The High Stakes of Manoomin: Navigating the Future of Minnesota’s Wetlands Amidst the Tamarack Mine Proposal
As the late summer sun hits the shallow waters of Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the air is thick with humidity, biting insects, and the quiet, rhythmic sounds of a centuries-old tradition. It is August, the season of manoomin—wild rice. For the…
The Rising Tide: The High-Stakes Battle Over the Tamarack Nickel Project
While the national media spotlight has been firmly fixed on the contentious debate surrounding copper-nickel mining near the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a different, arguably more advanced battlefront has been quietly heating up in…