“Currently we have wilderness rangers paddling in the Boundary Waters to sweep people from the areas, and we’re trying to do a systematic sweep,” Gilkeson toldMinnesota Public Radio. About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze.Įfforts are now underway to reach paddlers and hikers across the vast wilderness, said Superior National Forest spokesperson Joanna Gilkeson. The Greenwood fire in the forest remained uncontrolled Saturday and had spread to about 14 square miles (36 square kilometers). Campsites may be closed to all use and so posted when necessary for site. The Boundary Waters in the Superior National Forest is one of the most visited federally designated wilderness areas. waters of the state within, or substantially within, the Boundary Waters Canoe. National Forest is closing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Forest Service closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, as the largest wildfire in the state threatens one-million-acres of remote North Woods, according to Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). many state forest roads and trails are closed to prevent damage The Lake. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness stopped issuing entry permits Saturday, closing all land, water, trails, portages, campsites, canoe routes and wilderness entry points until Aug. The BWCA in Minnesota has been closed due to wildfires. All fires will be continuously monitored by air. The Bungee and Sundial fires remain the same size, 3.5-acres and a quarter acre respectively, and show no fire activity. The fire is in containment lines at 265-acres and still showing some smoke. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens the 1-million-acre property. The Fourtown Lake Fire was first detected on July 25 approximately 12 miles N of Ely. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.įINLAND, Minn. In northeastern Minnesota, heat, low humidity and a tinder-dry forest have fueled the Greenwood Lake fire, one of several burning inside and outside the Boundary Waters.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. Depending on the time of year you go, you either. “With fire, we’re always at the mercy of the weather.”ĭrought conditions in western states, which extend as far east as Minnesota, are fueling around 100 wildfires. Every person and individual must have a permit to go into the Boundary Waters.
“Enough to settle the dust, little more than that,” McCreedy said. Sprinkles of precipitation Friday and Saturday did little to help firefighting efforts. “Nonetheless, it’s already dry because we didn’t get enough precipitation out of that weather last night,” he told the Star Tribune. On Saturday, the Superior National Forest arm of the U.S. Temperatures were lower Saturday, humidity was higher and skies were cloudy - all factors that can help moderate fire behavior by blocking the sun from the forest floor, aid Clark McCreedy, a spokesperson for the multiagency team fighting the blaze. As the Greenwood fire in northeastern Minnesota raged to over 9,000 acres over the weekend, one of the area's most popular destinations is closed down. No structures have been damaged and no injuries have been reported, officials said.
(Superior National Forest photo) The Superior National Forest announced today that the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is closed to visitors from now until May 4 as part of the coronavirus pandemic response. The Lake County Sheriff's Office had ordered residents of about 245 homes and cabins to evacuate in areas around McDougal Lake, Sand Lake, the Highway 2 corridor, and north of Highway 1 in the vicinity of East and West Chub Lakes, Jackpot Lake and Slate Lake. Boundary Waters closed for all until May 4 Apby Greg Seitz Preparing to start a Boundary Waters trip.
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