Protect the Boundary Waters from sulfide-ore copper mining.

The Boundary Waters 

 is threatened

by  copper mining

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Map of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem, which includes the Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, and Canada’s Quetico Provincial park.

Save the Boundary Waters is leading the fight to protect America's most-visited Wilderness permanently.

Our leadership has decades of experience defending the  Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem, which includes the Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, and Canada’s Quetico Provincial park. Following in the footsteps of Sigurd Olson, Bud Heinselman, Ernest Oberholtzer, and many more, our movement of fierce Wilderness advocates have been protecting the Quetico Superior region for over 120 years. 

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Aerial photo of Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters is America's most visited Wilderness.

The Boundary Waters is canoe country. It is the largest Wilderness east of the Rockies and north of the Everglades. Along with the Superior National Forest, it contains 20% of all the freshwater in the entire National Forest System.

WHAT IS THE BOUNDARY WATERS?

Acid Mine Drainage - pollution from mining

Proposed sulfide-ore copper mining threatens these waters and forests.

A copper mine in the Boundary Waters watershed will pollute the Wilderness for generations to come, causing irreversible harm to water quality, wildlife, public health, and a sustainable outdoor recreation-based economy.

WHAT IS THE THREAT?