“There are many reasons why this pristine wilderness along the shared border of Minnesota/Ontario is important. A close encounter with nature can turn into a tremendous learning experience. The fair price for wilderness travel is awareness…”
Imagine boating in Voyageurs National Park and seeing what appears to be an island on the move. It is over six acres in size, composed primarily of cattails and pockmarked by shrubs and small trees. Unanchored, this vegetative mass moves freely—a navigational hazard, a danger to docks and property, and spreading invasive species.
New study predicts that an average of 25 percent of bird species in America’s National Parks will change due to global warming.
American Rivers has named the wilderness waters to its list for a second time in five years as critical decisions loom.
Rising costs and falling metal prices shed doubts on economic viability of the mine proposal.
“There is a measurable amount of growth with every trip and every person I take out… And it really is empowering, especially for mature women who think that, physically, they aren’t capable anymore,” wilderness guide Peta Barrett says.
Common chemical in industrial discharges has far-reaching effects on lakes, rivers, and the plants that live in them.
New research shows how moose prefer the type of forest habitat that is created by forest fires.
Managers respond to disappearance of wolves from the wild island in Lake Superior, letting moose population explode with
This week, Ely Outfitting Company announced the winner of its first annual Boundary Waters Teen Essay Contest. Julia Ruelle, the 16-year-old winner, was one of more than 70 entries. Her prize? She and up to three teenage friends will go on a fully outfitted, self-guided trip—five days in the wilderness without parents and without a guide.
Seventy percent of registered voters oppose mine proposals that threaten to pollute canoe country.
Imagine a wolf kill, and the remains of an ungulate—a hoofed animal like a moose—probably come to mind. Yet scientists have known for some time that wolves also eat smaller prey, like deer fawns and beavers. This is particularly true during summer, when wolf packs primarily hunt and travel as individuals or pairs.
Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 17 will send skiers into the Canadian wilderness park to cross ice-covered lakes often used for canoeing.
The latest estimate is about one-third of their peak population, but has quit shrinking over the past several years.
WTIP’s new online program features in-depth reporting on the people, experiences, and practices of canoe country.
Major new logging and burning project will seek to diversify forest habitats for moose and other wildlife.
We catch up with Becky Rom, she has been heavily involved in the fight against sulfide-ore copper mining near the Boundary Waters and offered some key insights into the current political landscape.
Growing wolf populations reduce moose calf survival, while fewer moose mean hard times for their primary predators.
Forest Service scales back analysis of proposed mining moratorium over objections of Boundary Waters advocates.
Newspaper reporter remembers formative years in Ely, learning about the conflict over copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters.