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September 10, 2012 4:00 AM

Photos: A year after BWCA fire, a forest is reborn

What was once black and charred has now transformed into a lush green forest nearly a year after the Pagami Creek fire.

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September 7, 2012 2:44 PM

Plenty of applications for Minn. wolf hunt

More than 23,000 people have applied for permits to hunt wolves this fall when Minnesota opens its first season since the gray wolf came off the endangered species list.

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September 7, 2012 2:39 PM

US, Canada sign Great Lakes water quality pact

The U.S. and Canada have approved an updated version of a 40-year-old pact that commits both nations to protecting the Great Lakes.

by John Flesher, Associated Press

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September 6, 2012 2:08 PM

BWCA fire nears 1999 blowdown area

The Superior National Forest has expanded a closure area in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area because of a small wildfire.

by Dan Kraker

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September 6, 2012 4:00 AM

Pesticide treatment on zebra mussels may work in one northern lake

An experimental effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels in a northern Minnesota lake might be working, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

by Dan Gunderson

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September 5, 2012 11:26 PM

State's first case of basil fungus found

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has discovered the state's first case of basil downy mildew, a fungus that affects basil plants.

by Jon Collins

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September 5, 2012 8:19 PM

Fires force closure of parts of BWCA

The Superior National Forest has closed a small portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness because of five spot fires.

by Dan Kraker

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September 5, 2012 4:00 PM

Wolf's recovery seen in livestock loss payouts

Minnesota paid out a record $154,136 to residents whose livestock or pets were killed by wolves in the past year, part of a gradual upward trend also seen in Wisconsin and Michigan -- all states where the gray wolf came off the endangered list in January.

by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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September 2, 2012 1:36 PM

New 'Seahorse' sees scallops in new way

A new underwater explorer hit the seas this summer, armed with cameras, strobes and sonar and charged with being a protector of sorts to a half-billion dollar resource -- the Atlantic scallop catch.