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Wet, cool weather a boon to BWCA firefighters

Wet, cool weather a boon to BWCA firefighters

Wet weather is helping firefighters strengthen their grip on the Pagami Creek fire, which has now burned for more than a month in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Smoker's littering left her steamed

Smoker's littering left her steamed

She took it upon herself to return the unused portion of a cigarette to the shopper who left it in the parking lot.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Boundary Waters firefighters boost Ely's economy

Boundary Waters firefighters boost Ely's economy

There's a silver lining to the smoky cloud billowing off the 147-square-mile Pagami Creek wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
by Tom Robertson

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Boundary Waters fire 11 percent contained

Boundary Waters fire 11 percent contained

Fire officials in Ely say the massive Boundary Waters Canoe Area wildfire is now 11 percent contained. That's up from 8 percent at the start of the day Saturday.
by Tom Robertson

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Farmer accused of decimating protected pelicans

A Minnesota man is charged with destroying hundreds of federally-protected white pelican chicks on land he farms near Mankato.

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Biologists: BWCA fire will help moose habitat

Biologists: BWCA fire will help moose habitat

Count Minnesota's moose experts among those quietly celebrating the fire that has burned more than 150 square miles in the Boundary Waters.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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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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