Three Mile Island Fire
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In September of 2002, much of Three Mile Island on Seagull Lake in the BWCAW was burned by the U.S. Forest Service. This was an intentional effort to reduce wildfire fuels created as a result of the Fourth of July Blowdown in 1999.
Three Mile Island is notable for being the location of what may be the oldest trees in the BWCAW, some of which originated prior to the year 1595. A fraction of these ancient trees survived the combination of the recent blowdown and fire disturbances.
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Other nearby burns
The south shore of Seagull Lake was likewise burned by the Forest Service the following year. The north shore of Seagull was burned by the lightning-caused Alpine Lake Fire in 2005.
The Cavity Lake Fire of 2006 started spot fires on Three Mile Island.
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References
- Heinselman, Miron. The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem, University of Minnesota Press, 1996. ISBN 0816628041
- Myers, John. Ancient Cedars Hang On, MN Volunteer, July-August 2003.
