The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest is just the latest place in North America to be affected by wildfires. Wildfires have been increasing over the last several decades due to numerous factors. Logging, agriculture, land development, inconsistent land management and fire protection, and climate change have all been factors leading to this increase. The ongoing "Camp" fire (the name of the fire, not a campfire) provides us with a real time learning resource on how these fires may occur and spread.

I visited the Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest near Ely and Winton, Minnesota last August, camping for four days just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I am heart broken by what I am seeing from this beloved place. My hopes are that no one becomes a casualty of this fast moving fire and that it burns itself out before it causes too great of damage to the forests and property.

To learn more about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Superior National Forest, and the Ely, Minnesota region, check out the links below.

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service site

https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/recreation/boundary-waters-canoe-area-wilderness

The Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area

https://www.friends-bwca.org/explore/

Superior National Forest

https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior

Ely, Winton, and the Boundary Waters Tourism and Recreation

https://www.ely.org/

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