Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Minn. House Avoids Vote On Wolf Trapping Ban
Wolf hunting opponents plan to make a move in the Minnesota House to stop wolf trapping.
BWCA Makes Annual Top 10 Endangered Rivers List
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area has made an environmental group’s annual Top 10 list of the country’s most endangered rivers.
EPA Issues Rules To Cut Haze Over Voyageurs, BWCA
Federal regulators have issued final regulations aimed at reducing pollution from taconite processing plants that causes haze over northern Minnesota’s wild areas including Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, as well as Isle Royal National Park in Michigan.
Nolan Says BWCA Land Swap Unlikely To Advance
Congressman-elect Rick Nolan says a bill to swap state-owned land in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for federal land is probably dead, and will need revisiting in the next Congress.
Forest Lake Couple Drowns In BWCA Canoe Accident
A couple from Forest Lake died on Sunday after the canoe they were in capsized in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Lakes Reopen, Campfire Restrictions Still In Place At BWCA
Several lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe and Wilderness Area are reopening Wednesday morning. They had been closed because of wild fires near Ely in northern Minnesota.
Fire Restrictions, Lake Closures Imposed In BWCA
The Superior National Forest has imposed campfire restrictions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and closed some lakes east of Ely because of the fire danger.
Crews Continue To Battle BWCA Wildfire
Firefighters in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area are still working to put out a wild fire that started over the weekend.
Battle For Underground Minerals Brews Among Homeowners
It is a place known for captivating views and a comforting quiet. It’s a peace that, these days, many have set aside to take a stand on a subject that runs as deep as the potential riches themselves.
Activists Slam GOP Congressmen ‘Bent On Trashing’ BWCA
A group called Environment Minnesota says bills moving through the U.S. House of Representatives are a danger to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Group Asks MN High Court To Hear BWCA Tower Case
A group wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that lets AT&T proceed with a 450-foot cellphone tower near Ely next door to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Forest Service Backs Managers Of Minn. Wildfire
The National Forest Service says managers made all the right decisions as they battled a forest fire that blackened 145 square miles of northeastern Minnesota last year.
Appeals Court Allows AT&T Cell Tower Near BWCA
AT&T is welcoming a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling that permits it to build a 450-foot cellphone tower with flashing lights that would visible from parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Campfire Restriction Lifted In BWCA
The U.S. Forest Service lifted campfire restrictions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness effective Wednesday.
Campfire Restrictions Imposed In Boundary Waters
The U.S. Forest Service is restricting campfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota because of hot, dry weather.
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