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Gray Wolf running in river, Minnesota

MN DNR accepting comments on new wolf management plan

June 28, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Minnesota DNR requests feedback on first changes to wolf management in 22 years. Public can submit input about goals and strategies for state’s population of gray wolves.

Forest Service says copper-nickel mining threatens Boundary Waters

September 4, 2023June 23, 2022 by Greg Seitz

“The environmental assessment released today provides a strong scientific foundation for a 20-year ban on copper mining near the Boundary Waters…”

Forest Service studies motorized towboat use in Boundary Waters wilderness

September 4, 2023June 21, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Federal officials are reviewing how shuttles affect crowding and solitude, while advocates say it’s ignoring limits.

Northern Minnesota tribe buys back 28,000 acres of forest lands to help restore reservation

July 21, 2024June 15, 2022 by Greg Seitz

The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, with reservations at Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake, and Deer Creek, purchased former timber company lands from national nonprofit The Conservation Fund.

Researchers say wolves have personalities

July 21, 2024June 9, 2022 by Greg Seitz

New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project has found that wolves have drastically different personalities when it comes to hunting beaver.

Historic high water hits Rainy Lake region

September 3, 2023June 6, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Catastrophic floods are inundating parks, historic sites, resorts, homes, experts say water may rise another 10 inches this week.

Crews plant thousands of trees where Greenwood Fire burned

July 27, 2024June 4, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Public and private groups plant more than 100,000 trees in areas burned in last summer’s Greenwood Fire. The blaze, which burned about 26,000 acres near Isabella, was the worst in several years.

Congressional hearing on Boundary Waters mining ban

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Legislation authored by Rep. Betty McCollum would block mining on federal lands in the watershed of the BWCAW, was the subject of a hearing in a House of Representatives subcommittee yesterday.

Mapping the 2021 Quetico fires: where blazes burned and where to paddle

May 22, 2022 by Greg Seitz

As popular paddling destination Quetico Provincial Park reopens to Americans, maps show areas affected by major fires.

Authorities warn flooding is beginning along international border lakes

May 15, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Water levels on Crane, Rainy, Namakan, and other border lakes are already high, and expected to keep climbing with late thaw, ice floes causing hazards.

St. Louis River in Jay Cooke State Park. (Brett Whaley/Flickr)

EPA says PolyMet permit threatens waters with mercury pollution

July 27, 2024May 11, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Federal agency declares mine would cause pollution unacceptable to Fond du Lac Band.

All eyes on the ice: Canoe country still frozen as permit season starts

May 3, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Spring has been slow to arrive in northern Minnesota this year, and it’s keeping the region cold.

Voyageurs National Park launches effort to contain zebra mussels

September 4, 2023April 30, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Portages out of infested Rainy Lake will require precautions to prevent spread of invasive species.

Reports say Rainy River Watersheds healthy, public comments invited

April 27, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Rainy River drainages are in good shape, and officials want to keep it that way.

Minnesota Supreme Court to review proposed PolyMet mine water permit

July 27, 2024April 23, 2022 by Greg Seitz

The highest court in Minnesota announced this week that it will hear a challenge to a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. It will consider the mine’s water pollution permit, and controversy…

Adventurer Emily Ford faced slush, wind, ice in 200-mile Boundary Waters crossing

April 19, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Ford says she’d cross a thousand miles of wilderness to help more kids experience the outdoors, and her fundraising will make sure some do.

Film about running across Boundary Waters nominated for international award

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Greg Seitz

“Boundary Waters Traverse” follows Alex Falconer on long-distance run to raise awareness for wilderness.

Signs of hope for Minnesota’s moose population

April 7, 2022 by Greg Seitz

Annual report says moose decline of past decade may have leveled off for now.

Report: Minnesota’s water under threat, new policies need to protect lakes and rivers

July 27, 2024April 2, 2022 by Greg Seitz

The Minnesota Water Report looks at six major challenges to clean water in the state, including proposed copper-nickel mines, agricultural runoff, discharges from wastewater treatment facilities, water availability, wildlife habitat, and inadequate environmental rules and laws.

Ten years after Pagami Creek Fire, groups share lessons learned

September 4, 2023March 30, 2022 by Greg Seitz

In just a few days, it burned 93,000 acres of wilderness, and threatened the lives of Forest Service personnel and visitors. A series of events based in Ely covers forest management, the fire’s aftermath, and wildland firefighting.

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