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Minnesota plan to increase annual timber harvest includes proposed logging in wildlife areas

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by Greg Seitz

DNR leaders will meet with conservation groups about logging in wildlife management areas, and potential harms to habitat. 

Twin Metals headquarters in Ely.

Minnesota will conduct own environmental review of Twin Metals mine proposal

December 5, 2019November 24, 2019 by Greg Seitz

DNR announces it will analyze the project on its own rather than in partnership with the federal government, unlike the PolyMet process.

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Supporting the Protection of the Minnesota-Ontario border region and Superior National Forest including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park, Voyageurs National Park, La Verendrye Provincial Park, Isle Royale National Park, and Lake Superior. More About Us >