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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is facing the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining. Stephanie Pearson paddles into the wild.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum wants the federal government to complete a study on the impacts of copper-nickel mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters ...

IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS — On a recent Thursday morning, the sun again failed to reveal itself. But the day was brighter than ...

Atmosphere, Doomtree, Cloud Cult, Low and Jeremy Messersmith will play the Wild Waters Music Fest at Bayfront Festival Park.

State and federal authorities are on their way to approving sulfide-ore copper mining in Northeastern Minnesota, threatening the ecosystem of America's ...

Notices of the death Sunday of former Minnesota U.S. Rep. and longtime Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser at age 95 necessarily emphasized his extensive ...

Two state conservation groups have organized a rally at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the State Capitol rotunda in response to news last Wednesday that the Trump ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Notices of the recent death of former Minnesota U.S. Rep. and longtime Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser at age 95 necessarily emphasized his ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants the U.S. Forest *Service* to complete a study on the environmental effects of Twin Metals' controversial copper-nickel mine ...

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals ...

Americans lost big-time on May 15 when the Trump administration renewed two expired mineral leases for Chilean mining giant Antofagasta to mine sulfide-ore ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum recently introduced a bill to complete the U.S. Forest *Service* study on sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

In 2000, visiting the town of Grand Marais, I learned about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I have made trips into this wonderful place and ...

Nestled in the Boundary Waters, Minnesota's highest point is a uniquely beautiful day hike.

Dear Editor: We appreciate the love of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that Alison Rosengren described in her commentary that recently appeared in the ...

Minnesotans know that the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — the massive refuge that is the heart of our great North Woods — needs and deserves ...

“At sunrise, the lake is mirror-calm; blue sky and mixed clouds reflect on the water. A pair of loons swims close; inspects us. The wooded shoreline shows the ...

As a professional expeditioner, I've spent more than 600 nights in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since 2011. Paddle blades flash in summer sun ...

IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS — On a recently Thursday morning the sun failed again to reveal itself. But the day was brighter ...

Two state conservation groups have organized a rally in the State Capitol rotunda after the Trump administration last week renewed federal mineral leases for ...

We appreciated the love of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that Alison M. Rosengren described in her May 24 commentary in the News Tribune ...

ALONG THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL — In the woods of the Town Of Superior in Wisconsin, about five miles south of Duluth, a crew of 10 volunteers was busy ...

It's time to head Up North for warm-weather weekends–but first, brush up on your Minnesota resort history. Where did the concept of Up North come from, ...

A U.S. House subcommittee yesterday approved Boundary Waters Canoe Area funding that is about half the money authorized by the 1978 BWCA Act. The ...

During the early-morning hours of July 4, 1999, a series of thunderstorms formed over portions of North and South Dakota. As the day moved along, the storms ...

Mining project threatens pure waters of Minnesota's Boundary Waters, nation's most visited wilderness area.

By Tom Landwehr Americans lost big-time on May 15, when the Trump administration renewed two expired mineral leases for Chilean mining giant Antofagasta ...

National hiking trail will extend 4,600 miles from Vermont to North Dakota, and cross the Northland on the way. Written By: John Myers | Jun 15th 2019 - 5pm.

Former U.S. Rep. and Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser is being remembered as a quiet leader who was not afraid to take on unpopular issues. Fraser died ...

For 20 years, as Forest *Service* volunteers, my husband and I have built and re-routed trails in the Bridger Teton Wilderness of Wyoming.

In early April, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) faced off against Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue during a hearing of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food ...

Many remember Don Fraser for his domestic policy work as the longest-serving mayor in Minneapolis, or his efforts in Congress to protect the Boundary Waters ...

Possible human remains were found this week in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where a 29-year-old man had gone to camp through the winter.

The BWCA is an ancient wilderness at risk due to proposed mining in its watershed.

After first proposed more than 25 years ago, a reroute of a section in Minnesota of the North Country National Scenic Trail is a reality. The new route will head ...

TROUT LAKE— The lake trout population here is continuing its recovery from its low ebb nearly two decades ago— and DNR fisheries staff aren't entirely sure ...

A new reservation system for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits malfunctioned not long after it went online Wednesday morning.

Joseph Goldstein formed Kids for the Boundary Waters in Minnesota to protect the BWCA from mining contamination.

The U.S. Department of the Interior today renewed two mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The decision opens what many ...

The U.S. Forest *Service* on Monday restarted its system for people to get Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits, but some users are reporting ...

Guest post by Save the Boundary Waters is a part of our America's Most Endangered Rivers® series spotlighting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The U.S. Forest *Service* says it has finally fixed the bugs in a new online reservation system for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness travelers that crashed ...

Democrats have grown expert in these Trump days at creating fake scandals. So it's refreshing to read a previously undisclosed email in which Minnesota Sen.

The U.S. Forest *Service* says it's going to try reopening its new Boundary Waters Canoe Area permit reservation system on Feb. 27 after making a technical fix.

Skeletal remains found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last month are human, a medical examiner has confirmed, but identification of the ...

Authorities in Minnesota say skeletal remains found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are human...

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is shortcutting science and ignoring local concerns to let a massive mining company exploit one of the nation's ...

Beginning with the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1892, the American people have guided the international effort to appreciate and preserve the ...

Authorities in Minnesota say skeletal remains found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are human. Authorities believe they are of a New Mexico ...

Minnesota lakes. Volunteers needed to tally loons for DNR. Time to show your love for loons. Volunteers are needed to count adult and juvenile loons on 150 ...

The new national reservation system for Boundary Waters permits opened Wednesday, Jan. 30, and then promptly crashed, with the U.S. Forest *Service* saying ...

If you were hoping to book your permit next week for the 2019 paddling season in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, it turns out there's no rush.

The bill creating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was signed 40 years ago this weekend. Decades later, the tension over natural resources and ...

ELY, Minn. – Recent studies show up to 20 percent of military veterans will experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after returning home from war.

The Trump administration has renewed mineral leases for a Chilean mining company that is pursuing a copper mine near Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the ...

The Trump administration should swiftly release the data, documents and analysis it relied on to make a controversial 2018 decision advancing copper mining ...

Information brief by the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department The following summarizes the history of the major actions occurring in the ...

After an unsuccessful attempt last week to launch a new system by which permits are purchased and secured for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ...

The U.S. Forest *Service* said Friday it will cancel and refund fees for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits made earlier this week on a new ...

Americans recognize and remember our nation's veterans every year on Armed Forces Day (for those who currently wear the uniform), Memorial Day (for those ...

Today: Jason Zabokrtsky of Ely Outfitting Company, who has a zeal for getting people into the wild. He started an essay contest last year for teenagers, with the ...

There are only a few more days left to weigh in on the Trump administration's recent proposal to renew two controversial mineral leases on the doorstep of the ...

A group opposing a proposed copper-nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness announced Tuesday that its new executive ...

Democrats have grown expert in these Trump days at creating fake scandals. So it's refreshing to read a previously undisclosed email in which Minnesota Sen.

The federal government's sudden decision to reopen mineral exploration just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was a resounding defeat for ...

Forest *Service* updates message that is must-viewing for visitors. Sorry, gang: No bear.

The Trump administration has cleared the way for renewed mineral leasing — and potentially mining — in about 365 square miles of the Superior National ...

HUDSON, Wis. — Anyone who's explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness knows the value of a good map. Maps depicting waterways, portage ...

Monday marks a big day for Cook County and the nearby Boundary Waters. It was on this day 40 years ago that Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act ...

In 1948, United States lawmakers passed the Thye-Blatnik Act to buy resorts and private lands in what would eventually be named the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

The skeletal remains found last month in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are human. The remains were found at a campsite belonging to a New ...

I first saw the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in July 2014 from a seat in a U.S. Forest *Service* floatplane. Below me, stretching as far as I could see, ...

The U.S. Forest *Service* on Monday fixed its failed reservation system for trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), but ending what was a ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Federal officials say they are starting over on accepting reservation for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern ...

1902 - The U.S. General Land Office sets aside 500,000 acres in what would become the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, keeping it undeveloped by ...

Keith Myrmel is apparently not interested in resting on his laurels. A year ago, Myrmel, an artist-cartographer and retired landscape architect from Arden Hills, ...

What started as acknowledgement of the importance of our forested areas to our developing nation became a push for wilderness to stop all development.

Today: Joseph Goldstein, whose sense of environmentalism and love of the North Woods spawned his organization, Kids for the Boundary Waters, aka ...

Here is a glance at the group of bicycle enthusiasts who met for the single purpose of exploring the gravel and paved roads of the Driftless Area. Some knew ...

HUDSON, Wis. — Anyone who's explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness knows the value of a good map. Maps depicting waterways, portage ...

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I LIVED IN A TRAILER PARK with my mom in St. Paul, Minnesota. There wasn't a lot of nature where we lived. But when I was 12, ...

Northeastern Minnesota is blessed with two world-class natural resources: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Lake Superior. Upstream of each ...

TOWN OF HUDSON — Anyone who's explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness knows the value of a good map. Maps depicting waterways ...

Environmental groups cry foul on the U.S. government's decision to open Rainy River watershed to mining interests. They say it 'broke its word.'

The USDA canceled a 2-year long study investigating the potential environmental impact of copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota after just 15 months, ...

ELY, Minn. — The Bureau of Land Management proposed renewing hardrock mineral leases in the Rainy River Watershed near the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

The battle over mining in northern Minnesota's wilderness hit a turning point early this month, when the administration of Donald Trump ended a study of the ...

Paddling across White Iron Lake, I looked up at the sky, cloudless and blue. Then I glided around a bend and spotted them: a pair of slim maple trees, rising from ...

While hunters in the North can seem about as scarce as the bucks that call it home, this is where massive borealis deer thrive. Hunt the dense forests of the ...

As you read this story it's likely the DeRosier clan is fishing for walleye somewhere on giant Smoothrock Lake in northwestern Ontario. And among the 22 friends ...

Two Democratic lawmakers poised to rise to powerful positions in the U.S. House of Representatives are demanding that President Donald Trump's ...

Frederick William Madison, Jr., age 82, passed away June 3, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.

The Trump Administration last week said that mineral exploration could resume on hundreds of square miles of Superior National Forest, near Minnesota's ...

Several Democratic members of congress are asking federal agencies to turn over documents related to 2018 decisions that pushed copper-nickel mining ...

The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center hosts a free trip for veterans July 9-14 to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. This is the ...

DULUTH -- It passed the U.S. Senate in the last minutes of the last day of a Congressional session that may have been its last chance to pass. Democrats were ...

REGIONAL— It's been forty years since the controversial passage of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act, a federal law that enacted significant ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials in northern Minnesota are tracking a 2-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. A spokesperson with the ...

Basswood Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a popular location to fish for northern pike. Deep snow in the BWCA this winter has made ...

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, Minn. – Every paddle stroke sprinkled water drops, reflecting the setting sun like sparklers across the ...