Legal Action to Stop the Trump Administration’s Attack on the BWCA
In defending the Boundary Waters from the Trump Administration, lawyers for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness filed motion,…
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DIY Guide to Doing the Boundary Waters on the Cheap
Feeling scrappy? In the age of ultra-light kevlar canoes, $500 raincoats, and titanium stoves that cost more than a…
All You Need to Know to Paddle the Quetico
Ready to head north and explore the Boundary Water’s more rugged and more wild cousin? Quetico’s beauty is billed as…
Infographic: The Boundary Waters and Sulfide Mining
As our lawsuit to protect the BWCA from the Trump administration works its way through the courts, we created…
Planning a Trip to the BWCA? Here Are Four Routes You Gotta Try
Everyone has their list of favorite lakes and routes in the BWCA. Deciding which entry point to go in…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issue Final Permit For PolyMet
The announcement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the wetlands permit for PolyMet marked an end to…
5 Classic Films about the Northwoods to Stream Now
While you wait for the ice to melt, check out these five classic films about adventures in the northland.
Representative Lowenthal defends public lands, champions the Boundary Waters
Watch Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-California), chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, ask questions…
One Artist’s Mission to Document the Changing North
Friends has partnered with artist and photographer Benjamin Olson, who has set out on an ambitious project to document…