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Video: Certain points of entry to BWCA still closed

Aug 04, 2021 05:22AM ● By Editor

Right now there are 13 entry points along the western edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) that are closed through Friday. Permits for those areas have been canceled and refunded. By Ellen Galles of KSTP-TV - August 3, 2021

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DNR: More counties under burning restrictions to help prevent wildfires

Jul 27, 2021 11:20AM ● By Editor

From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - July 26, 2021

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Low humidity, gusty winds challenge firefighters in northern Minnesota

Jul 26, 2021 05:39AM ● By Editor

Officials with northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest say they saw a flare-up of fire activity on Sunday as low humidity and gusty winds — combined with the ongoing drought — created dangerous fire conditions. By Andrew Krueger of Minnesota Public Radio News - July 26, 2021

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More fires, more smoke and more heat predicted for northern Ontario in the future

Jul 25, 2021 05:55AM ● By Editor

Climate scientist David Pearson says 'nature in all of its aspects...is changing.' By Gord Ellis from CBC - Thunder Bay - July 24, 2021

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Superior National Forest Tightens Fire Restrictions

Jul 22, 2021 03:25PM ● By Editor

Campfires are not allowed on the entire Forest, including the Wilderness. From the Superior National Forest - July 22, 2021

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'We need Mother Nature to help': Red Lake evacuation likely as forest fires rage on in northwestern Ontario

Jul 20, 2021 06:01AM ● By Editor

3 First Nations also among communities affected as over 100 fires reported Monday morning. From CBC News · Thunder Bay - July 19, 2021

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Forest Service expands Boundary Waters closure north of Ely amid growing wildfire concerns

Jul 18, 2021 05:41AM ● By Editor

Superior National Forest officials on Saturday night issued a new, much larger temporary closure order for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness north of Ely amid growing concerns about the threat posed by wildfires burning just across the Canadian border. By Andrew Krueger of Minnesota Public Radio News - July 17, 2021

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Quetico fires being closely monitored as new Boundary Waters closure takes effect Saturday

Jul 17, 2021 05:54AM ● By Editor

Given the time it takes to reach those lakes, they want to get campers out of that area now, in case the fires in Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park do spread south across the border. By Andrew Krueger of Minnesota Public Radio News - July 16, 2021

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'We are all competing for limited resources': Calls for more help in forest fire-plagued northwestern Ontario

Jul 16, 2021 08:51AM ● By Editor

Ontario issued an emergency order for the region Wednesday. First Nations communities being evacuated across Northwestern Ontario. By Logan Turner and Olivia Levesque of CBC News · Thunder Bay - July 15, 2021

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Crews making progress on wildfire east of Ely; new BWCA closures announced near border

Jul 16, 2021 05:54AM ● By Editor

More than 150 firefighters continued to battle Thursday through a jumble of downed trees waist-to-chest high to contain a wildfire burning about 20 miles east of Ely. By Andrew Krueger of Minnesota Public Radio News - July 15, 2021

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