Wilderness advocate to run 110 miles across Boundary Waters for clean water awareness
“Where else can you run 100 miles and not have to carry water with you? That clean water is worth protecting.”
“Where else can you run 100 miles and not have to carry water with you? That clean water is worth protecting.”
A series of rulings has offered wins and losses for both environmental groups and mining proponents.
An influential advocate for protecting northern Minnesota’s natural treasures, instrumental in Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area we know today.
BWCAW is #3 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers, threatened by pollution from proposed mine.
Letter requests new administration complete its analysis of whether mining can be done safely in Boundary Waters watershed.
With international border still closed, foundation invites participants to carry a canoe the same distance as one of the park’s portages.
Government attorneys, engineers, and scientists hit the brakes on both proposed mines in Minnesota’s northwoods.
Mark Dayton: “…the only acceptable goal is permanent protection from copper mining near the Boundary Waters.”
Third preserve in canoe country region gets international recognition for lack of light pollution.
The Minnesota Conservation Volunteer has been published by natural resources departments for nearly half the state’s history.
The Superior National Forest says it will try to educate visitors about responsible recreation when permits go on sale next week.
Elected officials and environmental groups roll out plans for legislation and other actions to prevent contamination.
New rounds of correspondence between DNR and mining company tries to nail down details needed for environmental review.
Legislation would require high standard of evidence that a mine can be operated without polluting. “Before they put a shovel into the ground…”
New study shows how people shaped iconic canoe country forests with fire, authors say it’s time to get back to those roots.
Aircraft purchased by the Forest Service in the late 1950s work on everything from wildfire, search-and-rescue, to wildlife management.
A new program seeks to reach thousands of Minnesota schoolchildren with lessons from and for the BWCA wilderness.
Private landowner and The Nature Conservancy protect 2,100 acres as a “gift to Minnesotans.” Undeveloped lakes and distinctive northwoods bog habitat….
BWCAW awarded prestigious Dark Sky status from international organization concerned with light pollution.
Environmental groups have added a new complaint to their lawsuit about how the federal government decided to renew mineral leases for Twin Metals. The groups say representatives exerted “undue influence” on Forest Service personnel.