Restoring an open meadow near Two Harbors has successfully preserved habitat for several species.
New reservation system cuts out competition and makes the watery wilderness more appealing to paddlers.
Kabetogama Peninsula offers a glimmer of hope for the rapidly disappearing species.
Last year saw another decline in overall numbers, as the average age of wilderness visitors continues to rise.
Proposal seeks to deal with state lands locked up in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Travel permits for May – September season available this week on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Private property on Rainy Lake has been purchased and will be available for public use and conservation.
The Superior National Forest wants the public’s ideas for a road network that is functional and affordable.
Rollout of reservation system continues this fall with new requirements and ability to reserve sites for next summer.
Event will bring together educators, land managers and advocates to discuss past and future of Lake Superior wilderness areas.
Trevor Gibbs has taken over leadership at the park, saying he understands “Quetico is a special place.”
National Park Service will undertake a broad planning process but no new wolves will be brought to the island to supplement a declining population at this time.
Campsites will no longer be first-come, first-serve after a phased roll-out is completed next year.
Richard Periman, who has been named as Deputy Director of the Superior National Forest, has lengthy qualifications in understanding the relationship between humans and the environment. That includes a PhD in …
Hearings this month will offer information and ask for feedback about how to respond to the decline of the island’s wolf population.
Starting in 2014, it will be possible to reserve some campsites in Voyageurs National Park. Previously, all sites in the park were available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The new system …
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 …
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 …
The Forest Service is considering closing the 30-mile Pow Wow Trail through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but one group of hikers is hoping to prevent that.
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.