New staircase creates long-lasting passage for visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Forest employees and Conservation Corps crew members evaluate and start planning the replacement of the old existing stairway portage. USDA Forest Service photo.
Minnesota—Within the Superior National Forest, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness attracts thousands of visitors every year who rely…
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2022 National Wilderness Awards Eastern Region recipients
A group takes a paddle thanks to partner Wilderness Inquiry in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
WISCONSIN—Together with the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, the USDA Forest Service recently held its 2022 National Wilderness Awards Ceremony. The event recognizes individuals and groups for…
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A century later, Arthur Carhart’s recreation plan for the Superior National Forest lives on
Arthur Carhart with his canoe as he pauses along the Kawishiwi River at the first rapids above the forks of the stream, c1920. Photo courtesy USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest Collection.
MINNESOTA—A century ago, on Nov. 8, 1922, Regional Forester A.S. Peck approved a recreation…
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A Perpetual Flow of Benefits: Wilderness Economic Values in an Evolving, Multicultural Society
The concept of wilderness evolves with time and changes in society. This report provides knowledge on societal and ecosystem benefits of wilderness areas, as well as suggests directions for continued research into how people understand and use those areas.
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Recreation, Heritage, & Volunteer Resources (RHVR) and Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers (WWSR) Contact Us
Recreation, Heritage & Volunteer ResourcesActing Public Benefits Director: Katie ArmstrongDeputy Director: VacantExecutive Assistant: VacantStaff Assistant: Ryan WillbrandPolicy Analyst: Robert NicholsRecreation, Tourism, and Public Services StaffAssistant Director: VacantNational Recreation Planner: Sam RiderSocial Scientist: Nora CampbellNational Tourism & Interpretive…
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The Wilderness Story
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”Aldo Leopold, a former Forest Service ranger and supervisor who in 1924 convinced the agency to protect as wilderness 500,000 acres of the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. It became the agency’s first officially designated wilderness area. Leopold went…