Boy With Leukemia Makes a Wish to Protect the Boundary Waters
Sick teenager asks federal officials to prevent mining from polluting canoe country.
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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.
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.
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…
State of the Boundary Waters
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. In some places, like Lake of the Woods, evidence suggests that changes are already under way.
Boundary Waters Advocates Seek Anti-Mining Signatures
Group hopes to deliver at least 50,000 signatures urging protection of the Boundary Waters and businesses that depend on it.
Wolf Hunting Halted, Controversy Continues
After three years of contentious state management, wolves are once again protected by the Endangered Species Act.
Sixty-One Acres Added to Voyageurs National Park
Private property on Rainy Lake has been purchased and will be available for public use and conservation.