The Quetico Superior Foundation was established in 1946 to assure protection in perpetuity of the natural, wilderness character of Minnesota's Border Lakes Canoe Country and Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. The Rainy Lake and Pigeon River watersheds, which served as the Voyageurs Highway, are central to this region. Lands include Voyageurs National Park, The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, The Lake Superior Highlands and Quetico Provincial Park. Quetico Superior Foundation supports the protection of the ecological, cultural, and historical resources of this wild and remarkably beautiful region.
Wilderness News Blog on the Quetico Superior Foundation website commented on Joel Peterson, a recently-retired watershed manager from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, who has published a commentary explaining the threats of copper-nickel mining in the Kawishiwi River region. In 2014 and 2015, Joel worked with WICOLA on a major MPCA-funded study of the lakes (KWPP) which are downstream of Twin Metals proposed mine site.
The Link to the Wilderness News Blog on the Quetico Superior Foundation website; http://queticosuperior.org/blog/retired-regulator-says-water-studies-show-fragile-lakes-downstream-of-twin-metals-proposal
From the Wilderness News Blog there is a link to the Duluth News Tribune website and Joel Peterson's commentary.
A direct link to the DNT website is also here;