Posts Tagged ‘Camping’
Outdoor Report – WenatcheeOutdoors.org
Sarah Shaffer, Executive Director of wenatcheeoutdoors.org, joins Dan Langager in the KOHO Outdoor Report to talk about mountain biking, camping trips to Banks Lake and Cle Elum River, a new program by WenatcheeOutdoors starting today called Experiences WenOut and upcoming events.
Read MoreForest Service Taking Over Management of 11 Cle Elum Area Campgrounds
This summer, recreation experiences on 11 campgrounds near Cle Elum will have a new look and feel. Visitors from Salmon La Sac to Swauk will now see Forest Service staff managing these popular campgrounds. KOHO’s Chris Hansen explains. If you are interested in being a campground host for the upcoming season on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National…
Read MoreUS Forest Service Seeking Summer Hosts for Local Campgrounds
Have you ever thought about living and working in the Cascade Mountains as a national forest campground host? The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is currently taking applications for the volunteer positions. Dan Langager talks with their Public Affairs Specialist Robin DeMario to get the details. Application forms are at their website.
Read MoreCampfire Restrictions Lifted on Local National Forest Lands
Campfire restrictions have been lifted on national forest lands in Chelan, Kittitas and Yakima Counties. This means that forest visitors can once again enjoy campfires in all locations where campfires are normally allowed on the Chelan, Entiat, Wenatchee River, Cle Elum, and Naches Ranger Districts. Normal year-round restrictions remain in effect prohibiting campfires within a…
Read MoreCampground and Campfires on National Forests this Labor Day Weekend
Robin DeMario, spokeswoman for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, joins Dan to talk about Labor Day weekend recreating on national forest lands – busy campgrounds and trailheads, campfire restrictions, passes and permits and more.
Read MoreChelan PUD Board Approves Camping Pilot Program
Broadband fiber network expansion continues by the Chelan County PUD, under the Public Power Benefit Program. PUD Commissioners voted to continue the parking permit program, which waives day-use fees at PUD-controlled state parks (Confluence, Daroga, Lincoln Rock) for customer-owners. The board also voted this week on moving forward with a pilot project for camping passes…
Read MoreForest Service Receives Record Applications for Enchantments Camping
With spring officially here and weather warming up, many of you are probably anxious to do some backpacking and camping. Arguably one of – if not the most – sought-after places for that in the North Cascades is the Enchantments, within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The annual permit application period closed March 2 and the…
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