Michigan Recreation Pass
www.michigan.gov/dnr
Recreation Fact Sheet:
The Recreation Passport is your $10 ticket to Michigan's pure outdoors. If you like to explore the hundreds of ways to relax and play in Michigan's outdoors, the Recreation Passport benefits you!
Beginning October 1, 2010, the $10 Recreation Passport replaces the state park sticker. To get your Recreation Passport, just check "YES" on your license plate renewal form. Your $10 gets you into all 98 state parks and recreation areas. As a bonus, your money helps preserve:
133 state forest campgrounds
Nearly 1,000 miles of hiking, biking and skiing trails
More than 1,000 boat launches
Historic and cultural sites in state parks
Parks in your own community
Help Protect Michigan's Outdoor Recreation Spaces for Generations to Come!
When you check "YES" for your Recreation Passport, your $10 will help keep campgrounds open, trails maintained and outdoor recreation available for a lifetime of enjoyment. When you check "YES" for the Passport, you're supporting a more than $1 billion industry in Michigan and saying "YES" to our remarkable quality of life.
Get your Recreation Passport. It's only $10—a good deal for you that means a GREAT deal to future generations. Check "YES" when you renew your license plate for every vehicle, every year.
Effective October 1, 2010:
The Recreation Passport replaces the state park sticker.
Motorcycle Passports are just $5.
Camping fees will remain in effect for state parks and in state forests.
The Recreation Passport is valid for the duration of your license plate registration.
Questions? Call (517) 373-9900
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Nature Club Makes for Happier Families in Twin Cities
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – July 05, 2009
By Laura Billings
Local mom Jodi Hiland is not the sort to offer unsolicited advice to parents. She believes we all get quite enough of it already, thank you very much. But on rare occasions, when she finds herself in the company of a squalling infant or a pair of squabbling siblings or a preteen who’s suddenly gotten too cool to participate in conversation, she might make the following suggestion to the child’s parents: “Have you tried going outside?”
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Stick Inducted into Toy Hall of Fame
Palm Beach Post – December 05, 2008
By Allison Ross
Parents looking to rein in holiday spending on Wiis and other high-tech gadgets for their kids this year: take heart.
The stick - possibly the world's oldest toy - was added Nov. 27 to the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Barbie, Slinky, teddy bears, Mr. Potato Head and Play-Doh.
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Targeting “tweens,” the U.S. Forest Service and Ad Council launch
national campaign
U.S. Forest Service and Ad Council Launch National Campaign to Re-connect Children with Nature PSA Campaign Debut Coincides with National Get Outdoors Day.
Removal of Nature Words from Dictionary Causes Uproar
The Canadian Press – December 09, 2008
A decision by the publisher of the Oxford Junior Dictionary to replace words like “beaver” and “dandelion” with “blog” and “MP3 player” has prompted some to react with outrage. As noted wildlife artist and conservationist Robert Bateman observed, “If you can’t name things, how can you love them? And if you don't love them, then you’re not going to care a hoot about protecting them or voting for issues that would protect them.”
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Educators Issue a Call for Mandatory Recess
Memphis Commercial Appeal – January 21, 2009
By Ben Dyson and Lisa Dyson
A pair of educators from the University of Memphis are asking parents to insist that recess be scheduled and held every day and that more time be devoted to it. Ben and Lisa Dyson, writing in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, believe that recess has too many benefits to be considered an optional activity and that eliminating or reducing school recess is a mistake.
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How children lost the right to roam in four generations
The Daily Mail, UK – June 15, 2007
By David Derbyshire
When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere.
It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favourite fishing haunt without adult supervision.
Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.
