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Guide to summer birdwatching: What to look and listen for

Guide to summer birdwatching: What to look and listen for

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Sharon Stiteler, also known as "the Birdchick," about summer birdwatching — what to look for, where to go, and why this season is more active than you might think.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Trump to rescind 'Roadless Rule' protecting 58 million acres of forest land

Trump to rescind 'Roadless Rule' protecting 58 million acres of forest land

Speaking in New Mexico, President Donald Trump's Secretary of Agriculture announced her intention to roll back a landmark 2001 conservation rule passed in the late hour of the Clinton administration.
by Kirk Siegler

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National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake

National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake

The $18.5 million project has been a decade in the making. It will include a visitor center and space for research and education, and aims to teach people how to conserve freshwater ecosystems that are vital to loons’ health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Forest Service proposes to more than double Boundary Waters fees

Forest Service proposes to more than double Boundary Waters fees

The Superior National Forest hasn’t raised fees for Boundary Waters trips since 2008, but says the increase is needed to maintain portages and campsites.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump administration says it will move to allow mining near Boundary Waters, after Congress pulls back

Trump administration says it will move to allow mining near Boundary Waters, after Congress pulls back

The Trump administration says it is starting the process to reverse a 20-year mining moratorium on a big swath of federal land adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the day after a similar effort was stripped from a massive budget bill moving through Congress.
by Dan Kraker

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Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Officials at Isle Royale National Park are investigating after two people were found dead at a remote backcountry campground.
by MPR News Staff

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