INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: The National Park Service (NPS) is providing early notification for the forthcoming public scoping period for Voyageurs National Park’s (the park) Frozen Lake Use Plan, in which the NPS requests your feedback on preliminary alternatives that will be further refined and analyzed in an Environmental Assessment (EA).
The 30-day public scoping period for the Frozen Lake Use Plan starts May 28, 2024, and ends June 28, 2024. This 30-day public scoping period initiates the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. All project related documents are available on the NPS’s Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) page, https://parkplanning.nps.gov/VOYA-frozen.
Additionally, the park will host one virtual public meeting and two in-person public workshops. All meetings will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Central Time. Park staff will give a brief presentation from 6:00 to 6:30 pm and will then be available to answer questions from the public via a workshop format until 8:00 pm. The meeting schedule is:
Monday, June 10, 2024: Virtual Meeting. To attend use this link and join the meeting 5-10 minutes early to test your connection. Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85795779224; Or Telephone: If you would like to call in on listen only mode and not view the presentation, please call US: +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 857 9577 9224
Wednesday, June 12, 2024: Rainy River Campus of the Minnesota North College, Commons Area 1501 Hwy 71 International Falls, MN 56649
Thursday, June 13, 2024: Kabetogama Town Hall, 9707 Gamma Road, Kabetogama, MN 56669
You can submit written comments electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/VOYA-frozen, or via US Mail to Frozen Lake Surface Use Plan, Voyageurs National Park, 360 Hwy 11 East, International Falls, MN 56649. Comments on the newsletter must be received no later than June 28, 2024.
You can view this and past new releases here on the Voyageurs National Park website.
