BWCA: the embattled wilderness. (Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area) From: American Forests | Date: July 1, 1989| Author: Proescholdt, Kevin | COPYRIGHT 1989 American Forests. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

For 60 years this water-blessed million-acre gem has survived roads and dams and sonic booms and overuse-and in the process helped us define the way we value wilderness.

A quarter of a century ago, Congress passed the Wilderness Act. This landmark law formally established the National Wilderness Preservation System and spelled out the basic guidelines for the protection and management of Wilderness areas in the United States.

The 1964 law designated Minnesota...

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