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Trust for Public Land: Protecting Gaul Island

October 15, 2015August 25, 2012 by Editor

How a collaborative effort is transferring private land to public stewardship. By Alissa Johnson In the summer of 2010, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) received an inquiry from the Listening …

Mining in Minnesota: Ely’s Steve Piragis Offers His Take on Keeping Wilderness Pristine

October 8, 2014August 23, 2012 by Alissa Johnson

As northwoods mining takes center stage on the economic and environmental stages, a long time land use debate is resurfacing among neighbors who make Ely, MN their home. Steve Piragis, owner of Piragis Northwoods Company, is no stranger to that debate. He and his wife have run their shop and guide service since 1979.

YMCA Camp Warren Turns 85

September 23, 2015August 22, 2012 by Editor

About two hours north of the Twin Cities, YMCA Camp Warren sits on Half Moon Lake near Eveleth, Minnesota. Once a summer home for the Warren Family, the land is now …

Environmental Groups Challenge Wilderness Haze Plan

October 8, 2014August 22, 2012 by Alissa Johnson

Environmental groups are challenging Minnesota’s plan to reduce haze in places like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.

Working Together to Protect Wilderness

April 25, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

The Summer 2012 Issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and now online. The theme is Working Together to Protect Wilderness — check out a few highlights below. What’s …

Book Review: Bound for the Barrens

February 14, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

Bound for the Barrens By Ernest Oberholtzer Edited by Jean Sandford Replinger Mallard Island Books 2012 $19.95 Reviewed by Michael Peake. Originally published in Che-Mun, The Journal of Canadian Wilderness Canoeing …

Proposed Legislation Could Undermine the Wilderness Act and the Protection of Wilderness

February 14, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

On the surface, two proposed pieces of legislation appear unrelated to wilderness protection. The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act seeks “to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting.” The National …

Keep it Wild, Keep it Free

February 14, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

Voices for the North Country: Readers respond to Wilderness News How fortunate we are in North America to have wild public lands where we can camp, travel and be part of …

Meet Andrew Steiner

February 14, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

Quetico Superior Foundation Board Member Profile Please tell us what your involvement with the Quetico Superior Foundation means to you: The region holds many of my fondest memories. I find serenity …

A New Model for Partnership

February 14, 2018August 20, 2012 by Editor

By Alissa Johnson Meet the Wolf Lake Citizen’s Monitoring Group. Together with the Forest Service, they’re proving that private landowners and the government can work together to care for land. The …

News Update: BWCAW Land Swap Bill to be Considered by House

October 8, 2014August 16, 2012 by Alissa Johnson

Last spring, representative Chip Cravaack introduced federal legislation to exchange 86,000 acres of state lands embedded inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for an equal amount of federal land outside the wilderness.

Volunteer at Voyageurs National Park

October 8, 2014August 14, 2012 by Alissa Johnson

Photo courtesy Voyageurs National Park Association

This September, get an inside look at Minnesota’s only National Park and help park rangers complete important conservation projects. Voyageur’s National Park is hosting its 2012 Volunteer Rendezvous on September 7 and 8, and nature lovers of all ages are invited to sign up for one or both days.

Feds Temporarily Douse Fire Policy

October 8, 2014August 7, 2012 by cmahler

In a temporary change in wildland firefighting policy, the U.S. Forest Service announced recently that it would now attempt to suppress all wilderness fires in an effort to conserve resources.

Voyageurs’ Eagle Nesting Areas Re-Opened

October 8, 2014July 31, 2012 by cmahler

Four developed campsites and one undeveloped area in Voyageurs National Park that were off-limits due to bald eagles nesting have been re-opened, the Park announced recently.

DNR Commissioner Talks Wolf Hunting

April 2, 2023July 30, 2012 by cmahler

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr recently explained some of the rationale behind Minnesota’s first regulated wolf hunt.

Lake Vermilion State Park Open House Set

October 8, 2014July 17, 2012 by cmahler

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold an open house Friday to gather public input on development plans for Lake Vermilion State Park.

Supreme Court Ruling Sought for Cell Tower

October 8, 2014July 16, 2012 by cmahler

The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling on a cell tower to be constructed near the BWCAW.

DNR Details First Minnesota Wolf Hunt

October 8, 2014July 13, 2012 by cmahler

The Minnesota DNR released the details yesterday for the state’s first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season to be held later this year.

DNR Plans Herbicide Applications Near Tower

October 8, 2014July 12, 2012 by cmahler

The Minnesota DNR plans to apply herbicides to more than 500 acres of forest near Tower to control vegetation on newly established forests.

St. Louis County Mulls Deer Stand Options

October 8, 2014July 10, 2012 by cmahler

St. Louis County commissioners and land managers are considering options to stop deer hunters from building elaborate stands and clearing trees on county land.