November 9, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS Plans to swap state-owned land in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for federal land are probably dead and will need revisiting in the next Congress, U.S. Rep.-elect Rick Nolan said.
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October 10, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Thomas and Cynthia Pineault were expert canoeists and were visiting one of their favorite spots in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last weekend when tragedy struck.
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September 27, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Despite continued dry conditions, the Superior National Forest has dropped all restrictions on fires and travel within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Continue Reading
September 14, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Officials continue to monitor several small fires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, as well as a 500-acre blaze burning just across the Canadian border. Continue Reading
September 6, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Light rain was falling in various locations across Minnesota’s Arrowhead on Thursday but it wasn’t enough to make a difference in firefighting efforts. Superior Forest officials were monitoring nearly a dozen fires, most of them spurred by lightning, all of which were small but any of which could fan back up if left unchecked. Continue Reading
September 6, 2012 in Lake County News-Chronicle
September 5, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Thunderstorms that crossed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuesday night and Wednesday produced lighting that sparked several new forest fires, but officials said it didn’t offer enough rain to help snuff any blazes. Continue Reading
September 3, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Fourteen firefighters have spent the day building control lines in an effort to contain a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely.
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September 3, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
A crew of 10 is battling the Cummings Lake fire, now estimated at 20 acres in size, in black spruce in a lowland area about 12 miles northwest of Ely, according to Superior National Forest information officer Becca Manlove. No structures are immediately threatened by the flames.
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August 1, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune
Legislation that would order the U.S. Forest Service to trade 86,000 acres of state land locked inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for federal land outside the wilderness passed the full House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday afternoon in Washington.
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