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Archive | February, 2012

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.

Bill Plans Concurrent Wolf, Deer Seasons

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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A bill to be introduced in the Minnesota House would open Minnesota’s first wolf hunting season at the same time as the state’s firearms deer hunting season.

Moose Population Continues Decline

Thursday, February 23, 2012

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The number of moose dwelling in Minnesota continues to decline according to the latest Minnesota Department of Natural Resources survey numbers, putting this fall’s moose hunt into question.

Northshore Mining Fined $240,175

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Northshore Mining was fined $240,175 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after its taconite processing plant in Silver Bay was cited for 30 air quality violations in 2010 and 2011.

Minnesota Legislators Battle over Trust Lands

Thursday, February 16, 2012

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Minnesota state legislators are arguing over who should administer more than 2.5 million acres of school trust lands in the forests of northern Minnesota.

Quetico Superintendent Leaving Park

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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Robin Reilly, the superintendent at Quetico Provincial Park since 2001, is leaving his position to become the superintendent of Sandbanks Provincial Park on Lake Ontario.

Conditions Prompt Spring Fire Concerns

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Dry conditions across Minnesota have officials bracing for an early and active spring fire season.

Oberholtzer Foundation Wins Grant

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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The Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation recently received an Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant from the Minnesota Historical Society for restoration work at the late wilderness advocate’s Mallard Island residence.

Exemption Could Avoid Clear Air Retro-Fit

Friday, February 3, 2012

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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.

Snow Allows Moose Survey to Begin

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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Recent snowfall in the Quetico Superior region is finally allowing Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researchers to survey the moose population in northeastern Minnesota.

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