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High Water
The rivers are running high and fast and the water is cold. Be prepared and cautious if venturing out on the rivers!
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Wells Closed
Beginning in 2013, water will no longer be available at McDowell Bridge Landing, Riverside Landing, and the Marshland District Office on Highway 70. Please plan accordingly and bring an adequate supply of water.
Economic Impact
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Contact: Julie Galonska, 715-483-2270
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway = visitors, money and jobs for local economy ST. CROIX FALLS, Wisconsin: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 188,400 visitors in 2010 spent over $5.6 million in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and in communities near the park. That spending supported 90 jobs in the local area. "The people and the business owners in communities near national parks have always known their economic value," said park superintendent Chris Stein. "The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is clean, green fuel for the engine that drives our local economy." Most of the spending/jobs are related to lodging, food, and beverage service (52 percent) followed by other retail (29 percent), entertainment/amusements (10 percent), gas and local transportation (7 percent) and groceries (2 percent). The figures are based on $12 billion of direct spending by 281 million visitors in 394 national parks and nearby communities and are included in an annual, peer-reviewed, visitor spending analysis conducted by Dr. Daniel Stynes of Michigan State University for the National Park Service. Across the U.S, local visitor spending added a total of $31 billion to the national economy and supported more than 258,000 jobs, an increase of $689 million and 11,500 jobs over 2009. To download the report visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/products.cfm#MGM and click on Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation and Payroll, 2010. The report includes information for visitor spending at individual parks and by state. For more information on how the NPS is working in Minnesota and Wisconsin, go to http://www.nps.gov/minnesota or http://www.nps.gov/wisconsin |
Did You Know?
A new species of dragonfly, the St. Croix Snaketail, was discovered within St. Croix NSR in 1989. It has only been found to reproduce in one other river in Wisconsin. It prefers large streams with fast flow and clean water, abundant cobble and gravel with sand bottoms in forested watersheds. More...