Hearing Held About Hearing Snowmobiles in the BWCAW
Lawyers square off over South Fowl trail re-route plan and whether wilderness advocates had enough opportunity to weigh in.
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Spending Spring, Summer and Fall in Canoe Country
Minnesota man completes seven-month canoe trip in the Boundary Waters. Gary Fiedler snowshoed into Fall Lake on March 20th and exited Sunday, October 26th, spending a total of 220 nights in the wilderness.
Chilean Conglomerate Rescues Kawishiwi River Mine
Antofagasta will control 100 percent of the massive copper-nickel mine proposal next to the Boundary Waters.
Featured Books: The Wilderness Words of Stephen Wilbers
Boundary Waters history and canoe country adventures flow together in Wilbers’ two recent books.
Photo Round-Up: Fall Beauty In The Quetico-Superior Region
Get inspired by canoe country autumn splendor in these photos recently shared on social media sites. The leaves are blazing in canoe country, sunsets are spectacular, solitude is abundant. Here is a collection of photos from social media we’ve curated to celebrate this beautiful bonanza, and perhaps inspire one more canoe trip this fall:
Protecting Our Wild Rice Heritage
Evaluating Minnesota’s water sulfate standard for wild rice. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is reviewing its standards for protecting wild rice in Minnesota. With funding from the Minnesota State Legislature, the agency conducted a two-year study to determine how sulfate—the presence of which in water has been linked to an absence of wild rice—and other chemicals affect the health of wild rice.
Forest Service Seeks Input On Road System
The Superior National Forest wants the public’s ideas for a road network that is functional and affordable.
Minnesota Agency Working To Answer 58,000 Questions About PolyMet
Responding to public comments on copper-nickel mine proposal will take time because of quantity and depth. The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the agency has a big job ahead in responding to public comments on the PolyMet mining proposal’s supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Parsing Public Opinion Of Polymet Mine Proposal
Comments on the copper-nickel mine’s environmental review and a new statewide poll are helping gauge where people stand.
Voyageurs National Park Expands Campsite Reservation System
Rollout of reservation system continues this fall with new requirements and ability to reserve sites for next summer.
Invasive Zooplankton Found In Basswood Lake
Spiny waterflea discovery is bad news for native fish and canoe country anglers.
Fostering Growth and Sparking Curiosity in Youth
By Adam Maxwell During the summer of 2013, I spent my time leading wilderness trips for Camp Lincoln in Brainerd, Minnesota. Camp Lincoln is one of the oldest traditional summer camps …
Wilderness Conference In Duluth This Weekend
Event will bring together educators, land managers and advocates to discuss past and future of Lake Superior wilderness areas.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Wilderness Act
In the half century since the Boundary Waters was created, people have changed more than the wilderness itself.
Meet Board Member Nell Smith
Board member since 2007 Please tell us what your involvement with the Quetico Superior Foundation means to you: Taking care of our environment is critical to our and our children’s future. …
Protecting Wild Rice and 50 Years of Wilderness – Wilderness News Summer Issue
The Summer Issue of Wilderness News is Online – we look to the future of Minnesota’s Wild Rice, celebrate the fiftieth year of the Wilderness Act that created the BWCAW, and so much more.
Ely Explorers Embark on Environmental Expedition
Couple will paddle and sail from Minnesota to Washington, D.C. to mark wilderness’s 50th anniversary and highlight modern threats.
Mining Company Says Twin Metals Project Is a Profitable Proposal
Study finds that copper-nickel mine next to the Boundary Waters is financially feasible.
Lake of the Woods Getting Greener
Algae problems worsening on the big border lake, thanks to warmer weather.