Richmond’s gender-neutral, non-competitive elementary track meets spark division
This year, at Richmond elementary track meets, students participate in a wider range of events and can pick between competition and recreation.
#Education #RichmondSchoolDistrict #trackmeets https://globalnews.ca/news/11858178/richmond-gender-neutral-non-competitive-elementary-track-meets-division/Richmond’s gender-neutral, non-competitive elementary track meets spark division
This year, at Richmond elementary track meets, students participate in a wider range of events and can pick between competition and recreation.
#Education #RichmondSchoolDistrict #trackmeets https://globalnews.ca/news/11858178/richmond-gender-neutral-non-competitive-elementary-track-meets-division/Richmond’s gender-neutral, non-competitive elementary track meets spark division
This year, at Richmond elementary track meets, students participate in a wider range of events and can pick between competition and recreation.
#Education #RichmondSchoolDistrict #trackmeets https://globalnews.ca/news/11858178/richmond-gender-neutral-non-competitive-elementary-track-meets-division/Challenges and Inequities in Managing Public Land Access Through Recreation.gov
📰 Original title: The US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong
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Challenges and Inequities in Managing Public Land Access Through Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov, the federal platform designed to streamline public land reservations and make access more equitable, has faced major challenges. The system manages reservations for river permits, national parks, and remote campgrounds. Demand has surged—from 3.5 million reservations in 2019 to 11 million in 2024—creating opportunities for bots and automated scripts to dominate the system. Users attempting to secure permits often find themselves outpaced by technology rather than competing humans. Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton operates Recreation.gov and profits from every transaction, leading to concerns about transparency and fairness. Historic reservation systems, such as the Middle Fork Salmon River lottery, illustrate how digital tools replaced mail-in and phone lotteries but also introduced new inequities. Rangers report empty campsites despite high digital demand, highlighting a disconnect between online reservations and actual land use. Legal challenges have been raised regarding the fees and transparency of the system, though outcomes have been mixed. Overall, Recreation.gov reflects broader tensions between technology, private contractors, and public access, raising questions about equitable management of America’s public lands while highlighting the challenges of digital reservation systems in high-demand recreational spaces.
Challenges and Inequities in Managing Public Land Access Through Recreation.gov
📰 Original title: The US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/challenges-and-inequities-in-managing-public-land-access-through-recreation-gov.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social
#environment #publiclands #recreation.gov...
Challenges and Inequities in Managing Public Land Access Through Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov, the federal platform designed to streamline public land reservations and make access more equitable, has faced major challenges. The system manages reservations for river permits, national parks, and remote campgrounds. Demand has surged—from 3.5 million reservations in 2019 to 11 million in 2024—creating opportunities for bots and automated scripts to dominate the system. Users attempting to secure permits often find themselves outpaced by technology rather than competing humans. Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton operates Recreation.gov and profits from every transaction, leading to concerns about transparency and fairness. Historic reservation systems, such as the Middle Fork Salmon River lottery, illustrate how digital tools replaced mail-in and phone lotteries but also introduced new inequities. Rangers report empty campsites despite high digital demand, highlighting a disconnect between online reservations and actual land use. Legal challenges have been raised regarding the fees and transparency of the system, though outcomes have been mixed. Overall, Recreation.gov reflects broader tensions between technology, private contractors, and public access, raising questions about equitable management of America’s public lands while highlighting the challenges of digital reservation systems in high-demand recreational spaces.
B.C. Hydro and District of Hudson's Hope celebrate opening of new recreation area on Site C reservoir
B.C. Hydro and the District of Hudson's Hope celebrated the opening of a new recreation area this week on the Site C reservoir.
Located just below the town, the D.A. Thomas Recreation Area is named after a steamboat that travelled the waters of the Peace River more than 100 years ago.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/da-thomas-recreation-area-opens-9.7201216?cmp=rssWhat can you do? Express your concerns to your MLA regarding the over-allocation of #water in the South Saskatchewan #River Basin. Minimum river flows are required for #aquatic #Health for sustaining #cottonwood #forests, for #recreation, for #tourism, and to dilute pollutants introduced into river #systems from stormwater and #wastewater treatment discharges.
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Alberta Environmental Policy Series: Water – Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE)
Cleveland Metroparks receives $1.1M to redevelop 106 acres of lakefront - Great Lakes Now
Federal money will aid a long-term project to convert 106 acres of shoreline into publicly accessible greenspace.
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