Brian O'Neill

4 Collection Items

• BWCA mediation stalls with deadlock on park usage talks

  A mediation committee has failed to reach agreement on a plan to revise management of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness. The committee negotiating the best uses for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area struggled to find any consensus after a proposal once considered a possible compromise was rejected by some Ely area residents and those who want to expand the wilderness.

  Dec. 4, 1996Save
• A Place for the Wolf

  MPR’s Stephen Smith presents “A Place for the Wolf,” an examination of the struggles between the wolf population and humans. Smith interviews wildlife experts, farmers, federal officials, and wolf advocates.

  Feb. 17, 199228 minSave
• Mainstreet Radio: Wilderness Truce - Ely 10 Years Later

  On this Mainstreet Radio program, MPR’s Leif Enger reports on the attempts for a truce on the border of the BWCA since the 1978 Boundary Waters Wilderness Act.

  Oct. 29, 199020 minSave
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area case (Minnesota versus Feds) goes to District Court of Appeals

  MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on lawsuits before the District Court of Appeals. The State of Minnesota case argues that the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act gives the federal government too much power over waterways. Numerous landowner cases argue various property and land rights issues.

  Jun. 18, 19814 minSave