Greg Seitz 
Its a new era at Voyageurs National Park – reaching students of all ages with mobile classroom, virtual sessions, teen ambassadors. Young people can learn about the park from near and far, and throughout their educational careers.
More than a century of lumbering in northern MN didn’t just remove trees, it upset an entire ecosystem. The Rajala Woods Foundation pledged to plant three million seedlings across 30,000 acres of land as a living memorial to Jack Rajala, longtime northern Minnesota lumberman and community leader.
New legislation has been announced at the Minnesota state capitol, seeking to strengthen protections of the Boundary Waters from mining pollution. Chief authors Sen. Kelly Morrison and Rep. Sandra Feist seek to put legal restrictions on four specific mining practices they say represent unacceptable risk upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Work is underway to ensure Wolf Island’s historic structures are preserved, while also providing a new recreation site.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report finds examples of MN DNR misusing federal funds to facilitate logging in Wildlife Management Areas. They say the effort to increase logging was detrimental to public lands and wildlife.
New management plans for all National Forests in the US seek to ensure mature and old-growth forests are maintained and even expanded.
Concerned about problems with permit “hoarding” and other issues, business owners develop alternative ideas for BWCAW permit quota system.
Gas deposit discovered a decade ago is target of new extraction efforts.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to stabilize population in face of climate change and other threats.
Forest Service seek to create firewall between the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and help protect private property.
Extensive citizen science provides data showing existing mines are dumping sulfate into sensitive waters.
Minnesota’s northern forests are changing with a warming climate, and Superior National Forest and partners have a plan to adapt.
Twin Metals, the company seeking to operate a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, has appealed a recent federal court decision that blocked its mine proposal from proceeding. U.S. District Court judge Christopher Cooper dismissed a Twin Metals lawsuit in September, a decision the subsidiary of Chilean conglomerate Antofagasta PLC is now seeking to overturn.
Logging, roads, and residences all affect where wolves look for favorite prey.
Wildlife biologists say new research reveals important information about birds.
Events will offer interested groups and individuals informal conversation with Forest Service leaders.
Agency kicks off review of commercial motor use with comment period on issues to consider.
Despite lawsuits, Twin Metals pursues copper-nickel mine near the South Kawishiwi River in northeastern MN. Mining project threatens popular lake in BWCAW watershed.
Video captured in Voyageurs is only the second time that behavior has been filmed.
New research reveals widespread presence of pollutants being studied for the first time.