division of parks and recreation.
Nedved said federal CARES Act funding for the 96 units was paid at a cost of approximately $ 4,700 each. Users need credit cards to operate them. The salesman, Flowbird, has units in parking lots worldwide.
South Dakota outdoor recreation thrives despite pandemic ncadvertiser.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ncadvertiser.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sandhill cranes, black-footed ferrets, Washington crossing the Delaware: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Montgomery: In-person help for residents needing assistance with unemployment claims is coming to an end as a new phone appointment system will be established for the new year. The Department of Labor said it is ending in-person service at the Crump Senior Center because of health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus. The last dates for such service will be Monday and Tuesday. Appointments for those days will be available on the ADOL website www.labor.alabama.gov. Claimants can call (800) 361-4524 beginning Sunday after 5 p.m. until midnight on Sundays through Thursday to schedule a call-back for the next day to set up an appointment. Claimants are encouraged to keep their phones near them for their scheduled call-back, the department said. The calls will come from a Montgomery number. State of
Nick Lowrey
South Dakota News Watch
South Dakotaâs billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing a much-needed economic boost while giving hope to wildlife management agencies that they can reverse a long-term decline in the number of licensed hunters and anglers.
As movie theaters closed, concerts were canceled, stores shut down and other indoor activities were curtailed by efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, tens of thousands of South Dakotans turned to the outdoors in 2020. State park visitation reached near-record levels; online birding groups saw membership skyrocket; campgrounds struggled to keep up with demand, and the sale of hunting and fishing licenses boomed.