Yellow Dog Plains

Coasters are virtually extinct from their native range on the south coast of Lake Superior, except for the Salmon Trout River.

The Yellow Dog Plains is a remote and virtually untouched wilderness, aside from large scale logging operations.

There are extensive forests of Eastern white pine, with reports of some of the trees in the Yellow Dog Plains reaching heights of 31 meters.

[1] Kennecott Minerals Corporation, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is currently considering opening a nickel-copper mine in the Yellow Dog Plains.

The plan, called the Eagle Project by Kennecott, has garnered both local support and opposition.