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Fires, Forests and Funding

By Sue Prom Posted on December 27, 2017 Posted in wildfire No Comments Tagged with Forest Fire, isaac walton league, USFS

Forest fires have been making the headlines a lot lately. It’s difficult to ignore the impact forest fires have on communities and resources. Fire seasons are getting longer and fires are burning more intensely. It is obvious fire fighting costs …

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Careless Campers Start Fire on Saganaga Island

By Sue Prom Posted on October 8, 2016 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, Forest Fire, island, Saganaga Lake, smokey bear

On the afternoon of September 22nd around 4pm our crew member Alex noticed smoke. He was out on Saganaga Lake and was returning from a tow out to Hook Island or American Point. He veered off of his course to …

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Wildfire Insanity

By Sue Prom Posted on May 24, 2016 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with Forest Fire, Foss Lake, prescribed burn, wildfire

I think it is really odd a USFS spokesperson would say, “Part of the area burning was scheduled to undergo a prescribed burn anyway.”  I wonder if the costs to fight a wildfire are the same as the costs associated …

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Snow is Good for Wildfire Threat

By Sue Prom Posted on April 6, 2016 Posted in wildfire No Comments Tagged with Fire Wise, Forest Fire, Ham Lake Fire

The great thing about getting more snow this spring is it keeps the ground wet. Ever since the Ham Fire on the Gunflint Trail we’ve paid close attention to the moisture level in the spring.  It’s an especially vulnerable time …

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