First, the dominant American ideal of wilderness – as wildlands that flourish best in the absence of human management – conflicts with the growing understanding that many wilderness areas were and ...

The U.S. Senate returns from recess Feb. 23 and could vote early in the week on whether to reverse a ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Recent House approval set off ...

From the column: "(Stauber's bill) would restore the basic American expectation that proposals be judged on evidence, through a real permitting process, with a real decision at a predictable end date.

St. Cloud native Sarah Kremer, a music teacher and former canoe guide, composed "A Paddler's Symphony," inspired by Northwoods expeditions, to connect audiences with nature.

Taman views tripping as a series of small accomplishments that build up kids’ resilience and help them grow, from wet boots ...

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote in late February on a proposal that would undo protections for the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.

Environmental advocates are sounding the alarm as a proposal to overturn a mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota steps closer to reality. The U.S. Senate is ...

The Senate may vote as soon as next week to scrap Biden-era protections near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Recent reporting has exposed some of the many ongoing problems with livestock grazing on federal public lands. These problems include great resource damage, little oversight or repair of that damage, ...

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House ...

The House voted to undo the Biden administration’s decision to block off mining in a wilderness area in Minnesota on Wednesday, using a limited legislative tool to go after the 2023 action. The ...

Teams of friends and families will go head-to-head in a test of boat building in the great outdoors during an annual Central Florida event. The only materials? Cardboard and duct tape. Kelly Park’s ...