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Superior National Forest starts fall prescribed burns across roughly 2,500 acres

The Superior National Forest has announced about 2,500 acres of fall prescribed burns, from the Gunflint and Tofte ranger districts to the Kawishiwi, LaCroix and Laurentian distric...

Wildfires burned more than 62,000 acres in the Superior National Forest and BWCA, now fully contained

A lightning storm on July 6 sparked more than 25 wildfires across the Superior National Forest, prompting a full BWCAW closure and evacuations in three counties. All fires are now...

$3.25 million approved for Tettegouche State Park improvements

Minnesota Senator Grant Hauschild announced that Tettegouche State Park will receive $3.25 million for infrastructure upgrades. The money will help to replace a bridge and septic s...

Native wildflower seeding supports pollinators in the Superior National Forest

Recently, staff from the Superior National Forest spread native wildflower seed in four different places in the Forest. These flowers will help to support existing butterfly habita...

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: Exploring Picture Lake and Artist Ridge

  Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Hugging the western slopes of the Cascades, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is a breathtaking stretch of Pacific Northwest wildernes...

Ely and Grand Rapids research facilities to remain open amid USFS restructuring

Two U.S. Forest Service research facilities in northern Minnesota will remain open after facing possible closure under the agency’s restructuring plan. Located in Grand Rapids and...

New superintendent joins Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park has a new superintendent. Minnesota’s only national park welcomes Jennifer Onufer, who will begin her new post this fall. The post New superintendent joins...

3.2 million tree seedlings planted in northern Minnesota in historic effort

To create a more resilient, adaptable forest, The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with state and federal partners, planted 3.2 million trees in northern Minnesota this year. I...

USFS plants dwarf bilberry to support rare northern blue butterfly habitat

Crews recently planted 800 dwarf bilberry plants at multiple sites in the Superior National Forest. This small, low-growing shrub produces berries that resemble blueberries. This i...

National firefighting crews pull out of Boundary Waters as conditions improve

Three remaining fires are close to containment. More wilderness areas are scheduled to reopen next week.

Minnesota Ski Resort Releases New Master Plan

Wisconsin protects over 1,700 Lake Superior acres, restores wetlands and habitat

Wisconsin's Lake Superior shoreline has witnessed a transformative conservation effort, safeguarding over 1,700 acres through collaboration between the US Fish and Wildlife Service...

Mesabi Trail nears finish line with new 6.5-mile section

The Mesabi Trail is nearing completion as crews finish another section of Minnesota's longest paved trail. Once complete, the trail will connect Grand Rapids and Ely with a continu...

The Fight Over Toxic Mining Returns to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

When Jason Zabokrtsky first paddled Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in 1997, he was stunned by a vast wilderness. “It was powerful to see that there were still places like this in the...

What the parts of the Boundary Waters scorched by wildfire look like now

Our photographer paddled where the fires burned. Here’s what he saw.

DNR cancels one Twin Metals lease, further protecting Boundary Waters and surrounding watershed

A few weeks after Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order halting nonferrous mineral leases near watersheds connected to the BWCAW, the Minnesota DNR issued a public notice canceli...