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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:
Beaver floatplanes carried Idaho hotshots into Boundary Waters to fight Bear Trap Fire
Wildfire season in the Boundary Waters is easing, partly because of rain and cooler temperatures, with many fires becoming more contained. Throughout the season, numerous agencies and wildland firefighting crews from across the United States have helped manage the incident, which has affected communities and dominated much of the summer news. One of the tools they use, the Beaver plane, has been instrumental in getting crews into remote, rugged areas.
Wildfires burn over 66,000 acres in the Superior National Forest and BWCA
Weekly updates on wildfires in the Boundary Waters: containment is climbing across the major fires as evacuation zones shrink near the areas closest to the flames. The Forest Service is reopening additional BWCAW entry points for day and overnight use.
FIRE UPDATES:
Wildfire updates, park and entry point closures, campfire restrictions. Learn more about prescribed burns, and the history of fire in the wilderness of Minnesota/Canada border lakes region. More >
PARKS & REGIONS
FOCUS ON MINING :
Stay up to date on proposed mining projects near the BWCAW and Superior National Forest Learn More >
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