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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Boundary Waters wildfires shift to recovery
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Latest: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Announces End of Peacetime Wildfire Emergency
In early July 2026 the U.S. Forest Service closed much of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as the Bear Trap, Thumb and Wolfpack fires surged. By mid‑July the entire BWCAW was shut down, evacuations ordered, and