Officials at Fort Snelling State Park say they’ll look at ways of reducing flood risk after an unprecedented six-month closure of Minnesota’s busiest state park — but admit it won’t be easy because it’s in a major river floodplain. Rachel Hopper with the D-N-R says it’s a comprehensive discussion occurring throughout the state park system, “given that we know that with climate change, more persistent, heavy rainfalls happen and can lead to greater flooding across the state.”
But Hopper stresses any changes would be a “very long-term effort.”