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Wisdom in Space @wisdom@c.im · 13h ago
The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. -- Hubert H. Humphrey ⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #HubertHHumphrey #Compassion #Government ⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BWCA #RoseFalls #Minnesota
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Bruce MacDonald @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io · Jul 16, 2026
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Frelich said the swaths of woods that are burning are mostly evergreen, specifically fir and spruce that form the backbone of the boreal forest. They’ve been baked to a tinder by the dry heat wave, creating “just the right or just the wrong configuration, depending on your point of view,” he said. “Boreal conifer fuel types are among the most flammable in the world — and among the most intense when they burn," he said in a phone interview Tuesday. “So many tons of combustible fuel per acre ... a lot of boreal forest fires simply can’t be suppressed.” The only thing that could put out the fires quickly would be a deluge. — from the article #FireEcology #Minnesota #BWCA
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rationaldoge
Bruce MacDonald @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io · Jul 16, 2026
Boundary Waters wildfires could smolder until snow falls Fueled by dry fir and spruce trees, the larger forest fires are too intense for firefighters to extinguish without help from the weather. By Dave Orrick and Bob Timmons The Minnesota Star Tribune “It’s way beyond the ability of firefighting crews to suppress,” said Lee Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Forest Ecology and an expert on the fire ecology of northern Minnesota forests. https://www.startribune.com/boundary-waters-wildfires/601867991?utm_source=gift #Minnesota #conifers #BWCA #wildfires
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Joseph Elfelt @mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org · Jul 15, 2026
Multiple large fires in far northern Minnesota. More fires in Ontario Campers in Boundary Waters Canoe Area being evacuated. Open GISsurfer map: https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=48.149247,-91.904238&zoom=10&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current,Wildland_fire_name&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt #BWCA #MNfire #MNwx #Wildfire
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