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"What you should know as Texas rivers and lakes reopen" "Rivers, lakes, beaches and parks in Texas are allowed to reopen Friday under Gov. Gregg Abbott's Strike Force plan, and revelers and outfitters seem ready to get the beloved summer tradition started despite concerns from many that Texas is opening too early..." Complete story: Chron.com "Overnight camping at Texas State Parks to resume May 18" "Overnight camping at Texas State Parks can resume May 18 after being suspended due to the pandemic, Texas Parks and Wildlife said in a news release Wednesday. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual park occupancy in order to align with safe business practices..." Complete story: Chron.com "Woodlands carefully working to reopen parks, recreational amenities" (Texas) "As the restrictions from local and state governments change with updates on the virus, local officials in The Woodlands are working to reopen parks and recreation amenities as best possible while maintaining social distancing and other CDC recommendations..." Complete story: Chron.com "Some national parks will start to reopen next week" "Three national parks will open their gates in coming days and the National Park Service announced this week that it would start increasing access and services in a phased approach across all units of the National Park System..." Complete story: Chron.com "Crisis On The Rio Grande River" (Texas) "Once upon a time, I believed that the best canoeing rivers were in Canada and Alaska. Then, about 15 years ago, my friend, Larry Rice suggested we canoe the Rio Grande River—a remote, spectacular desert river in Big Bend National Park that forms the border with the U.S. and Mexico. My initial response was, “Nah, I’ve seen enough John Wayne movies to know that river is boring!" Wrong!..." Complete story: Paddling.com "Firefighters use drone to find stranded kayaker" (Connecticut) "Connor Meaney said getting stuck, and subsequently rescued by firefighters, from the rocks of the Penfield Reef Lighthouse Saturday night was a great experience. Meaney said he was kayaking in the area when he realized he was too tired to make it to shore and decided to call for help..." Complete story: CTPost "I kayaked in San Antonio, here's what you need to know" (Texas) "I'm not the outdoorsy type by any means, so that may be the reason I never realized you can explore downtown San Antonio via kayak.You may want to check out the area of the river that snakes through downtown, which I had the pleasure of enjoying this past weekend..." Complete story: Chron.com "Search for missing canoers in Travis County suspended" (Texas) "Rescue teams have suspended their search for two canoers who went missing in Eastern Travis County on the Colorado River, Sunday night, officials said. Austin-Travis County responded to the scene just before 8 p.m. after reports that two people had fallen out of a canoe and did not resurface..." Complete story: Statesman.com "Video shows man on kayak chasing wild horses" (Arizona) "The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group posted a video of a kayaker who chased a group of horses out of the Salt River. 'This was clear harassment to us because the horses were just standing there peacefully, harming no one. There was no reason for him to kayak towards the horses'..." Complete story: 12News.com "Woman kayaks to flood-ravaged home to rescue her mother’s ashes" (Michigan) "A woman with a kayak was determined to retrieve her late mother’s ashes from her destroyed house following the flooding of two dams in Sanford, Michigan last week..." Complete story: NYPost.com
"Rivers, lakes, beaches and parks in Texas are allowed to reopen Friday under Gov. Gregg Abbott's Strike Force plan, and revelers and outfitters seem ready to get the beloved summer tradition started despite concerns from many that Texas is opening too early..."
"Overnight camping at Texas State Parks can resume May 18 after being suspended due to the pandemic, Texas Parks and Wildlife said in a news release Wednesday. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual park occupancy in order to align with safe business practices..."
"As the restrictions from local and state governments change with updates on the virus, local officials in The Woodlands are working to reopen parks and recreation amenities as best possible while maintaining social distancing and other CDC recommendations..."
"Three national parks will open their gates in coming days and the National Park Service announced this week that it would start increasing access and services in a phased approach across all units of the National Park System..."
"Once upon a time, I believed that the best canoeing rivers were in Canada and Alaska. Then, about 15 years ago, my friend, Larry Rice suggested we canoe the Rio Grande River—a remote, spectacular desert river in Big Bend National Park that forms the border with the U.S. and Mexico. My initial response was, “Nah, I’ve seen enough John Wayne movies to know that river is boring!" Wrong!..."
"Connor Meaney said getting stuck, and subsequently rescued by firefighters, from the rocks of the Penfield Reef Lighthouse Saturday night was a great experience. Meaney said he was kayaking in the area when he realized he was too tired to make it to shore and decided to call for help..."
"I'm not the outdoorsy type by any means, so that may be the reason I never realized you can explore downtown San Antonio via kayak.You may want to check out the area of the river that snakes through downtown, which I had the pleasure of enjoying this past weekend..."
"Rescue teams have suspended their search for two canoers who went missing in Eastern Travis County on the Colorado River, Sunday night, officials said. Austin-Travis County responded to the scene just before 8 p.m. after reports that two people had fallen out of a canoe and did not resurface..."
"The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group posted a video of a kayaker who chased a group of horses out of the Salt River. 'This was clear harassment to us because the horses were just standing there peacefully, harming no one. There was no reason for him to kayak towards the horses'..."
"A woman with a kayak was determined to retrieve her late mother’s ashes from her destroyed house following the flooding of two dams in Sanford, Michigan last week..."