Marshall Helmberger
ECHO TRAIL Clearing of trees and brush along this iconic roadway within the Superior National Forest is on a temporary hold while St. Louis County officials take stock of work done to date. Some border country residents have raised alarm over the impact to the scenic qualities of the road, which is a primary access route to a large swath of the western end of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
“We have no issue with brush clearing,” said Paul Schurke, of Ely, who along with a handful of others, met with Forest Service officials and St. Louis County Commissioner Paul McDonald last week to discuss their concerns. But, he said, the removal of hundreds of large pine and the prospect of additional pine removal, is concerning.
ELY- When firefighters battled a wildfire that began May 17 near Bezhik Lake that burned 782 acres of forest, they were joined the next day by a partner that helped them communicate and coordinate …
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST Mother Nature helped firefighters get the upper hand on the Bezhik Fire last week, but not before the blaze impacted some private property owners in the area. While …
Fox21Online
May 23, 2021
BWCA – Firefighters are making progress controlling the raging flames in the BWCA, saying that while it’s not out yet, it’s “100% contained.”
Right now, firefighters on the ground and in aircrafts are working to fight back the edges of the fire, and bringing down the pockets of heat to cooler temperatures.
The headway is showing with the number of acres the fire is now contained to.
It’s down to 782 acres of land, when it was sprawling across 950 acres near Bezhik Lake just a few days ago.
Officials believe the fire was ignited by a lightening strike.