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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness entry points now 70% open
The Forest Service opens the Kekekabic and Pow Wow trail entry points August 11, pushing wilderness reopening past 70%. Permits for 17 other entry points near active fire work stay cancelled through August 12 or 17.
Wildfires burn approximately 68,000 acres in the Superior National Forest and BWCA
Daily updates on wildfires in the Boundary Waters: containment is climbing across the major fires as evacuation zones shrink near the areas closest to the flames. The Forest Service is reopening additional BWCAW entry points for day and overnight use.
FIRE UPDATES:
Wildfire updates, park and entry point closures, campfire restrictions. Learn more about prescribed burns, and the history of fire in the wilderness of Minnesota/Canada border lakes region. More >
PARKS & REGIONS
FOCUS ON MINING :
Stay up to date on proposed mining projects near the BWCAW and Superior National Forest Learn More >
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