Wildfires prompt emergency closure of large section of the BWCAW

There are 16 wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest, including four in the BWCAW.

Forest Service expands closures in Boundary Waters to second area because of wildfires

The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it is temporarily closing 13 entry points beginning Saturday to a large area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, because of escalating ...

More wildfires reported in northern MN

Blazes near Lake Jeanette and Echo Lake were reported by aerial detection Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.
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Four wildfires reported on Superior National Forest, three burning in BWCAW

Four wildfires have been reported on the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota as of Tuesday evening, three of which ...

Two new wildfires detected in northern Minnesota

The fires were reported on Saturday, and in a location where a fire weather watch is in effect on Sunday.
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Update: Superior National Forest Restricts Campfire Use Forest-wide

Wildfires and drying conditions across northern Minnesota prompts campfire restrictions in coordination with Minnesota DNR - ...