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		<title>Watch short videos about sulfide mining and sign a petition to be delivered by dogsled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our latest campaign features short videos about hazardous sulfide mining proposals near the BWCAW and Lake Superior. Petition signatures will be carried from northern Minnesota to St. Paul in early March.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2012/01/watch-short-videos-about-sulfide-mining-and-sign-a-petition-to-be-delivered-by-dogsled/</link>
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		<title>Changes announced to campsites and permit quotas in Pagami Creek Fire area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fewer parties will be allowed to use several entry points in areas affected by last fall's fire, and campsites are closed on several lakes until erosion can be prevented and visitor safety improved.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2012/01/changes-announced-to-campsites-and-permit-quotas-in-pagami-creek-fire-area/</link>
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		<title>Longtime leader departs Superior National Forest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim Sanders, who has been the supervisor of the Superior National Forest for 15 years, retired at the end of 2011.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2012/01/longtime-leader-departs-superior-national-forest/</link>
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		<title>St. Louis County board passes pro-sulfide mining resolution on close vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After hearing hours of testimony from concerned citizens, the amended resolution offers support for existing environmental review process for proposed mines in northeast Minnesota.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/12/st-louis-county-board-passes-pro-sulfide-mining-resolution-on-close-vote/</link>
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		<title>Changes to BWCAW permit lottery system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The annual permit lottery has been eliminated for most wilderness entry points, except for select permits on Fall and Moose Lakes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/12/changes-to-bwcaw-permit-lottery-system/</link>
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		<title>Fall 2011 Newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Includes a cover story on the Pagami Creek Fire, and more.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/11/fall-2011-newsletter/</link>
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		<title>Give to the Boundary Waters and help keep it wild</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By contributing to the Friends, you support our work to protect the BWCAW from threats like sulfide mining and cell towers, and develop the next generation of wilderness stewards.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/11/donate-to-the-bwcaw/</link>
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		<title>Legislation would let border security agencies ignore wilderness protections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal agencies could build roads, fences and other infrastructure in the Boundary Waters, as well as ignore other important environmental laws, if the proposed bill passes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/11/legislation-in-u-s-house-would-let-border-security-agencies-ignore-wilderness-protections/</link>
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		<title>Winter Wilderness Sampler Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join the Friends on a family-friendly trip to YMCA Camp Menogyn during Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend for dogsledding, skiing and all the hot cocoa you can drink.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/11/winter-wilderness-sampler-weekend-3/</link>
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		<title>AT&amp;T files appeal of cell tower ruling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The company has appealed the Friends' successful lawsuit which found a proposed 450' cell tower would have significant impacts on wilderness visitors and birds, and that reasonable alternatives exists.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.friends-bwca.org/2011/10/att-files-appeal-of-cell-tower-ruling/</link>
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