#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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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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The #ForestService has issued a forest-wide closure of the #LosPadres #NationalForest effective immediately, and that includes the #SantaBarbara #FrontCountry trails.
“The closure order states that the closure will last 60-days but we’re hopeful that it can be revised or modified on a local level as portions of the forest are surveyed, cleaned up, and repaired.”
(The Forest Service announcement threatens that “law enforcement officers will strictly enforce the closure order, which carries a penalty of $5,000 and/or six months in jail.”)
To help speed things up, consider donating to the #LPFA or the Montecito Trails Foundation.
https://www.sitelinesb.com/los-padres-national-forest-is-closed-for-two-months/ -
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