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2012 VNPA Community Update

• VNPA Park Support Vision
• Kempton Channel property purchase on behalf of the park
• National Park Teen Ambassador program launches
• Park staff participate in conservation exchange with wildlife biologists from Oman
• Join us at the 2012 Volunteer Rendezvous: September 7-8
• 2011 Financial Summary

 

VNPA Summer 2011 Newsletter

• Koochiching County Board Protects the Park’s Scenic Skylines
• VNPA Executive Director Cory MacNulty Says Goodbye
• Voyageurs National Park Day on Capitol Hill Builds Partnerships
• Protecting the Namakan River and Voyageurs’ Lake Sturgeon
• Park Moves into New Headquarters
• Preserve Biodiversity and Native Plant Traditions at 2011 Rendezvous

VNPA Winter 2009-2010 Newsletter

• VNPA Partners to Produce Minnesota’s National Park Legacy
• BITES Newswire
• New Park Tour Boat Sails Maiden Voyage
• Advocating for Clean, Clear Air in Voyageurs
• Partners in Air Protection: Chris Holbeck, Don Shepherd
• Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Namakan Dam Soon to Be Released
• Sturgeon Research Suggests Healthy Populations…For Now
• Six in the Mix: Working with Private Landowners torward Conserving Public Lands
• Spotlight on Foundations
• Remembering Fred Witzig
• Volunteers Restore Shoreline Habitat, Plant 1,000 Trees and Wildflowers
• Interview with New Member Cat Parkhill, Women’s Under-20 Soccer World Cup Winner
• Cross Country Skiing and Skate Skiing in Voyageurs

VNPA Spring 2009 Newsletter

• Reinvesting in America’s National Parks: Potential Benefits for Voyageurs National Park
• Update: Namakan River Hydro Project
• New Regulation Allows Concealed Guns in Parks
• Park Reports Steady Moose Population
• View Construction of the Park’s New 49-Passenger Tour Boat
• VNPA 2008 Annual Report
• Meet Two New VNPA Board Members

VNPA Summer 2008 Newsletter

• Park Welcomes One Superintendent and Says Goodbye to Another
• Completing Public Ownership of Voyageurs National Park…One Parcel at a Time
• Will Loaded Guns Be Allowed in Voyageurs National Park?
• New Tour Boat Will Increase Accessibility
• Volunteer Rendezvous Still Going Strong
• Park Begins Cormorant Study
• Regional Haze Plan Seeks to Clear the Air in Voyageurs National Park
• Meet a VNPA Member: Dallas Fogg

VNPA Summer 2007 Newsletter

• Voyageurs National Park Faces Complex Funding Issues
• Paddle Voyageurs National Park with VNPA
• National Park Service and St. Cloud State University Team Up to Conduct Research, Cultivate Young Researchers
• VNPA Making Connections and Building Bridges
• Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center Gets a Face-Life
• Nesting Great Horned Owls Spotted at the 2007 Birders Rendezvous
• Tour Boat Returns to Rainy Lake in 2007
• Meet the New Members of the VNPA Board
• Lee Barthel Named Honorary Board Member

VNPA Winter 2006-2007 Newsletter

• “2006 Reflections,” by Cory MacNulty
• “VNPA Sponsors Stone Wall Repair Workshop at Ellsworth Rock Gardens,” by Mary Graves, Cultural Resources Specialist, Voyageurs National Park
• “Winter is Prime Time to Visit Voyageurs”
• “A Volunteer Year”
• “Spiny Waterfleas Found in Namakan Lake,” by Cheryl Lesser
• “Park designated critical Canada Lynx habitat,” by Cheryl Lesser
• “Revised National Park Service Policies Maintain High Conservation Standards,” by Greg Seitz

VNPA Summer/Fall 2006 Newsletter

• Blazing Trails, Building Friendships,” by Jim Hudson and Greg Seitz
• “Dawn of a New Era?,” by Jim Hudson
• “A Fresh Face”
• “Voyageurs National Park Community Trust Survey Results Released”
• “Changing of the Board”
• “A Report From the Birders’ Rendezvous,” by Don Nightingale
• “Spiny Waterfleas Found in Rainy Lake”
• “VNPA Sponsors Walkin’ Jim Stoltz”

VNPA Spring 2006 Newsletter

40th Anniversary Special Edition

• “From Hope to History… From Dream to Reality,” by Greg Seitz
• “Sigurd F. Olson, The Voyageur’s Voyageur,” by Bob Olson, President Emeritus, The Listening Point Foundation
• “A Celebration to Remember: Voyageurs National Park Association’s 40th Anniversary”
• “A Celebration of Voyageurs National Park,” by Chris Holbeck, Chief of Resource Management, Voyageurs National Park
• “Establishing Voyageurs National Park: The Process of Acquiring Land,” by John Roth
• “Looking forward at Voyageurs: An interview with Kate Miller, Superintendent”
• “Looking Forward at VNPA: An interview with Cory MacNulty, Executive Director”
• “News from Friends of Voyageurs National Park,” by Jo Kallemeyn, Friends of Voyageurs National Park
• “In Memory of Harriet Lykken, 1924 – 2005,” by Lee Barthel
• “Voyageurs National Park Spring Trail-clearing Weekend, May 18-21″

VNPA Fall 2005 Newsletter

• “A new chapter in Voyageurs National Park history Kate Miller selected as new Superintendent, by Cory MacNulty, Executive Director
• “New transportation act benefits Voyageurs,” by Michael Banker Communications Intern
• “Politics shaping the future ofour National Parks,” by Michelle Yackel, Nonprofit Management Intern
• “Bald Eagle Nesting Areas in Voyageurs National Park”
• “VNPA completes recreational map series of Voyageurs National Park,” by Donald Nightingale,Board Chair
• “Park Attractions: Ellsworth Rock Gardens,” by Michael Banker,Communications Intern
• “Research in the Park: Water Quality Monitoring,” by Michael Banker,Communications Intern
• “Wilderness Society recognizes Martin Kellogg as an Environmental Hero”
• “The moose and the forest,” by John Pastor, Professor and Senior Research Associate at University of Minnesota,Duluth
• “Friends of Voyageurs National Park sponsor “Get the Lead Out” program in the Park”

VNPA Summer 2005 Newsletter

• “Celebrating 40 Years in the Footsteps of a Great Man (Elmer L. Andersen)”
• “The Long and Winding Trail,” by Jim Dier
• “VNPA Makes Park Trail Maintenance Initiative Possible”
• “Bald Eagle Nesting Areas in Voyageurs National Park”
• “Farewell to Barbara West”
• “Concerns in the Search for a New Superintendent”
• “2005 Goals:We are on our way!”
• “Two New Board Members Join VNPA”
• “Voyageurs National Park has many Friends”