The governor said technology to prevent pollution from copper-nickel mining isn’t ready at this point in time.

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

The future of the Boundary Waters continues to be a hot topic of debate among Minnesota legislators, as a new bill that would ...

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week in Minnesota at Voyageurs National Park, the Boundary Waters, or in your own backyard.

Minnesota’s lone national park has the wilderness character of ... It can get as secluded and quiet as any Boundary Waters ...

World-class Hmong American dining, the world’s largest freshwater lake, and excellent mountain biking are just a few ...

The Forest Service oversees the Superior National Forest and BWCAW and is part of the USDA. The 1964 Wilderness Act significantly limited logging in the Boundary Waters, and the 1978 Boundary ...

Northern Minnesota is home to some of the darkest and most pristine night skies in the United States. The Boundary Waters ...

A loon flaps its wings on Eddy Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Voyageurs National Park — Minnesota’s only park in the ... protecting the entire border region from Voyageurs to the Boundary Waters. Brilliant fall colors highlight this aerial view of ...

The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials ... order intended to boost logging on national forest land throughout the country.

The Trump administration seeks to increase timber production on national forest land by 25% and "remove" certain environmental processes as it plans to increase import taxes on Canadian lumber.