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.
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.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold an open house Friday to gather public input on development plans for Lake Vermilion State Park.
An internal U. S. Forest Service review of management of the Pagami Creek Fire supports the decision-making and actions of officials charged with fighting the 93,000-acre blaze.
Superior National Forest officials lifted a ban on campfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness today.
Most areas in the Boundary Waters burned in last fall’s Pagami Creek fire will reopen to the public starting today, the U.S. Forest Service has announced.
Brenda Halter has been named the new supervisor of the Superior National Forest, replacing Jim Sanders, who retired from the position in December.