Forest Service imposes controversial food storage rules in Boundary Waters

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Forest Service imposes controversial food storage rules in Boundary Waters

DULUTH — The U.S. Forest Service is cracking down on how people store their food while camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, requiring very specific food hanging requirements or certified bear-proof lockers and threatening to impose stiff fines and even jail time on violators. The rules now demand what had been longstanding advice from the Forest Service on keeping bears away from campers’ food. The new rules, in effect from Marc…