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Warming Water and Invasive Species Changing the Character of Quetico-Superior Lakes

Monday, March 4, 2013

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The Lake Superior summer water temperatures are increasing more rapidly than regional air temperatures.  According to an article in the Ely Timberjay, the surface water temperatures of Lake Superior increased approximately 6 degrees F between 1979 and 2006. This is significantly greater than regional atmospheric warming. How this change will impact biodiversity and the proliferation [...]

The Heart Of the Continent Partnership Meets February 8-9 in Duluth

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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The Heart Of the Continent Partnership Meets February 8-9 in Duluth

The next quarterly meeting of the Heart Of the Continent Partnership will be held February 7-8, 2013 at the Clyde Iron Works in Duluth, MN. The Heart of the Continent Partnership is a Canadian/American coalition of land managers and local stakeholders working together on cross-border projects that promote the economic, cultural and natural health of the lakes, [...]

Boundary Waters Advisory Commission Meets with Forest Service to Discuss Restoration of Pow Wow Hiking Trail

Saturday, January 12, 2013

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Boundary Waters Advisory Commission Meets with Forest Service to Discuss Restoration of Pow Wow Hiking Trail

When most people think of summer recreation in the Boundary Waters Wilderness, images of canoes, blue lakes and fishing come to mind. To a cadre of backpacking enthusiasts the BWCAW is also home to the wildest backpacking trails in the midwest. These trails enable citizens to safely penetrate a wilderness, detached from canoe routes, and [...]

Breaking Ground at the Bear Center

Thursday, October 4, 2012

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Breaking Ground at the Bear Center

The North American Bear Center in Ely, MN, broke ground this week on its facility expansion. The project will double the size of the facility, which facilitates research, education and public exhibits. The center has raised nearly $560,000 of its $1 million goal–you can track progress and give a donation of your own on their [...]

Working Together to Protect Wilderness

Monday, August 20, 2012

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Working Together to Protect Wilderness

The Summer Issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and now online. The theme is Working Together to Protect Wilderness — check out a few highlights below.   Download a PDF here > Sign Up to Subscribe to print edition or email >   What’s Inside: Voices for the North Country Readers respond to Wilderness [...]

Friends Offers Advocacy Fellowship

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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The advocacy group Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness is offering a new fellowship named after the late canoe outfitter and wilderness advocate Bill Rom.

Volunteers Needed for Voyageurs Event

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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Voyageurs National Park is seeking participants for a two-day event September 9 and 10 to help Minnesota’s only National Park with conservation and maintenance work called the Volunteer Rendezvous.

Volunteers Sought for Voyageurs’ Project

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Voyageurs National Park Association is seeking participants for its 5th Annual Volunteer Rendezvous in September at Voyageurs National Park.

Workshop to Explore Commerce, Nature

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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An international workshop hosted by the Heart of the Continent Partnership will explore the balance between commerce and nature at the organization’s International Communities Conference this fall.

It’s Gunflint Green Up Time Again!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

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It’s Gunflint Green Up Time Again!

Help restore the Ham Lake Fire Area to a cedar, white, red, and jack pine forest. Join together with Gunflint Trail community members to plant tree seedlings and help rejuvenate this great place.

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