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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:
Governor Walz issues executive order aimed at blocking copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters
Gov. Tim Walz’s Aug. 18 executive order directs Minnesota DNR and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to stop permitting and environmental review work on nonferrous mining in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed. In Ely that day, Walz also proclaimed Aug. 18 “Save the Boundary Waters Day.”
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness entry points now 73% open
The Forest Service says it has now opened over 73% of the one-million-acre BWCAW. Phase 7, effective August 13, will bring the total to more than 1,600 of campsites reopened.
FIRE UPDATES:
Wildfire updates, park and entry point closures, campfire restrictions. Learn more about prescribed burns, and the history of fire in the wilderness of Minnesota/Canada border lakes region. More >
PARKS & REGIONS
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Stay up to date on proposed mining projects near the BWCAW and Superior National Forest Learn More >
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