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Last year's Pagami Creek blaze part of trend of worsening fires

Last year's Pagami Creek blaze part of trend of worsening fires

A year ago, the Pagami Creek fire roared across the Boundary Waters, engulfing 90,000 acres of forest in a single day. Signs of the devastation are still present. But the potential for another such fire isn't remote. That blaze was part of a nationwide pattern of bigger, more extreme wildfires,
by Dan Kraker

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Drought forces DNR to restrict water use

The ongoing drought is forcing the Department of Natural Resources to restrict water use around Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Minnetonka artist wins duck stamp comp

A northern pintail, painted by David Chapman, will be featured on the 2013 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp.

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After Pagami Creek fire, worry accompanies BWCA forest renewal

After Pagami Creek fire, worry accompanies BWCA forest renewal

A year ago the Pagami Creek fire scorched 145 square miles of forest, mostly in the Boundary Waters area. Despite a striking amount of new growth, forest managers have major concerns, among them a huge loss of organic matter and the presence of invasive plants.
by Dan Kraker

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Photos: A year after BWCA fire, a forest is reborn

Photos: A year after BWCA fire, a forest is reborn

What was once black and charred has now transformed into a lush green forest nearly a year after the Pagami Creek fire.

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Plenty of applications for Minn. wolf hunt

More than 23,000 people have applied for permits to hunt wolves this fall when Minnesota opens its first season since the gray wolf came off the endangered species list.

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BWCA fire nears 1999 blowdown area

The Superior National Forest has expanded a closure area in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area because of a small wildfire.
by Dan Kraker

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Pesticide treatment on zebra mussels may work in one northern lake

Pesticide treatment on zebra mussels may work in one northern lake

An experimental effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels in a northern Minnesota lake might be working, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
by Dan Gunderson

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State's first case of basil fungus found

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has discovered the state's first case of basil downy mildew, a fungus that affects basil plants.
by Jon Collins

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