Re-engineering Campcraft
With the ice off the border lakes and the summer paddling season underway, it is a great time to refine some camping strategies. One of the rules commonly broken in the …
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New Version of PolyMet Environmental Review Released to Cooperating Agencies
A revised draft of the environmental review for the first-ever copper mining project proposed in Minnesota has been completed. PolyMet Mining Corp.’s new document has been distributed to the Minnesota Department of …
Researchers Call for Isle Royale Wolf Management
Three scientists have published an op-ed in the New York Times calling for the National Park Service to not let Isle Royale’s wolf population disappear. There are now so few wolves on the remote Lake …
Longtime Sawbill Resident and Wilderness Advocate Bill Hansen YouTubes Two Lynx
Bill Hansen, whose parents began Sawbill Canoe Outfitters in 1957 and who has built his outfitting business into one of the most respected in the BWCAW, had the pleasure of spotting …
Moose Population Holding Steady in Voyageurs National Park
Photo by Steve Wall via Flickr The moose population in Voyageurs National Park remains steady, according to a Park Service study released Tuesday. Aerial surveys conducted in late February indicate a …
Cormorant Control Approved for Lake Vermilion
According to the Ely Timberjay newspaper the DNR recently announced their decision to kill up to 10% of the Double Crested Cormorants on Lake Vermilion, in Minnesota, this summer. In addition, …
Just How Late Will Ice-out Be?
The stubborn winter of 2013 seems to be baffling scientists and old-timers alike, but just how late will this year’s Quetico-Superior’s ice-out be? Following an extremely early ice-out in 2012 might …
Anti-mining Activists to Open Office in Ely
New mine proposals in northeastern Minnesota have prompted a group of local citizens and businesses to plan an anti-mining “action center” on Ely’s Sheridan Street. The office will provide information to …
South Kawishiwi River Named One of America’s “Most Endangered Rivers”
The South Kawishiwi River, which flows into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, has been named one of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers” as a result of the Twin Metals mine proposal …
Early Reports on Minnesota Moose Study Inconclusive
The Minnesota moose population has plummeted by 50% in just two years. In an attempt to discover what is causing this dramatic decline, this winter the DNR began an aggressive research …
Northern Tier High Adventure Program
Steeped in 90 years of canoeing tradition By Alissa Johnson During the summer of 2012, the Northern Tier High Adventure Program helped 755 crews, most of them Boy Scouts, explore the …
Border Security Intrudes on Boundary Waters
Campers deep in northern wildernesses are being harassed by U.S. Border Patrol helicopters, and the problem could get worse if new policies are implemented. This conflict between solitude and security is …
Meet Shelby Gonzales
Iron Range writer and marketing professional Home: Grand Marais Occupation: Marketing Manager at the Cook County Visitor’s Bureau and Outdoor Writer Radio Feature: “Out There” on WTIP, North Shore Community Radio …
Meghan Cosgrove
Board member since May 2012 Please tell us what your involvement with the Quetico Superior Foundation means to you: Some of my most formative experiences growing up came from canoe trips …
Northern Tier: More Than Just a Canoeing Trip
By Greg Stringfellow Every summer since I turned 14 my Dad and I have gone on a High Adventure trip. These trips have taken us across the United States and Europe, …
Special Mining Update: Should We Dig Near the BWCAW?
The Spring Issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and online. What’s Inside: A special feature on proposed mining near the BWCAW, a look at Northern Tier High Adventure Program, and more…
Northern Forests Threatened by Global “Worming”
In the March 25 Minneapolis Star Tribune, Lee Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Forest Ecology notes that the lowly earthworm, often thought of as a friend to …
A Lingering Haze Over the Boundary Waters
Haze Over Voyageurs National Park. Photo courtesy MPR.org The clear skies of the Boundary Waters are sometimes compromised by haze. The Environmental Protection Agency is concerned that Taconite mines on the …
2013 Poll Indicates Public Opposition to Sulfide Mining Exceeds Support
48% of Minnesotans polled oppose sulfide mining in northeast Minnesota while 39% favor it. Results of the January, 2013 poll, sponsored by Minnesota Environmental Partnership, were the first to demonstrate that …
Local Musher Wins Beargrease
Nathan Schroeder from Chisholm, MN won the nearly 400 mile sled dog marathon which started Sunday, March 10, and ended Wednesday, March 13. This is the second John Beargrease victory for …