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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:
After 100 years, there’s evidence of a cougar reproducing in northern Minnesota
There is now evidence that cougars, which used to be native to Minnesota, are reproducing in the state again. A recent video shared by the Voyageurs Wolf Project caught a female cougar and three kittens on one of their trail cams.
Report shows rise in last-minute permit cancellations for Boundary Waters
The Forest Service has published its latest permit and visitor-use report for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). While visitor numbers remain about the same, cancellations and no-shows continue to rise.
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
FOCUS ON MINING :
Stay up to date on proposed mining projects near the BWCAW and Superior National Forest Learn More >
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