Potential Mining Pollution Puts St. Louis River on Endangered List
PolyMet proposal earns Lake Superior’s largest tributary an undesirable designation.
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As the Boundary Waters Gets Older, So Do Its Visitors
Last year saw another decline in overall numbers, as the average age of wilderness visitors continues to rise.
Boy With Leukemia Makes a Wish to Protect the Boundary Waters
Sick teenager asks federal officials to prevent mining from polluting canoe country.
Five Fantastic Features on National Geographic’s New Travel Guide to the Heart of the Continent
Get off the beaten path in the border region with the new website offering travel recommendations.
How Humans Affect the Boundary Waters’ Woods
Researcher Lee Frelich says wilderness forests are being changed in several ways.
Voyageurs National Park Re-Routes Snowmobile Trail Due to Wolf Activity
Park Service takes precautions while it seeks to understand unusual behavior.
Land Swap Would Transfer 30,000 Acres of Superior National Forest to State Ownership
Proposal seeks to deal with state lands locked up in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Cook County Rejects Towers That Would Be Visible in the Boundary Waters
Officials get shorter towers that will meet public safety network’s needs.
Mixed News For Minnesota’s Shrinking Moose Population
Numbers relatively stable from 2014, but down significantly from a decade ago.
Grand Marais Leads Voting for “America’s Coolest Small Town” Contest
Canoe country gateway leads online voting in annual magazine competition.
Judge Allows Snowmobile Trail Next to Boundary Waters
Decision comes after eight years of legal wrangling over noise impacts on wilderness.
Top Tweets, Video From Minnesota Legislature’s Mining Hearing
Mining advocates and opponents made their case to a House committee and a packed room.
Wilderness Walleye: Fishing Limits Restricted On Three Canoe Country Lakes
New size limits meant to protect future of the fishery after several down years.
Reservations Open for 2015 Boundary Waters Permits
Travel permits for May – September season available this week on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Sturgeon Numbers Increasing in Rainy River Region
The ancient species is returning, thanks to careful management and cleaner water.
Archaeologists Find Section of Voyageur Portage
The historic trail was identified in Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park.
Private Land at Edge of Boundary Waters Added to National Forest
Two parcels on Fall Lake have been acquired and transferred to public ownership.
Bird Populations Plummet in Northern Minnesota’s National Forests
Annual population survey sees sharp drop in numbers, as researchers point to several factors.
Laketrails Base Camp
By Alissa Johnson When Laketrails campers arrive at base camp, costumed counselors greet them, singing and dancing, hooting and hollering, and banging on drums. “We’re famous for our welcomes of campers,” …
State of the Boundary Waters and Paddling to DC – Wilderness News Fall Winter 2014 Issue
Cover Story: How will proposed mining, climate change, invasive species, nutrient loading, and algal blooms change the border lakes? The Quetico-Superior region of Minnesota and Canada bring to mind lake country—a landscape characterized by glacier carved lakes filled with clear, cold and clean water. Yet the list of possible impacts on northern Minnesota water quality is long: proposed mining, climate change, invasive species, nutrient loading, and algal blooms to name just a few…