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ORLAND, IN
6. Manapogo Park
(260) 833-3902
Our campground is open mid-April to first week of October. We are on 425 acre Lake Pleasant with a large sandy beach. Shipshewana is only 40 minutes away. Our rates range
from $23-$40 for camp sites and $55-$63 for cabins. Wireless internet available. Our area has many golf courses and restaurants.
5495 W. 760 N., Orland, IN 46776
Email: questions@manapogo.com Website: www.manapogo.com
FT. JENNINGS, OH
7. Coldwater River Campground
(419) 203-1328, Fax: (419) 968-2418
21405 Convoy Road, Ft. Jennings, OH 45844
SERVICERS/SUPPLIERS
ELKHART, IN
8. MOR/ryde International, Inc.
(574) 293-1581 Fax: (574) 294-4936
Disc brakes for trailers, rubber pin boxes for fifth wheels, rubber suspensions for pickup trucks, motorhomes, travel trailers and fifth wheels. Offering a full line of TV mounts, sliding trays, power cord reels and specialty products. 1966 Sterling Ave., PO Box 579, Elkhart, IN 46515 Email: sales@morryde.com
Website: www.morryde.com
CAMPGROUNDS
HUDSON, FL
1. Word of Life Florida RV Park
(727) 379-5000, Fax: (727) 856-9349
The finest Bible teaching, vocal and instrumental concerts and fellowship. Heated pool and Jacuzzi, golf driving range, lighted tennis, basketball and beach volleyball courts, water slide
and limited fishing. Day trips for shopping and sightseeing. Gulf Coast beaches, deep sea fishing, and golf courses.
13202 Word of Life Dr., Hudson, FL 34669
Email: mikebush@wol.org
Website: www.flconference@wol.org
LADY LAKE, FL
2. Recreation Plantation
(937) 902-1999
609 Highway 466, Lady Lake, FL 32159
Email: db7884@aol.com
Website: www.recreationplantation.com
RICHEY
3. Ja-Mar RV Resorts, Inc
(727) 862-8882
Family owned and operated. Bocce ball, pickle ball and shuffle boards courts, heated pools, line dancing, woodcarving, quilting, water aeorobics, all card games and bingo. We are located close to shopping, restaurants, movie theaters, golf
courses and beaches. It is a very well maintained park. 6650 San Marco Drive, Port Richey, FL 34668
Email: jamartravelparks@aol.com
Website: www.ja-mar-travelpark.com
BRISTOL, IN
4. Eby’s Pines RV Park & Campground
(574) 848-4583, Fax: (574) 848-0916
We are fully operational April 1 through November 1 and conveniently located 10 miles east of Elkhart and 10 miles west of Shipshewana on State Road 120. Choose a site nestled along the Little Elkhart River or among the pines. WiFi available. Reservations accepted. MC, Visa and Discover. Big Rigs welcome.
14583 SR 120, Bristol, IN 46507
Email: camp@ebyspines.com Website: www.ebyspines.com
FREMONT, IN
5. Jellystone Park At Barton Lake
(800) 375-6063 Fax: (260) 833-0792
Deluxe camp resort with indoor pool, outdoor pools, activity pool, water playground, waterslides, beach, boat rentals, mini golf, award winning activity program, and much more. Open mid-April to mid-October.
140 Lane 201, Barton Lake, Fremont, IN 46737
Email: yogi@jellystonesbest.com Website: www.jellystonesbest.com
Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds
“Unfortunately, many learn not to prune or otherwise wound trees from mid-April to mid- July only after they lose their oaks to oak wilt,” he said.
A common question the DNR is hearing this year is, “Can we push the April 15 day back a week or two because of the cold winter?”
Mech says that isn’t an option.
“It doesn’t matter how cold it was this winter,” he said. “It only takes a few 50-degree or warmer days for both the beetles and fungus to become active. We have already had warmer weather in many parts of the state.”
Although oak wilt hasn’t been detected in every Michigan county, Mech said the need for vigilance is present statewide.
Spring is a popular time for people to move firewood to vacation properties and other locations. During this April-to-July period, Mech said that it’s vital not to move wood from oak wilt-killed trees. These trees are often cut into firewood and moved, sometimes many miles from their original locations. Any wounding
of oaks in this new location can result in new oak wilt infections as beetles move spores
from the diseased firewood to fresh wounds on otherwise healthy trees.
“With the transport of firewood and other tree-related activities, you have to assume
the risk is present, whether you live in metro Detroit or in the Upper Peninsula,” Mech said.
The DNR recommends that anyone who suspects they have oak wilt-tainted firewood should cover it with a plastic tarp all the way to the ground, leaving no openings. This keeps the beetles away and generates heat inside the tarp,
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helping to destroy the fungus. Once the bark loosens on the firewood, the disease can no longer be spread.
New oak wilt sites have been traced to spring and early summer wounding from tree- climbing spikes, rights-of-way pruning, nailing signs on trees and accidental tree-barking
(a wound created when bark is removed via impact from equipment, falling trees and other causes). If an oak is wounded during this critical time, the DNR advises residents
to cover the wound immediately with either a tree-wound paint or a latex paint to help keep beetles away.
Once an oak is infected, the fungus moves to neighboring red oaks through root grafts. Oaks within approximately 100 feet of each other – depending on the size of the trees – have connected or grafted root systems. Left untreated, oak wilt will continue to move from tree to tree, progressively killing more red oak over an increasingly larger area.
As more trees die from oak wilt, more spores are produced which contribute to the overland spread of oak wilt.
To minimize the risk of oak wilt infection caused by logging damage, the DNR prohibits cutting of red oak trees on state land between April 15 and July 15. This helps protect red oak trees left after thinning from damage that could lead to infection.
The DNR recommends private forest landowners exercise caution during this period and, whenever possible, delay harvesting activity in oak forests until after July 15 to reduce the risk of oak wilt.
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To report a suspected oak wilt site, e-mail DNR-FRD-Forest-Health@michigan. gov or call 517-284-5895.
To learn more about oak wilt and other forest health issues in Michigan, go to www.michigan.gov/foresthealth.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information,
go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.
What You Need to Know
• Oak wilt is a fungal disease that kills trees by blocking the tree’s vascular system.
It mainly affects red oak species as white oak species are more resistant.
• Primary symptoms include wilting from the top down and dropping leaves that are green or green and brown.
• Don’t move or distribute firewood, especially from oaks that died “all of a sudden.”
• Don’t prune oak trees from April 25-July 15 to help prevent beetle – and spore – transmission.
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