Weekly Trail and Ice Report: 2/19/10

All trails open. Some of the best snowmobiling of the season.

Voyageurs Gets New Partner for Managing Visitor Center Bookstores

Jefferson National Parks Association will take over operations from Lake States Interpretive Association. Rainy Lake V.C. bookstore closed until mid-April for inventory updates.

New Federal Firearms Law Effective February 22

Possession of firearms in national parks now subject to the firearms laws of the state where the parks are located.

Public Comments on Namakan Dam Project Due 2/26/10

Critical habitat for two threatened species (Lake Sturgeon and Pygmy Snaketail Dragonfly), the Namakan River may become home to series of dams. Public comments needed to halt construction.

Park to Collar Moose for Research

Ecologists are concerned about long-term health of moose population due to climate change and parasite effects such as brainworm.

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