“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.
Fish and Wildlife Services says recent studies show sustainable populations, and initiates process to take them off the list of endangered species.
The uncommon beauty of winter, photographs from Voyageurs to Lake Superior, Boundary Waters to Quetico, from frozen lake to snow-laden trees…
The major milestone is one of the final hurdles before the company can start mining, and initiates a two-month public comment period.
Multi-year study finds the Boundary Waters and surrounding area have clean and healthy lakes and streams.
Anglers can start going after the coldwater fish in wilderness waters two weeks earlier than the rest of the state.