CMU

The terrible destruction of a beautiful place solidified my devotion to environmental conservation. There was a breathtaking sunrise on the fourth day of our trip to Northern Tier, a high adventure base run by the Boy Scouts of America. Each day, we were privileged to enjoy magnificent mountains covered with dense green forests and lake water as clear as glass. That morning, my crew and I were canoeing Minnesota's boundary waters, when we saw that the clear sky was marred by clouds of smoke. On day five, as we rushed back to base camp, we witnessed the destruction caused by the forest fire…