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No problem, that makes sense. You are also tracking other paddling areas that I am not focused on, so you needed to look at more data anyway. This should save you time in the long run perhaps.
Personally, I think it would be nice to be able to see at a glance the boundaries of this years fires verses the 2021 fires in Quetico(or prior years BWCA fires), so perhaps a different color shade or pattern. As time goes on these areas will probably be viewed as almost the same give the closeness in years, but for the short term I think users would like to identify the different areas easily.
I don't know how much work it would be but perhaps a way to filter out fires by year or size. Personally I only care about the more recent fires as potential areas to avoid or the major fire areas.
Thanks for updating this as a readily available online resource which is very helpful for planning purposes.
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Thanks for the files. I actually decided to take a different path for current year fires. Instead of processing the data myself, I am querying the NIFC and Ontario sources for current year fires. By clicking on the current fires, you can see some extra information, such as size and containment. I am looking at changing a few things on the burn areas to better reflect the age and severity of the fires. If anyone has ideas on how this should be displayed, let me know.
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The files have been sent. Fingers crossed we don't lose any more areas to fires this year and that the current fires smolder out.
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Originally Posted by: arnesr  Ben, I just went through this exercise today updating my Lowrance fishing enthusiast map for the BWCA and Quetico. I have the shape files clipped to just include the 2026 fires affecting the BWCA and Quetico. If it would save you time, I would be happy to send you the clipped shape files. I understand the fires could start back up again and the boundaries might change, but it is a starting point. That would save me a lot of time - thanks. You can send them to my email address, which you should have.
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Ben, I just went through this exercise today updating my Lowrance fishing enthusiast map for the BWCA and Quetico. I have the shape files clipped to just include the 2026 fires affecting the BWCA and Quetico. If it would save you time, I would be happy to send you the clipped shape files. I understand the fires could start back up again and the boundaries might change, but it is a starting point.
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I usually wait until the fire perimeters are set (fires are out) so I don't have to import them twice. I'll look at adding these ones sooner, though.
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When will the boundaries of the 2026 fires be added as a map layer? It would be helpful when trying to plan fall 2026 trips. Thanks for the great planning tools!
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