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Trail restoration work to begin this summer on Moss Lake Trail and South Lake Trail, near BWCA
Northwoods Volunteer Connection, a Tofte-based non-profit founded in 2014 with a focus on connecting volunteers with restoration and stewardship projects in the Superior National Forest, is looking for volunteers to help with two trail restoration projects this summer near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The non-profit works closely...
State, county, schools, could profit from helium extraction on the Iron Range
LAKE COUNTY, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Northern Minnesota knows mining but helium extraction is an entirely different field of knowledge. State Sen. Grant Hauschild introduced a bill following the confirmation of a highly-concentrated and valuable helium deposit near Babbitt. The bill will create a framework for extracting the helium...
Forest Service plans multiple prescribed burns near Tofte this week
Following the recent precipitation and moderate drought conditions across northeastern Minnesota and the Superior National Forest, U.S. Forest Service officials are expected to begin spring prescribed burning this week. Forest Service officials will begin Monday, April 22, and burn two units totaling 12 acres near Plouff Creek up the Sawbill...
Pulsar Helium’s historic discovery causes scramble for control at capital
Though known for its rich mining history, gas exploration and production is an enterprise that lacks a regulatory framework in Minnesota. Since Pulsar Helium’s historic helium discovery in February near Babbitt, the state has been scrambling to devise a regulatory framework to capitalize on potential gas production profits. “We...
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