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No Boundary Waters logging, feds say after including it in timber harvest map
The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified ...
New Executive Order Could Threaten Public Hunting and Fishing Lands, Including the Boundary Waters
On March 20, President Trump signed another Executive Order with major implications for America’s public lands and waters.
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Bugging Out in the Boundary Waters: 6 Tips to Beat the Bugs
All the trees are fully leafed out and canoeists are out in force in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ... The bugs are honestly why I took up winter camping. But over the course of ...
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Blane Klemek Outdoors: Greeting gray jays at the Boundary Waters
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 ...
Didn’t get a Boundary Waters permit? Consider these alternative canoe camping sites.
Still looking for a place to go canoe camping in the Upper Midwest this summer? The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe ...
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Sen. Smith introduces bill to ban copper mining near the Boundary Waters
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...
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The Boundary Waters
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 ...