Outdoors_calendar (June 16)

06/16/11 WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGE WILDLIFE TOURBeginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 19, 25 and 26, the refuge will be conducting special "wildlife tours." The public will have an opportunity to view wildlife on a bus tour of Pinchot Loop in the Special Use Area.

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Proposed Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Improvements

06/20/11 More proposed changes are afoot in our backyard recreation zone. Mt. Bachelor, which is on 8,122 acres of National Forest Land and operates on a Special Use Permit, has asked for permission from the Forest Service to make a pile of changes to the mountain's operations and amenities. Among the most interesting proposals are a new lift on the East side of the mountain (thick red line on the right ...

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Middletown moves along SEPTA rail expansion with proposed amendment

06/27/11 The next step needed by SEPTA to expand commuter rail service from Elwyn to Wawa moved forward when Middletown Council, at its meeting last week, unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance amendment tied into the proposed project. The ordinance would amend the township's R-1 Residential, M-Manufacturing and SU-Special Use zoning ordinances. It would define the term "regional rail ...

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