In September 2011, a naturally-occurring wildfire burned over 100,000 acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. We follow its progression through interviews, revealing photos, and maps, how the fire started, grew, and the response and containment efforts.
Friday, January 6, 2012
In September 2011, a naturally-occurring wildfire burned over 100,000 acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. We follow its progression through interviews, revealing photos, and maps, how the fire started, grew, and the response and containment efforts.
Fri, Feb 3, 2012
A proposed exemption in the Clean Air Act could allow Minnesota's largest coal-fired power plant to avoid a costly retro-fit to reduce the haze over the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.
Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Recent snowfall in the Quetico Superior region is finally allowing Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researchers to survey the moose population in northeastern Minnesota.
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
135 brave souls bike, run or ski from International Falls to Tower in this truly Minnesota event.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaak says that environmentally sound mining is a vital part of a healthy Minnesota economy.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Rep. David Dill, DFL-Crane Lake, has introduced a bill to the Minnesota State Legislature that would set a wolf hunting season to coincide with deer season. This is in direct conflict with DNR plans.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will take over management of the state's wolf population on January 27. The new plan will allow wolves to be killed to protect livestock and other animals, and a hunting season is under development.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
A new EPA database places some of Minnesota's top greenhouse gas emitters in Northeastern Minnesota and the North Shore.
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
The Forest Service has lowered quotas for six entry points into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) as a result of damage caused by the Pagami Creek Wildfire.
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
AT&T asked the Minnesota court of appeals to overturn a decision barring the company from building a 450-foot cell phone tower on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). In a brief filed at the beginning of January, AT&T argued that Hennepin County District Judge Philip Bush wrongly applied state law to federally [...]
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Friday, January 6, 2012