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	Department of Conservation and Recreation
		The pass allows free parking for the vehicle occupied by the pass holder, whether they are driving or a passenger.
		Parking fees are waived for vehicles bearing an HP plate, placard or disabled veterans' license plate.
		At the park: ParksPasses are available at all DCR state park facilities that charge daily parking fees (except for Nahant and Nantasket Beaches) and may be paid for in cash.
	www.mass.gov /dcr/parkspass.htm (612 words)

	List of U.S. state parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of links to state parks in the United States.
		For national parks, see List of U.S. national parks.
		For Canadian provinces, see List of Canadian provincial parks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_U.S._state_parks (67 words)

	Boston Globe Online / Table of Contents
		Massachusetts may be one of the smallest states, but its parks system is one of the largest and, unquestionably, one of the most diverse in the entire country.
		Mount Holyoke in Skinner State Park still retains a part of its 19th- century ``Summit House,'' which has been substantially rehabbed by DEM and is the setting for Sunset Concerts on Thursdays in July and August.
		State Forests also harbor hundreds of miles of mountain bike trails, but that's another story, as are descriptions of the Commonwealth's estates-turned-parks.
	www.boston.com /globe/search/hiking/mass_parks.htm (1973 words)

	SuperPages.com: About Massachusetts
		The state had a child labor law in 1836, a law legalizing trade unions in 1842, and the first minimum wage law for women and children.
		Massachusetts was the heartland of the Abolitionist movement, and her soldiers fought in the Civil War because they were convinced it was a war against slavery.
		Massachusetts has many statewide fairs, though none is considered the official state fair; contact the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, Division of Fairs, phone 617/727-3037.
	www.bigbook.com /cities/unitedstates/Massachusetts-more.html (741 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		Massachusetts, with an area of 27,337 sq km (10,555 sq mi) is 44th in size among the states; about 1.6% of its land area is owned by the federal government.
		Massachusetts has a humid continental climate; summers are typically warmer and winters milder than farther N. The W part of the state generally has cooler temperatures than the E region.
		Massachusetts is served by an extensive system of transportation facilities, which tend to be concentrated in the E part of the state.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/massachusetts.html (4304 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of New York - Outdoors
		Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is the second-largest park in the parks system, with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, three beaches, two public camping areas, a network of group camps, miles of streams and scenic roads, and scores of wildlife species, vistas and vantage points.
		Lake Welch Beach State Park's man-made Lake Welch, with its half-mile-long sandy beach in the wooded hills of the Ramapo Mountains, is the largest beach in Harriman State Park.
		Grass Point State Park is on a point of land that projects into the American Channel of the St. Lawrence River, known for some of the best fishing in the country.
	www.theus50.com /newyork/outdoors.shtml (1226 words)

	State parks reeling from budget drought
		Although states finally are climbing out of a deep financial hole created by the 2001 national recession, state parks across the country have not yet reaped the benefits of the improvement.
		On average, states allocated one-fifth of 1 percent of their total budgets to state parks in the 2004 budget year, the report found.
		But she said a newly proposed no-fee state park outside Topeka – on land donated by a developer earlier this year – is a sign that the parks department is misplacing its priorities.
	www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=96010 (1322 words)

	Geographic Terms and Concepts
		State reservations are lands held in trust by state governments for the use and benefit of a given tribe.
		In four states (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their states; these incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent to counties for statistical purposes.
		Census subareas are delineated cooperatively by the state of Alaska and the U.S. Census Bureau.
	www.census.gov /geo/www/tiger/glossry2.html (12496 words)

	2005 State Report Cards: Massachusetts State Government’s Grade for Workforce Management
		Massachusetts does not have a forward-looking comprehensive workforce plan, although state personnel is starting to engage in more strategic planning.
		Massachusetts is in the very early phase of a formal workforce planning program.
		The Department of Conservation and Recreation, which was formed from the urban parks system and the state parks system, has done a significant amount of training for its employees to help them deal with issues that arise from the agency merger.
	results.gpponline.org /StateCategoryCriteria.aspx?id=113&relatedid=3 (944 words)

	CNN.com - Study finds state parks endangered nationwide - August 25, 2000
		The study by National Park Trust, a privately funded land conservancy, found more than 90,000 acres within state parks in 32 states are threatened by commercial and residential development and increased traffic, among other things.
		The study was based on surveys filled out by state park directors, but 18 states didn't submit answers, including the three with the largest populations -- California, Texas and New York -- and Alaska, which has the greatest land mass.
		Four Georgia parks were listed among the most endangered, including Etowah Indian Mounds in the northeastern part of the state.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/NATURE/08/25/threatened.parks.ap (682 words)

	Archives: Collections
		The Massachusetts Archives holds vital statistics, records of births, deaths and marriages in Massachusetts, for the years 1841 to 1915.
		Massachusetts recorded the names of immigrants arriving in the Port of Boston between 1848 and 1891.
		The purpose of this agreement was to set aside 12,000 cubic feet in the new state archives building, then under construction at Columbia Point, as an archive for the records of the judicial branch.
	www.sec.state.ma.us /arc/arccol/colidx.htm (1350 words)

	State Legislation List
		Removes nutria from the fur-bearing list and allows them to be trapped at any time.
		Directs the state Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to establish a pilot project allowing the hunting of deer over grain or supplemental food.
		Both bills provide that the state Commission on Wildlife may allow deer to be hunted with the aid of bait on privately owned or leased lands.
	www.hsus.org /legislation_laws/state_legislation/state-legislation-list.html?state=mississippi (433 words)

	United States Elections 2004
		Because of its federal system, in which both the national government and the state governments have distinct powers, election day in the United States is actually the occasion for a series of simultaneous state and local elections, each held under separate administrative procedures.
		In the United States, an election is an administrative exercise — conducted locally on a fixed budget — whose purpose is to measure the preferences of eligible voters in an accurate and timely manner.
		As a response to problems that arose in the state of Florida's election for the presidency in 2000, Congress passed legislation providing financial assistance to states and counties to adopt the most modern and reliable voting procedures.
	usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/election04/procedure.htm (2516 words)

	Archaeology - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs
		The development of a new park is an excellent opportunity for a diving group to become involved in an underwater project with lasting results.
		The parks are only made possible by a cooperative effort on the part of state and local government, waterfront businesses, and volunteer divers who appreciate Florida's heritage.
		Other state governments are likely to follow this example of education through recreation in the near future.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /bar/uap (669 words)

	Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Friends of Nickerson State Park will be doing some landscaping and installing new interpretive signage about the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Massachusetts and identifying CCC sites in the park.
		Park in the first parking lot and meet at the old pavilion.
		Members of the Ashby Land Trust are organizing a hike and a removal of trash and invasive plants on the mountain—a new acquisition of the Commonwealth and a group of public/private partners.
	www.npld.com /Statelinks/Massachusetts.htm (866 words)

	Wildernet - Maine State Parks, Historic Sites & Public Reserved Lands
		All the state parks offer lovely scenery from Maine's famous rocky coastline to its splendor of the great northern wilderness.
		Most of the parks offer picnicking and hiking trails while every park offers the opportunity to view wildlife, observe diverse forest and soil communities, enjoy nature photography and an opportunity for relaxation.
		The State Historic Sites offer visitors the chance to explore old forts, of which many protected America's waterways during the American Revolution and Civil War and the chance to view archaeological sites.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=MESP&cu_id=1 (576 words)

	Compulsory and progressive education, Prussian school system, totalitarianism, State versus the Individual, conformity ...
		The state, in the warmth of her affection and solicitude for their welfare, must take charge of those children and place them in school where their minds can be enlightened and their hearts trained to virtue.
		He is the father of the common-school movement, which according to Joel Spring worked for "the establishment and standardization of state systems of education designed to achieve specific public policies." The movement understood that standardization required state-level agencies that controlled local school boards.
		Mann indicated his belief in the redemptive potential of state education (and his role in it) when he was told he would be nominated to head the state board of education.
	www.sntp.net /education/school_state_3.htm (5296 words)

	Southern Rhode Island State Parks - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		The draw to Burlingame State Park is 1,000 acre Watchaug Pond of which over half sits in the boundaries of the park.
		Burlingame State Park is crisscrossed with a network of hiking trails including the longest through hike trail in Rhode Island, the 72-mile North South Trail.
		Burlingame State Park also serves as a wonderful jumping off point to a number of other smaller state parks that dot the Rhode Island Coast, several of which are only a ten minute drive away.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/stateparks/rhode_island/burlingame (943 words)

	Campground Details - Wells State Park, Massachusetts - ReserveAmerica
		Wells State Park is a popular 1,400-acre woodland park close to the cultural attractions of central Massachusetts including the city of Worcester and Old Sturbridge Village.
		Massachusetts law requires that children age 16 and under wear a helmet when bicycling.
		The Division of State Parks and Recreation encourages all cyclists to wear a helmet and cycle safely.
	www.reserveamerica.com /campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&agency=ma&parkCode=well (447 words)

	State of the Beach 2006
		The balance is held in natural seashores, national wildlife refuges, and state parks.
		State rules require at least one public access site for every ½-mile of shoreline for pedestrian beaches closed to vehicular traffic.
		Seventeen coastal erosion projects are currently under way, and the state is projected to spend $7.3 million over the next two years on coastal erosion.
	www.surfrider.org /stateofthebeach/05-sr/state_summary.asp?zone=GS&state=TX&cat=sm (502 words)

	National Parks of Massachusetts
		Massachusetts hosts 90 miles of the trail through the Berkshires.
		A scenic region of 35 towns in southern central Massachusetts and northern Connecticut.
		The East, Middle, and West branches of the Westfield River are a state- and locally-managed National Wild and Scenic River area.
	www.nps.gov /applications/state/ma/parks.cfm (484 words)

	State Legislation List
		The HSUS is opposed to breed-specific legislation because it does not address the underlying concerns: the owner's behavior.
		Opens state land managed by the Department of Natural Resources to hunting and trapping.
		Expands authority of animal control agents to impound an animal who is injured or sick.
	www.hsus.org /legislation_laws/state_legislation/state-legislation-list.html?state=georgia (212 words)

	California State Tartan: California Tartan
		The official State Tartan is described as a pattern or sett consisting of alternate squares of meadow green and pacific blue that are separated and surrounded by narrow charcoal bands.
		The tartan's blue reflects the sky, the ocean, and the state' s rivers and lakes, while the green stands for the state's mountains, fields, and parks.
		Official California State Tartan registered and accepted as such by The Scottish Tartans Society and entered in The Registry of All Known Tartans as TS 2454 on the 3rd of June, 1998.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-symbols/california/tartan.html (414 words)

	State Parks Trails \| State Park Trail Maps
		We also have a list of many provincial parks in Canada, and we are adding new state and provincial parks all the time so the list is always growing.
		Included in our extensive listing of state parks are outdoor activities on hiking trails, bike trails, and equestrian trails, and swimming, fishing, bird watching, picnicking, camping, and more.
		Each state park listing is a complete chapter from a guidebook and includes a detailed map, driving directions to the park or parks, and a description of the activities available, all produced by well-known outdoor book publishers.
	www.trails.com /state-parks.asp (830 words)

	Those Who Have Lain in State
		The Rotunda of the United States Capitol, completed in 1824, has since been considered the most suitable place for the nation to pay final tribute to its most eminent citizens by having their remains lie in state or in honor.
		Those who have been so honored are listed below; information about the historic catafalque on which most have lain is also available.
		Chosen to honor and perpetuate the memory of the heroes who gave their lives while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II and the Korean War, and whose identities were unknown.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/capitol/lain_in_state.cfm (1926 words)

	Questions Students Frequently Ask-home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Maine separated from Massachusetts and became a state in 1820, a number of cities and towns sought the honor of becoming the state capitol and site of the new State House.
		The lot occupied by the State House and State grounds, containing thirty-four acres and extending from the old Hallowell road to the Kennebec River, was chosen by the Governor and the Commissions after careful consideration of various sites on both sides of the river.
		The building was designed by the renowned architect, Charles Bulfinch of Boston, and, in its original form, resembled another work of his, the Massachusetts State House.
	www.state.me.us /legis/senate/about/generalinfo/Students/questions_students_ask-1.htm (588 words)

	Massachusetts Parks And Recreation Colleges and Universities at U.S. College Search
		If you are an educator at a post-secondary institution and wish to update/ add your school's information, please contact us at the e-mail address listed on our "about us" page.
		For Massachusetts Parks And Recreation pupils on the move, on the internet university classes are turing into an exciting means to work toward a degree or learn a new skill.
		Usually you ought to travel to each Massachusetts Parks And Recreation college on your small listing, but if you can't travel to it in person, get a video or take a virtual tour.
	www.uscollegesearch.org /massachusetts-parks-and-recreation-colleges.html (779 words)

	CampRate.com : Campground List For Massachusetts
		Approximately 10,000 years ago, it is believed that the Paleo-Indians, the ancestors of Native Americans, arrived in Massachusetts.
		The state is also home to the arts, sport, museums and zoos.
		Calvin Coolidge, though born in Vermont, rose to political fame in Massachusetts.
	camprate.com /campgrounds/state/MA (310 words)

	CAMPGROUNDS IN AMERICA
		US cities are also listed so you can find the county they are located in.
		Offering amenities such as 2 large swimming pools, a beautiful clubhouse overlooking Smith Lake, rental units for your comfort, a teen center, a miniature golf course, horseshoe pits, basketball, hiking/nature trails, a covered fishing hole, a small store, and more.
		We have collected Campgrounds and State Parks information from reliable sources, but from year to year Campgrounds add or remove resources from their campgrounds.
	www.campgroundsofamerica.com /advertising.shtml (597 words)

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