2025 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest 2025 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest Zack Williams / Friday, September 26, 2025 Taking pictures of our backcountry experiences is just one way hunters and anglers capture their most beloved memories in designated wilderness, on Bureau of Land Management tracts, Forest Service parcels, and on public waters in between. And we want to see your pics! Our winners will take home over $8,900 in prizes from partners like Savage, Simms, Fishpond, Seek Outside, Benchmade, Sitka, First Lite, Walton’s, Irish Setter, Grundens, NRS, and more! Media News North American News Backcountry Journal Read more
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Sam Lungren / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 By Sam Lungren, Backcountry Journal editor This piece was published in the Fall 2018 issue of Backcountry Journal. Since this article was published, the Biden administration has begun their reconsideration of the previous administration’s decision to extend leases for copper mining in the Superior National Forest upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In August 2021, President Biden's Secretary of Agriculture told the public that he was waiting for a legal opinion from ... Media Backcountry Journal media Public Lands & Waters Backcountry Journal Read more