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More than 300 firefighters now working to contain Greenwood Fire

More than 300 firefighters now working to contain Greenwood Fire

More than 300 firefighters are now working to contain the 9,000-acre Greenwood Fire that's forced the evacuation of dozens of homes and cabins in northeast Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed to visitors

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed to visitors

Superior National Forest officials have closed the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to visitors for at least the next week, amid increasingly volatile wildfire conditions and concerns about limited resources to keep people safe.
by Andrew Krueger and Will Matuska

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A summer tradition changes with the climate

A summer tradition changes with the climate

Climate change is affecting everything from campers’ schedules to infrastructure needs to the kinds of trees on the property at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minn. And it isn’t alone; a major insurer of summer camps has pulled out of the business as camps on the coasts lose property to wildfires and hurricanes.
by Paul Huttner

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Crews battling new, 'rapidly growing' wildfire in northeastern Minnesota

Crews battling new, 'rapidly growing' wildfire in northeastern Minnesota

Crews were battling a new, “rapidly growing” wildfire Sunday night in northeastern Minnesota, as gusty winds and very low humidity brought another round of dangerous fire conditions to the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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Can the BWCA survive its own popularity?

Can the BWCA survive its own popularity?

More people are visiting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota than ever before while development, fires and other climate change agents are getting closer every year.
by Dan Kraker and Maja Beckstrom

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