{"podcast":{"title":"Paddle and Portage Podcast","slug":"paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316","podcast_index_feed_id":6722316,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/paddleandportagepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://paddleandportage.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19598009/P_P_Logo_Full_sf6inh.jpg","author":"Paddle and Portage Podcast","episode_count":107,"summary":"This podcast is produced by people who live near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. It is the source for storytelling, news, and information about the canoe-country wilderness and other paddling destinations across North America. All music in this podcast comes from Ian Tamblyn and the Blue Dot Sessions.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:17:20.279541+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316"},"episode":{"title":"The Rising Cost to Cancel a BWCA Permit","slug":"the-rising-cost-to-cancel-a-bwca-permit","published_at":"2026-06-26T12:44:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/the-rising-cost-to-cancel-a-bwca-permit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316","url":"https://paddleandportagepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-rising-cost-to-cancel-a-bwca-permit/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gq2ijf8xpdwgcnt8/BWCA_Permit_Cancellation_Fees97ber.mp3","summary":"The cost to cancel a permit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is likely on the rise. The U.S. Forest Service, in an attempt to reduce the number of BWCA permits canceled each year, is planning to make it more expensive to take such action. We break it down with Ginny Nelson, a co-owner of Spirit of the Wilderness Outfitters in Ely. Submit your comments to the U.S. Forest Service on this topic to this email: sm.fs.bwcawsurvey@usda.gov Other ideas on this topic, as discussed in the episode: https://paddleandportage.com/2025/01/13/bwca-wilderness-permit-reservation-system-opening-day-analysis/ This episode is supported by Borderland Lodge and Voyageur Canoe Outfitters.","meta_description":"The cost to cancel a permit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is likely on the rise. The U.S. Forest Service, in an attempt to reduce the numbe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1965,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/episodes/the-rising-cost-to-cancel-a-bwca-permit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/the-rising-cost-to-cancel-a-bwca-permit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}