Atikokan invites skiers to explore Quetico’s winter wilderness during annual event
Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 17 will send skiers into the Canadian wilderness park to cross ice-covered lakes often used for canoeing.
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Annual Minnesota moose census finds numbers low but stable
The latest estimate is about one-third of their peak population, but has quit shrinking over the past several years.
Grand Marais radio station launches Boundary Waters podcast
WTIP’s new online program features in-depth reporting on the people, experiences, and practices of canoe country.
Listen: Interview with Gunflint District Ranger about ShokoShoe forest management project
Major new logging and burning project will seek to diversify forest habitats for moose and other wildlife.
Cause for Hope: a Q&A with advocate Becky Rom
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.
Research explains connections between wolf and moose populations in northern Minnesota
Growing wolf populations reduce moose calf survival, while fewer moose mean hard times for their primary predators.
Government to conduct abbreviated review of mining in wilderness watershed
Forest Service scales back analysis of proposed mining moratorium over objections of Boundary Waters advocates.
Writer: Ely area’s copper deposits have been controversial for decades
Newspaper reporter remembers formative years in Ely, learning about the conflict over copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters.
Federal government says Canada lynx numbers safe, proposes to remove protections
Fish and Wildlife Services says recent studies show sustainable populations, and initiates process to take them off the list of endangered species.
Draft permit released for PolyMet copper mine proposal in northern Minnesota
The major milestone is one of the final hurdles before the company can start mining, and initiates a two-month public comment period.
State report: Headwaters region in northern Minnesota has ‘exceptional’ water quality
Multi-year study finds the Boundary Waters and surrounding area have clean and healthy lakes and streams.
Boundary Waters lake trout season opens this weekend
Anglers can start going after the coldwater fish in wilderness waters two weeks earlier than the rest of the state.
Trump administration renews mineral exploration near Boundary Waters
Twin Metals project gets new lease on life after Interior Department lawyer reverses policy and says government must allow access.
PolyMet and state agency disagree on mine proposal’s closure costs
Debate over ‘damage deposit’ ramps up with dueling reclamation estimates.
Meet Amy Freeman, Wilderness Guide
One winter day in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an otter ran across the path of a dogsled team on Basswood Lake. Excited, the dogs picked up the pace, then Amy saw something else out on the ice: wolves…
Public input invited on increasing timber harvest on Minnesota state lands
The state is currently taking comments on the possibility of a 25 percent increase in timber harvest across its lands.
Congress considers opening wilderness areas to bicycles
Disagreement about the bill hinges on whether or not human-powered mechanized travel is allowed under the Wilderness Act.
Twin Metals legislation passes House, Senate support seems elusive
A bill restoring mineral rights near the Boundary Waters squeaked through the House of Representatives last week, but doesn’t yet have a Senate author.
Legislation making mining easier in northern Minnesota moves forward in Congress
Two bills seeking to speed up the Twin Metals and PolyMet mine proposals are being voted on this week in Washington, D.C.
Scientific research released on connections between mining pollution and wild rice
State-sponsored studies sought to improve understanding of the complex ways sulfate harms the iconic plant.