#nationalforest — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nationalforest, aggregated by home.social.
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#Minnesota governor signs order to stop any #mining efforts in #BoundaryWaters #Wilderness
August 18, 2026
ELY, Minn. (AP) — "Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz on Tuesday suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the #BoundaryWatersCanoeArea Wilderness, four months after Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration lifted a federal ban.
"The cherished wild area stretches for about 150 miles (about 240 kilometers) in the #SuperiorNationalForest along Minnesota’s border with #Canada. Thousands of canoeists, kayakers and campers explore the wilderness each year.
" 'It’s our duty as Minnesotans to ensure the sacred place remains wild, pristine and unharmed,' Walz, a Democrat, said.
"#TwinMetalsMinnesotaLLC, a subsidiary of #Chile -based #AntofagastaMinerals, has been seeking to mine for #copper, #nickel and other precious metals in the #NationalForest since 2019. It insists it can be done so no waste rock is stored above ground, eliminating a potential source of acid.
"The canoe area lies within the national forest just downstream from the mine site, raising concerns that digging could cause pollution.
"In April, #Trump signed a resolution approved by Congress that lifts a 2023 federal moratorium on mining in the forest. He said it would create jobs and boost the #MiningIndustry.
:Walz’s order says Minnesota regulators will not participate as a cooperating agency in any federal environmental review of a nonferrous mining project in the #RainyRiver watershed, which is linked to #BoundaryWaters."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-boundary-water-mining-walz-4123863c7030bbdec88a2a2aa888fd61#USPol #NoMining #ProtectTheSacred #ProtectTheForest #WaterIsLife #ForestsAreLife
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"Driving through Mount Rainier National Park and Gifford Pinchot National Forest" has just been uploaded to Odysee.
#rainier #nationalpark #gifford #pinchot #nationalforest #forest #evergreens #pnw #scenic #drive #dashcam #enumclaw #washington #washingtonstate #nature #mountains
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The girl danced for hours in knee-deep water as slanting rain pelted her slight frame weighed down by a sodden buckskin dress. Each step…closer to the end of a ritual that…signified a beginning.
Several days earlier, Lozen Brown-Lopez arrived at the top of #OakFlat. She was 11 years old, from the San Carlos #Apache Tribe & about to endure a grueling 4-day ceremony…practiced by Apaches for centuries.
#ChíchilBiłDagoteel #SacredLands #NationalForest #mining
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Klamath River near 📍 Weitchpec, CA.
#scenicbyway
#scenicriver
#nationalforest
#landscapephotography
#landscape
#naturephotography
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Wapiti (elk), Mom and Calf
Jemez Mountains, NMI spotted these elk running along while driving into the Santa Fe National Forest from the north side. Look carefully and you can see the calf is still sporting a few of its childhood spots.
#WildlifeWednesday #photo #elk #wapiti #NationalForest #PublicLands #NewMexico