The million-acre BWCAW is the most heavily used wilderness area in the US, and has been the subject of long-term studies of forest fire and windstorm impacts on boreal forests. The BWCAW was listed by National Geographic as one of the original "50 places of a lifetime."
Field crew on the way to work in a Wenonah Canoe. Photo: Dave Hansen, University of Minnesota.
Boreal forest on Seagull Lake partially burned by the Ham Lake Fire of 2007. Photo: Dave Hansen, University of Minnesota.
Three Mile Island in Seagull Lake covered with light green paper birch regeneration after a combination of blowdown and fire. Photo: Dave Hansen, University of Minnesota.
