Fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) was lights out. I mean amazing. Our crew of six men enjoyed all-you-can-eat fresh-caught walleye cooked in a skillet over a wood fire ...

President Donald Trump's administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in ...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) visitors are preparing for summer visits and planned trips now that the calendar has flipped to June. Some visitors are occasional anglers, utilizing ...

In 2023, the Department of the Interior put a 20-year ban on all mining activity in the watershed that feeds the famed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Now Congress is on the cusp of ...

As the Trump administration prioritizes mining in northern Minnesota, conservation groups work to protect the Boundary Waters.

Becky Rom, an Ely resident and national chair of Save the Boundary Waters, looks at a map of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Sen. Tina Smith speaks at a rally to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from federal moves on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Minnesota Capitol.

The 1964 Wilderness Act significantly limited logging in the Boundary Waters, and the 1978 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act banned it.

WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.

Loafers: Bear Hunting on the Boundary Waters A float through the Minnesota Boundary Waters inspires the author to rediscover a lost art.

With more snow this winter compared to last year, how does the snow melt impact the seasonal outlook in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.