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Grand Portage National Monument and Grand Portage Trustlands forestry department conducted a prescribed burn on Friday, May 23. The burn was intended to reduce fine fuels, shrub and tree encroachment of the meadow and reduce invasive plants.

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Meadow Prescribed Burn begins

Test Burn Picnic Area 1

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Two firefighters using drip torches

Using Drip Torches 3

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Smoke and flames visible in field

Prescribed Burn Progresses 4

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Three firefighters using drip torches to burn fine fuels.

Test Burn Picnic Area 2

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Firefighters wearing fire retardant clothing and helmets watch the burn.

Monitoring the Burn 5

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Two firefighters working

Picnic Area Test Burn 6

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Firefighter walks through fine fuels with flames and smoke to his right.

Test Burn Picnic Area 7

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Firefighter walking through fine fuels with flames and smoke to his right.

Test Burn Picnic Area 8

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A firefighter burns fine fuels while two firefighters apply water using fire engine.

Burn & Control 9

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Fire consumes fine fuels leaving black

Picnic Area Prescribed Burn 10

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Two firefighters using drip torches, one fire engine crewman montors burn, another rolls fire hose on the engine.

Firefighters Continue Test Bur...

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Five firefighters watch progress of test burn.

Firefighters Observing Test Pi...

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Two firefighters observing a burn applied by a third. Monument superintendent also observes progress.

Continuing Burn in the Picnic ...

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Two firefighters observe progress of burn

Observing Test Burn Progress 1...

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Firefighter directs water below evergreen tree.

Test Burn Picnic Area 15

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Two firefighters igniting meadow.

Meadow Prescribed Burn Begins ...

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Two firefighters ignite meadow, one monitors burn.

Meadow Burn Begins 17

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Firefighter on very left, smoke rising

Meadow Prescribed Burn Continu...

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Two firfighters protect fence while one applies fire.

Meadow Burn Fence Line 19

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Two firefighters holding drip torches

Meadow Prescribed Burn Continu...

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