A Reader's view:The St. Louis County Board recently ordered a study of possible policies to keep private land from falling into public ownership (“St. Louis County looks for ways to stem growth of public lands,” Nov. 2). Apparently, the county failed to grasp that the economic and other benefits of public lands exceed any real or imagined gains from putting land on the tax rolls. Duluth News Tribune November 14 2010 The St. Louis County Board recently ordered a study of possible policies to ...

Sportsmen’s coalition supports holding PolyMet fully accountable for watershed and waterways pollution2,000 years of contamination for 20 years of copper miningPublished Sept. 22, 2009DULUTH—An ad hoc coalition of hunting and angling groups formally requests that legislation be passed by state lawmakers holding Canadian mining company PolyMet fully accountable for any and all costs associated with remediation and cleanup of its proposed copper-nickel mining operations near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. ...

Motorized trails facilitate incursions into prime wildlife habitatDULUTH—An ad hoc coalition of hunting and angling groups formally endorses the Department of Natural Resources efforts to better manage off-highway vehicle (this includes 4 wheelers/ATVs, 4x4 trucks, off road motorcycles) use on public lands in Minnesota by closing motorized routes in state forests to protect traditional non-motorized uses, wildlife habitat, wetlands, and other sensitive areas, while leaving most routes open ...

By: Darrell Spencer , Duluth News Tribune, January 07 2009 Wise leaders like the great hunter-conservationist Theodore Roosevelt recognized the need to set aside lands as unspoiled and to preserve wilderness, wildlife and freedom for future generations of Americans. Roosevelt once said, “Shortsighted men … in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things.” Wise leaders like the great ...

Amber Kamps, District Ranger Attn: Blackfoot Travel Plan Lincoln Ranger District, 1569 Hwy 200, Lincoln, MT 59639Dear Ranger Kamps:These comments pertain to the draft Blackfoot Travel Plan, and we request they be entered as part of the formal public record. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a national organization dedicated to protection and restoration of important wildlife habitat and traditional non-motorized hunting and fishing opportunities. Our Montana Chapter has a number of ...