August 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
The McKenzie County Ranger District is looking to the public for input on granting a contractor private access across nearly 5 acres of U.S. Forest Service land. Continue Reading
April 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Complex rules aimed at reducing haze over Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area were approved Tuesday by the citizen’s board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The board, which oversees the agency, unanimously voted to send the rules to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Continue Reading
March 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
With just a few weeks before the spring camping season opens in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the U.S. Forest Service expects as many as 76 campsites on 23 lakes to be unavailable in a hangover from last year’s big Pagami Creek fire.
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October 7, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area will no longer need to enter a lottery to get permits to enter the 1-million-acre wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota. Continue Reading
October 7, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area will no longer need to enter a lottery to get permits to enter the 1-million-acre wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota. Continue Reading
October 6, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Forest Service is taking public comment on a plan to mine gravel at a scenic Badlands ranch where Theodore Roosevelt once grazed cattle.
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September 23, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
The U.S. Forest Service has proposed a special use permit to allow Bear Paw Energy to build a pipeline on National Forest System land. Continue Reading
September 23, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
At a briefing Thursday, officials for the first time provided a detailed look at how northeast Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area fire, which started Aug. 18, managed to escape Forest Service control in a matter of hours. Continue Reading
September 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Forest Service expects calmer winds to slow the growth of a huge wildfire engulfing woodland in northeastern Minnesota. Continue Reading
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by The Dickinson Press
Planned Elkhorn Ranch gravel pit stirring emotional interest
June 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
A controversial gravel pit planned for the Elkhorn Ranch has stirred more interest than the average project on the National Grasslands, officials said. The comments are emotional, but law trumps comments, a Billings County commissioner said. Continue Reading
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