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Rangers clear BWCA closure zone as officials keep eye on Quetico wildfires

Rangers clear BWCA closure zone as officials keep eye on Quetico wildfires

Rangers worked through the weekend to reach campers spread across a vast swath of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that's now closed to visitors amid a growing threat from wildfires just across the Canadian border.
by Andrew Krueger

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St. Cloud looks to restore old stormwater tunnel for bats

St. Cloud looks to restore old stormwater tunnel for bats

The project will build a new, rerouted storm sewer to replace an existing brick-and-mortar tunnel built in the 1920s. That old tunnel will be restored to provide critical habitat for bats facing population declines due to a deadly fungal disease.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Deepening drought prompts Minnesota to step up response

Deepening drought prompts Minnesota to step up response

Minnesota officials have stepped up their drought response as the state grows drier. The drought is threatening water supplies and agriculture, and raising the risk for more wildfires.
by The Associated Press

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Forest Service expands Boundary Waters closure north of Ely amid growing wildfire concerns

Forest Service expands Boundary Waters closure north of Ely amid growing wildfire concerns

Superior National Forest officials on Saturday night issued a new, much larger temporary closure order for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness north of Ely amid growing concerns about the threat posed by wildfires burning just across the Canadian border.
by Andrew Krueger

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Quetico fires being closely monitored as new Boundary Waters closure takes effect Saturday

Quetico fires being closely monitored as new Boundary Waters closure takes effect Saturday

Forest Service and firefighting personnel in the U.S. are stepping up their response to wildfires burning in Ontario that threaten to cross the international border into Minnesota's Boundary Waters.
by Andrew Krueger

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Crews making progress on wildfire east of Ely; new BWCA closures announced near border

Crews making progress on wildfire east of Ely; new BWCA closures announced near border

More than 150 firefighters continued to battle Thursday through a jumble of downed trees to contain a wildfire burning east of Ely. Meanwhile, officials announced a new slate of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closures along the Canadian border.
by Andrew Krueger

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Nature as a healer

Nature as a healer

When you’re stressed or anxious do you go for a walk in the woods? Or do you garden or kayak? Host Angela Davis talks about the healing benefits of nature with the founder of a nature-based therapeutics program, a holistic health practitioner and therapist who sees clients outdoors.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Interest in off-roading, boating explodes during pandemic

Interest in off-roading, boating explodes during pandemic

People who make and sell motorized recreational equipment from boats to four-wheelers and other all-terrain vehicles say they’re having difficulty keeping up with demand. They say the pandemic-related desire for outdoor activities has fueled growing interest in what are called “power sports.”
by Mark Zdechlik

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Funky fish: Gar garners protections from Minnesota lawmakers

Funky fish: Gar garners protections from Minnesota lawmakers

The long, slender, toothy and prehistoric-looking fish will, for the first time ever in the state, be protected in ways similar to other gamefish, the result of a bit of an outcry on social media following a series of mass killings that some saw as wantonly wasteful.

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