News of the Wild - A resource of news stories touching the BWCAW and all wilderness

The Value of Wilderness -- The Flathead Beacon -- 1/28
Comments sought on major land exchange -- Timberjay -- 1/28
Foes spar at Capitol on mining projects -- Star Tribune -- 1/25
Canoe King of Ely' Bill Rom dies -- Star Tribune -- 1/22
The nation's open spaces are quickly vanishing -- Corpus Christi Caller Timers -- 12/19
Duluth couple has been champions of the outdoors for nearly 50 years -- Duluth News Tribune -- 12/16
Company says Range metals deposits could be world's third-largest -- Duluth News Tribune -- 12/13
Skyrocketing use of off-highway vehicles has officials scrambling to protect public land -- Reno Gazette Journal-- 11/30
Conservation groups warn of bird crisis -- Duluth News Tribune -- 11/29
Environmental Magna Carta under siege -- Environmental Science & Technology -- 11/28
Minnesota's mining boom -- Fortune Magazine -- 11/21
Wilderness advocate wants to clear up misconceptions -- Capital Press -- 11/6
Wildlife -- easy to find on the Gunflint Trail -- Cook County News-Herald -- 11/1
Iron Range steel mill fires up region’s hopes -- Star Tribune -- 10/26
Please protect this national treasure -- The Timberjay -- 10/15
Public Lands: As Logging Fades, Rich Carve Up Open Land in West -- New York Times -- 10/13
The Conservative Wilderness -- New York Times -- 10/12
New report questions the value of Iron Range mining jobs -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 10/8
Report questions benefits of metal mining projects -- Duluth News Tribune -- 10/8
All-terrain vehicles restricted to only some terrain -- USA Today -- 10/1
Ely distances itself from a rage against visitors -- Star Tribune -- 10/1
Natural Dividends: Analysis from the Wilderness Society
Protect American wilderness -- Chattanooga Times Free Press -- 9/29
Wilderness Society analysis shows nature fuels economy -- Denver Post --9/28
Off-road vehicles creating problems, survey finds -- Pioneer Press -- 9/27
The Quetico Plan: 39 issues -- Atikokan Progress -- 9/17
287 lakes and waterways added to Minnesota's 'impaired waters' list -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/13
Group files lawsuit over air pollution from proposed steel plant -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 9/11
Let's protect our dwindling wilderness -- The Arizona Republic -- 9/8
Global warming threatens nation's public lands -- San Franciso Chronicle -- 9/7
Steel Dynamics plans to begin producing iron nugget in spring of 2009 -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/7
Mesabi Nugget clears major hurdle -- Mesabi Daily News -- 9/6
Discovering Regrowth After BWCA Forest Fires -- WCCO -- 8/29
Another bait shop owner advocates for lead-free tackle -- The Timberjay -- 8/27
We’ll be watching response to BWCA incident -- The Timberjay -- 8/27
Global copper and nickel demand spurs exploration on the Range -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 8/22
Six to be charged in BWCA shooting spree -- The Timberjay -- 8/17
Outdoor retailers find wooing youth a challenge -- The Salt Lake Tribune -- 8/17
Local bait shops find little interest in non-toxic tackle -- The Timberjay -- 8/11
BWCA fires bring forest rebirth -- Star Tribune -- 8/10
Forest Service needs to consider global warming in its forest planning -- The Timberjay -- 8/10
Volunteers help keep wilderness ethic alive -- The Missoulian -- 8/10
BWCAW fee hikes considered for overnight camping -- Pioneer Press -- 8/10
Changing the 1872 Mining Law to end the giveaway of natural resources -- U.S. News & World Report -- 7/30
BWCAW caretaker, Barb Soderberg, retiring -- Duluth News Tribune -- 7/27
Get involved with new water quality standards -- Cook County News Herard -- 7/27
Push to change 135-year-old mining law -- Forbes -- 7/27
New state park proposed for U.S. Steel land on Lake Vermilion -- Ely Echo -- 7/27
Mining reform would correct imbalance in public-lands priorities -- The Salt Lake Tribune -- 7/27
Ore deposit confirmed near Ely -- Timberjay -- 7/17
Off-road vehicles rev up controversy in public lands -- Christain Science Monitor -- 7/11
Viewpoint: Find the mesothelioma link -- Lake County News Chronicle -- 7/6
Metals deposit near Ely shows promise -- Duluth News Tribune -- 7/6
Public comment sought on OHV use -- Mesaba Daily News -- 7/4
OHV abuse of public lands at crisis stage -- The Salt Lake Tribune -- 7/4
Environmental groups file suit over logging near BWCA -- Star Tribune -- 7/3
Trail use issue goes to planning team -- June 28 -- Lake County News Chronicle
Iron Range calls for action on mesothelioma -- Duluth News Tribune -- 6/29
State health commissioner defends decision to keep cancer death numbers secret -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 1/19
Steelworkers demand inquiry into mesothelioma study -- Duluth News Tribune - 6/19
Public invited on ATV trail plans -- Timberjay -- 6/19
Researchers look for links between taconite and mesothelioma -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 6/8
Campfire restrictions lifted in BWCAW -- Star Tribune -- 6/6
Lake Vermilion land-use plan nears decision -- Duluth News Tribune -- 6/3
Editorial: Don't pave the forest primeval -- Star Tribune -- 6/2
Devil Trout forest restoration project to begin -- Cook County News-Herald -- 6/1
ATVers want unlimited access to roads -- Cook County News Herald -- 5/31
Klobuchar tours Gunflint Trail damage -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 5/30
Fires illuminate need for change in northern tourism -- Business North.com -- 5/29
Late amendment opens more public land to ATVs -- Timberjay -- 5/29
ATV ordinance sent back to task force -- Cook County News-Herald -- 5/25
Bipartisan Bill Would Safeguard America's Roadless Forests -- Environmental News Service -- 5/25
Wildfire costs have engulfed the Forest Service budget -- The Oregonian -- 5/24
State officials say development is crowding hunting land -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 5/24
Oberstar offers Clean Water legislation -- International Falls Daily Journal -- 5/23
State's ash trees face mortal danger -- Star Tribune -- 5/22
North lawmakers try to change new ATV law -- Farmington Independent -- 5/11
Boaters reminded to help stop aquatic hitchhikers -- MN Department of Natural Resources -- 5/8
Some reasons to question proposed copper mining -- Timberjay -- 5/8
DNR trail comments due, public meeting set -- Cook County News Herald -- 5/3
The Idols of Environmentalism -- Orion Magazine
DNR likely to open muzzeloader in BWCAW units -- Timberjay -- 5/3
Bear center to open in Ely -- Duluth News Tribune -- 5/3
Ober’s island cabins make eloquent subject -- International Falls Daily Journal -- 5/3
Minnesota DNR adds plane to fire-fighting equipment -- Duluth News Tribune -- 5/3
PolyMet opponents win court victory -- Timberjay -- 4/30
State of water quality in Kawishiwi Watershed discussed -- Ely Echo -- 4/28
Moose Mystery -- WCCO.com -- 4/19
Wilderness survivor calls for the protection of wild lands -- The Salt Lake Tribune -- 4/19
Edge of the wilderness town, Tower, MN, adapts climate agreement -- Timberjay -- 4/18
Home is where your heart is -- Cook County News Herald -- 4/20
Snowmobilers violating rules in BWCA, groups say -- Star Tribune -- 4/5
Groups decry illegal motor use in BWCAW -- Duluth News Tribune -- 4/4
Push to cut mercury emissions gets federal OK -- Star Tribune -- 4/3
Federal Judge Strikes Down Forest Management Rules -- New York Times -- 3/31
Waterflea infestation triggers changes on border -- International Falls Daily Journal -- 3/30
State's moose population falls -- Outdoor News
Defending Wilderness and Hunting Defends Our Right to Bear Arms -- New West -- 3/29
Water fleas may prompt Voyageurs restrictions -- Duluth News Tribune -- 3/28
De-listing leaves wolf management up to the DNR -- Timberjay -- 3/20
Compromise in the works over ATVs – Minnesota Public Radio – 3/18
Saving wild places a challenge – The Mining Journal – 3/18
Going wild on the water -- Telegraph – 3/17
State assumes responsibility for wolf management in Minnesota -- The Daily Journal – 3/13
State takes control of wolf population -- AUDIO – Minnesota Public Radio – 3/12
Looking for a New West Economy – Helena Independent Record – 3/12
Global warming: Cities north of the Mesabi should address the issue – Timberjay – 3/12
Voyageurs National Park part of 2-year study on Canada lynx -- International Falls Daily Journal -- 3/9
Wes Libbey - A legacy of leadership for woods, water and wildlife -- Grand Rapids Herald-Review -- 3/8
New legal challenge to wolf delisting possible -- Outdoor News -- 3/8
Wilderness Trails essay contest open -- Cook County News-Herald -- 3/8
An inconvenient bunch of truths -- Cook County News-Herald -- 3/8
OHV trail plans discussed -- Cook County News-Herald -- 3/8
Unwild America: If the Roadless Rule Doesn’t Stand, We’ll Soon be out of Wilderness -- Field & Stream -- March -- Featured Story
Prettner Solon spearheads new effort to get the lead out -- Duluth News Tribune -- 3/7
A quiet section of heaven -- Denver Post -- 3/3
Leave no Child Inside -- Congressional testimony -- 2/27
Warmer temperatures affecting BWCAW boreal forests -- WCCO TV -- 2-26
Mushing growing as winter recreation -- Bismark Tribune -- 2/26
Wilderness: God’s greatest cathedral -- Charleston Gazet -- 2/18 -- Featured Story
Wilderness is under pressure -- Aspen Times -- 2/21
Undo the budget cuts threatening U.S. wildlife -- Star Tribune -- 2/11
Polymet project draws friends and foes -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 2/8
Public Lands Conservation Programs Underfunded in President’s FY2008 Budget -- The Wilderness Society -- 2/5
President's budget plays shell game as wildlife, lands continue to fall behind -- Defenders of Wildlife -- 2/5
U.S. Forest Service releases controversial management plan for near Ely -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 2/2
The new ground zero of the jobs versus environment battleground -- Minnesota Daily -- 2/1
Bois Forte considering bio-fuels proposal -- Timberjay -- 2/1
Petition seeks EAW on Big Lake plan -- Timberjay -- 2/1
Feds wrestle with firefighting costs -- Jackson Hole Star & Tribune -- 2/1
Study: Boreal owl numbers crashed post-blowdown -- Timberjay -- 2/1
Voyageurs National Park wants comments on bike path plan -- Duluth News Tribune -- 2/1
Forest Service announces plan to preserve pine -- Duluth News Tribune -- 2/1
Delisting of timber wolf is not a big, bad idea -- Duluth News Tribune -- 1/31
“Green Budget” Calls for Restoration of Vital Conservation Program Funding -- The Wilderness Society -- 1/30
Mesabi Nugget news good all around -- Ely Echo -- 1/29
Feds plan to remove gray wolf from endangered list -- Minnesota Public Radio- 1/29
Trail process begins in July in Koochiching -- International Falls Daily Journal -- 1/25
Sale of land brings hope for Mesabi Nugget project -- Star Tribune -- 1/25
Warm weather impacts wildlife -- Timberjay -- 1/23
Duck Stamp: It saves wilderness -- New West -- 1/23
As Minnesota grows warmer -- Star Tribune -- 1/22
Prospects for wind energy projects on the Iron Range remain uncertain -- Duluth News Tribune -- 1/19
States’ wildlife refuges victims of staff cuts -- Duluth News Tribune -- 1/18
Wild being worn out of wilderness? -- Vail Daily News -- 1/15
Will Steger: Out of the Wilderness -- Star Tribune -- 1/14
Letters from Ely - Warmer -- Ely Echo -- 11/13
Potlatch selling up to 120,000 Minnesota acres -- Bemidji Pioneer -- 1/11
Ecologist Lee Frelich on the fate of the Boundary Waters -- Imprint by the Bell Museum of Natural History -- 1/9 -- Featured Story
Markey-Ramstad introduce bill to ensure arctic refuge is fully protected as wilderness area -- Press Release -- 1/5
Campaign to advocate OHV ban on public land -- Bemidji Pioneer -- 1/4
Big Lake residents appeal resort expansion -- Timberjay -- 1/3
Trust for Public Lands buys Chainsaw Sisters -- Timberjay -- 1/3
Saloon at BWCA sold to two nonprofit groups -- Star Tribune -- 12/21
America's common ground -- The Charlotte Observer -- 12/21
Popular wilderness tavern to be torn down -- Pioneer Press -- 12/21
Conservation groups seek to protect BWCAW from new snowmobile trail -- Duluth News Tribune -- 12/20
Friends and The Trust for Public Land buy the Chainsaw Sisters -- Duluth News Tribune -- 12/20
The wilderness is next to godliness -- Arizona Republic -- 12/19 -- Featured Story
Minnesota governor names a new DNR commissioner -- Star Tribune -- 12/19
Copper mine would provide jobs, but at a cost to environment -- Star Tribune -- 12/17
DNR stuggles to place showcase ATV trail -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 12/15
Forest plans get new route -- Jackson Hole Star Tribune -- 12/13
Copperheads vs. Greens -- CityPages -- 12/13 -- Featured Story
Catching fish among the motorheads -- Timberjay -- 12/12
Panel stresses global warming threat to Boundary Waters -- Daily Planet -- 12/6 -- Featured Story
States hope to skirt forest protections -- L.A. Times -- 12/3
Minnesota’s sustainable forestry label challenged -- Duluth News Tribune
Federal lynx habitat ruling excludes Cook County -- Cook County News Herald
The arguments over Excelsior Energy -- Minnesota Public Radio
Plans scrapped for Iron Range nugget plant -- Star Tribune
Preserving the past isn't a partisan pursuit -- Black Hills Pioneer -- 11/14
Mining booster changes direction -- Duluth News Tribune -- 11/10
Protection added for Canada lynx -- Pioneer Press -- 11/10
Sulfide mining is clouding the area’s environmentl future -- Timberjay -- 11/9
Plan calls for integrated steel plant in Nashwauk -- Star Tribune -- 11/7
PolyMet plan for taconite plant unearths hope on the Range -- Star Tribune -- 11/6
A new day for mining and jobs -- Star Tribune -- 11/5
Groups Want Forest Rules Overturned -- Environmental News Network -- 11/2
An interview with Jim DiPeso, policy director for Republicans for Environmental Protection -- Grist Magazine -- 10/31
Americans Favor Environment, but Don't Vote on It -- Environmental News Network -- 10/30
Biomass boilers energize timber industry -- Duluth News Tribune -- 10/29
Oberstar, Grams clash in campaign for Eighth District seat -- Timberjay -- 10/26
Scientists say quiet could become extinct -- Nashua Telegraph -- 10/24 -- Featured Story
Big Lake resort expansion on Echo Trail OK'd by county -- Timberjay -- 10/23
Opponents of planned copper mine cite acid runoff -- Pioneer Press -- 10/22
PolyMet and opponents at odds over copper mine’s acid runoff -- Duluth News Tribune -- 10/22
PolyMet Coppor Mining by the numbers -- Duluth News Tribune -- 10/22
Flambeau mine first to operate under new pollution laws -- Duluth News Tribune -- 10/22
Untangling the roadless rule in Minnesota -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 10/19
USFS responds to timber industry crisis -- Grand Rapids Herald Review - 10/16
Bass Lake trail improvements provide year-round benefit to all types of users -- Ely Echo -- 10/15
Deal shields 6,200 acres of forest from developers -- Pioneer Press -- 10/13
Minnesota's waters are in a crisis -- Star Tribune -- 10/6
Letter: National Geographic cites BWCAW as a world must-see -- Timberjay -- 10/6 -- Featured Story
ATV trail proposal near Lake County in the works -- Lake County News-Chronicle -- 10/5
Winged Mercury and the Golden Calf -- Orion Magazine - Sept/Oct Issue -- Featured Story
Forestry group tells Minnesota DNR: do more on off-road vehicles -- Echo Press 10/4
Scientists Question U.S. Government Air Pollution Decision -- Environmental News Network -- 10/4
Editorial: Timber industry downturn -- Timberjay -- 10/3
Feasibility study favorable for PolyMet -- Timberjay -- 10/3
U.S. population to top 300 million this month -- Environmental News Network -- 10/3
Last stand for our forests?-- Pioneer Press -- 10/1 -- Featured Story
Lutsen protests federal decision on lynx habitat -- Cook County News Herald -- 9/30
A small victory for conservation -- The Minnesota Daily -- 9/29
County joins South Fowl Trail court case -- Cook County Herald-News -- 9/29
St. Louis County Board backs ATV proposal -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/28
Lynx habitat could impact timber sales -- Mesabi Daily News -- 9/28
Roadless areas' economic benefits cited -- Denver Post -- 9/27
Editorial: A welcome revival of 'roadless rule' -- Star Tribune -- 9/27
Intact Northern Forests Worth $250 Billion a Year -- Environmental Network -- 9/27 -- Featured Story
Roadless rule not about ‘wilderness’ -- Daily Interlake -- 9/27
Right ruling on forests -- Tennesean -- 9/27
PolyMet acquires more assets at Cliffs -- Timberjay -- 9/26
Region’s timber industry hits the skids -- Timberjay -- 9/26
Three of four people say they accept wolf population -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/26
Cavity Lake Fire -- Lessons Learned -- WildfireLessons.net -- 9/26 -- Featured Story
Life emerges from the ashes -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/24
Our View: Judge restores roadless rule -- Editorial, Duluth News Tribune -- 9/22
Judge reinstates protections against logging, mining in national forests -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/21
Roadless Rule and Minnesota forests -- Minnesota Public Radio (requires RealRadio) -- 9/20 -- Featured Story
Ground-breaking study tracks water quality -- Minnesota Public Radio -- 9/18
Logging site leftovers could heat homes -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/18
A public land grab takes shape in Utah -- Editorial, Star Tribune -- 9/16
Deal struck to develop precious metals mine -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/16
Moose deserve more funding from state -- Editorial, Ely Echo -- 9/17
Conservationist Answered America's Call of the Wild -- L. A. Times -- 9/17
Crane Lake residents approve land purchase -- Timberjay -- 9/5
Cavity Lake fire means good things for moose -- Timberjay -- 9/5
True Wilderness, and False -- Editorial, New York Times -- 9/5
Staining the Land Forever -- Op-Ed, New York Times -- 9/5 -- Featured Story
Church group visits BWCAW -- Sauk Centre Herald -- 9/5
Energy from the north woods? -- Duluth News Tribune -- 9/4
Peace & quiet -- Twin Cities Pioneer Press -- 9/4
Edward O. Wilson 's Plea for Preservation -- US News & World Report -- 8/28 -- Featured Story
Noise is one reason the Forest General Management Plan must be improved -- Letter, Timberjay -- 8/28
Forest lawsuit emotion, not science based -- Editorial, Ely Echo -- 8/27
Coalition sues over forest plan -- Timberjay -- August 21