Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
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On Big Red Canoe, the podcast from Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, we introduce you to captivating people and intriguing stories from America's treasured wilderness, covering a wide range of recreational topics. The podcast features scientists, political figures, wilderness and outdoor recreation experts to help you experience new aspects of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the most visited wilderness in the United States. For 50 years, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has connected people, communities and the wilderness. Our purpose is to inspire more people to connect with the pristine beauty of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and...
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Election fallout, policy detail, and a steady warning for the Boundary Waters.
The episode places a significant election in the Boundary Waters and follows Dave Meyer and Steve Schultz as they trace the legislative and procedural hurdles that can turn a vote into a threat for a wilderness area.
A sober Boundary Waters conversation about risk, memory, and history.
Big Red Canoe begins with a sober warning about Boundary Waters risk, then settles into Dave Meyer’s conversation with Northwoods reporter and author Joe Fredericks about Last Entry Point and the stories around it.
A steady, practical fishing conversation rooted in Boundary Waters know-how.
Stu Osthoff offers fishing talk shaped by long days on Boundary Waters water: specific, unhurried, and grounded in experience. The discussion moves from barbless hooks to smallmouth habits to the lures that stay in the boat, with enough place-based detail to feel useful rather…
A fundraising ride becomes a canoe detour, a near-miss, and a pointed case for protecting the Boundary Waters.
Big Red Canoe tracks Colorado's Mike Quirk and Nico Peters as they leave St. Paul on a fundraising bike trip for the Boundary Waters, moving along Lake Superior, through Canada, and on toward New York City.
A focused account of the Boundary Waters fight, the lease provision, and the broader harms Smith says are packed into the bill.
Big Red Canoe keeps its focus on the Senate budget reconciliation bill and the fight over the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with Chris Knopp and Senator Tina Smith laying out a provision that would give Anaphagasta mineral leases on hundreds of thousands of acres near…
Night photography is treated as both craft and conservation, with a clear case for protecting the dark.
Night-sky photography is used to make a plain argument for protecting dark skies. Framed around Boreal Stargazing Week, it ties the celebration to Minnesota's dark sky parks, Voyagers National Park, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, then keeps the focus on why that…
A reflective Boundary Waters interview about survival, luck, and hard-earned stories.
Frank's "Pushing the River" sits comfortably in a conversation about Boundary Waters danger, memory, and the odd luck of getting through it. Dave Meyer lets the discussion move from an earlier teaching stint in Arusha, Tanzania to the book's wilderness stories, which stay tied…
A reflective river conversation about travel, belonging, and what the Mississippi asks of the people who follow it.
Big Red Canoe treats the Mississippi as something to approach with care, not something to beat. That idea gives the episode its shape. Devin Brown and Cori Maria Dack bring two journeys into view: one already finished in a canoe in 2022, and one still being prepared for in 2024,…
Trail miles, gear sense, and outdoor memory.
Garage talk for the slow trail crowd.
Stu Osthoff says Boundary Waters and Quetico fishing works best when the trip is treated as “paddling and foraging first and foremost,” then fishing second.
Big Red Canoe pairs Devin Brown's planned 2024 solo kayak journey from Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico with Cori Maria Dack's 2022 canoe trip on the Mississippi.
Dave Meyer opens Big Red Canoe with a welcome to Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness.
Kelly Carver keeps going back to the Boundary Waters.
Kerry Griffith’s Gunflint Falling uses the 1999 Boundary Waters blowdown, a derecho with winds around 100 miles per hour, to tell stories from campsites, portages, and ranger crews across the BWCA.
Dave Meyer talks with Minneapolis writer Frank Bures about Pushing the River, a book built from canoe trips, river history, and personal essays.
Jeff Krogstad, author of Death on Disappointment Mountain, describes the Boundary Waters as a place that can shape people, including a winter story built around Mac, Kim Nordby, and a sealed manila envelope.
Dave Meyer opens with Big Red Canoe's welcome from the Boundary Waters.
Dave Meyer opens Big Red Canoe by welcoming Anthony Quill, a father and aspiring adventurer who has moved from an international life into local family camping in Minnesota.
Big Red Canoe from Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness brings together host Dave Meyer and chef J.D.
A guest joins Big Red Canoe for a conversation about dark sky photography.
Chris Knopp talks with Senator Tina Smith about the Boundary Waters fight.
Director of Friends of the Boundary Waters discusses the implications of Trump's reelection and Republican congressional control for protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining.
Host Dave Meyer interviews Joe Fredericks, author of 'Last Entry Point', about the risks and tragedies in the Boundary Waters, including cold-water drownings, lightning strikes, and search and rescue operations.