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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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The Fall of Summer

The Fall of Summer

As predicted, temperatures have dipped and will get close to freezing tonight in some parts of Minnesota. At the same time, fires are raging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Paul Huttner

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Ground Level: Cleaning Minnesota's Water

MPR News' Ground Level project looks at Minnesota's water pollution challenges and how some residents are tackling them, river by river and lake by lake.

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Pagami fire smoke visible deep into Wis., Mich.

Pagami fire smoke visible deep into Wis., Mich.

Some people in northeastern Wisconsin are smelling smoke from a wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota.

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