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Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Efforts to control the unpredictable Pagami Creek Fire in northeastern Minnesota have entered a more aggressive phase, and special team from the northern Rocky Mountains has arrived in Ely to take over its management.

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'Hotshots' adapt to watery wilderness of BWCA wildfire

'Hotshots' adapt to watery wilderness of BWCA wildfire

Elite western "hotshot" firefighters have a lot of expertise in arid and mountainous terrain, but the Pagami Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters presents challenges many of them have never faced.
by Dan Kraker

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Wildlife sleuths seek DNA evidence of invasive carp

Wildlife sleuths seek DNA evidence of invasive carp

Wildlife experts are looking for evidence of carp DNA in the Mississippi River this week.
by Tim Nelson

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BWCA Fire: The Latest

BWCA Fire: The Latest

Fire continues to spread in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. We get an update from this morning's official briefing.
by Dan Kraker

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Rocky Mountain team takes over Pagami Creek fire management

Rocky Mountain team takes over Pagami Creek fire management

The size and scope of fighting the Pagami Creek wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is growing by leaps and bounds.
by Dan Kraker

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BWCA fire pauses with help from weather

BWCA fire pauses with help from weather

Rain, cooler temperatures and even a few snow showers helped more than 300 firefighters on Wednesday as they continued to struggle to get a handle on the Pagami Creek wildfire.
by Dan Kraker

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The BWCA fires

The BWCA fires

As fire rages across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, what will it take to contain it? What will the devastation mean to the state's forests?

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BWCA Pagami Creek Fire slows its spread

BWCA Pagami Creek Fire slows its spread

Calmer winds and cooler temperatures are helping slow the spread of a fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Where are we risk free? (5×8 – 9/14/11)

Where are we risk free? (5×8 – 9/14/11)

Where can nature not touch us, laughter as medicine, a man, the earth, and a dog, dispatches from the suspicion society, and victims fight back in Minneapolis.
by Bob Collins

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