The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permit was intense again this year, even briefly bogging down the government’s reservation system after bookings went live Jan. 29.

Bill Forsberg, Jr., owner of Boundary Waters Outfitters ... from a We-no-nah Kevlar Canoe to a Crazy Creek camping chair. Guided options offer an extra layer of comfort and another pair of ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated wilderness area. This 1.1 million–acre expanse is located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest ...

This year, we enjoyed the welcome and constant companionship of a family of gray jays. A bold and curious bird, the gray jay is well known in forest encampments as a thief, stealing food and other ...

Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with Senator Tina Smith have all introduced bills concerning mining ...

This legislation builds on years of advocacy by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, also a Minnesota Democrat, who has championed the ...

Dave and Amy Freeman share tricks for dealing with bugs and other tips learned during their Year in the Wilderness, paddling to protect the Boundary ... of pants on a canoe-camping trip.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...

The permits could have allowed Antofagasta’s Twin Metals Minnesota to significantly expand its proposed sulfide-ore copper mine at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern ...