Mandatory BWCAW training to begin following season of irresponsible activity
After bad behavior last summer, the Forest Service is cracking down on mandatory education for BWCAW campers. 8:00 am, Apr. 21, 2021 × Campers not only extended a campfire outside of its fire pit but also cut down and tried to burn live trees at this campsite last summer. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service) In an effort to prevent the wanton damage to natural resources and widespread lawlessness that accompanied the public’s pandemic push to get outdoors last summer, officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have tightened rules on mandatory wildern...