Minnesota DNR plans to sell 80,000 acres of school trust lands in BWCAW to the federal government for school fund financing.

Minnesota DNR plans to sell 80,000 acres of school trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) to the federal government for payment into the Office of School Trust Lands Permanent School Fund. The federal government would purchase the lands using Land and Water Conservation Funds, consolidating federal ownership in the BWCAW. This proposal aims to benefit Minnesota public schools.