Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) quota permit reservations for the 2020 season will be available beginning at 9 a.m. CST on January 29, 2020. Reservations for May 1 through September 30 can be booked using Recreation.gov, the online reservation and trip planning service for all federal recreation opportunities, or by calling 1-877-444-6777. The BWCAW is a unique area located... READ MORE >
The Superior National Forest is examining the use of recreational commercial services provided on the forest. To fully understand all the issues, the forest will seek information from the public, special use permittees, partners, tribes, and others who use or have knowledge about recreational commercial services on the forest, who recreate on the forest, or who have other relevant concerns... READ MORE >
Conditions that nurture wildfires also can nurture prescribed fires. As of June 3rd, spring weather conditions have allowed crews to make significant progress implementing planned prescribed fire projects across the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota. A total of more than 3,600 acres on approximately a dozen units have been treated so far with prescribed fire, including dead vegetation that... READ MORE >
