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January 27, 2021

Preserving Minnesota's Boundary Waters Wilderness is key to solving the climate and extinction crisis

January 19, 2021

Last week US. Rep. Betty McCollum, state legislators, and the campaign to Save the Boundary Waters held a press conference outlining the path to permanent protection for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

January 14, 2021

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04), State Reps. Kelly Morrison and Jim Davnie, State Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, and small business owner Steve Piragis joined the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters for a zoom press conference outlining the path to permanent protection for Minnesota's Boundary Waters Wilderness.

November 19, 2020

Lawyers for Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), the lead organization in the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, signed an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that establishes a process for addressing review and possible revision of state mining rules. The agreement sets the stage for the DNR to reconsider its 27-year-old copper-nickel mining rules to determine if they are adequate to protect the Boundary Waters from copper-nickel mining pollution in the Rainy River Watershed.

Apr 13, 2022
Quetico Superior Wilderness News

Greg Seitz writes on the recent Webby nomination for the film "Boundary Waters Traverse," which documents Alex Falconer's record-setting trail run across the BWCA.

Mar 17, 2022
MinnPost

Richard Moe writes on the imperative of permanent protection for the Boundary Waters. "My friend and former boss, the late Walter Mondale, canoed and fished the Boundary Waters for most of his life. He worked tirelessly in his final years for its permanent protection."

Mar 3, 2022
Shots News

Alex Falconer trail ran 110 miles across the Boundary Waters in less than 38 hours to raise awareness for sulfide-ore copper mining. Learn more about the mini-documentary produced by Current Resident.

Jan 27, 2022
Yahoo! News

The Biden administration has delivered a big win to environmentalists and a potentially fatal blow to backers of a proposed copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Jan 26, 2022
The Hill

The Interior Department on Wednesday announced the cancellation of two mine leases in Minnesota that had been granted under the Trump administration.

Jan 26, 2022
Bring Me The News

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has canceled two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters owned by Twin Metals, saying their renewal three years ago was illegitimate.

Jan 26, 2022
Huff Post

A Chilean mining giant’s bid to construct a massive underground copper-nickel mine just a few miles from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has hit another major snag.

VIDEOS & WEBINARS

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Short video celebrating the life of Former Vice President Walter Mondale, who fought fervently to protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters from toxic mining. 

Watch the entire "Boundary Waters Traverse" film! On May 22, 2021 Alex Falconer ran over 110 miles in 38 hrs 15 mins and 3 seconds, through the heart of the Boundary Waters completing the first known attempt to trail run the "Boundary Waters Traverse”.

Patagonia's feature-length film - Public Trust. The film focuses on the Boundary Waters and other high-profile, threatened public lands across the United States.

In Deep Water: A Fight to Save the Boundary Waters The Campaign produced a mini-documentary to educate new audiences on the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining on the edge of the Boundary Waters.

Kids for the Boundary Waters is an organization run by youth with the goal of building a community of young wilderness advocates.

KEEN Story Camp was an event that included a public open-mic session on the edge of the Wilderness, where attendees canoed the lakes during the day and told stories around the fire at night.

A stunning short film that follows Dave and Amy Freeman's year spent in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Bear Witness shares Dave and Amy's experiences in all seasons and how the Freemans dedicated themselves to this expedition in an effort to raise awareness about the threats to the Boundary Waters from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining. 

A stunning short film that follows Dave and Amy Freeman's year spent in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Bear Witness shares Dave and Amy's experiences in all seasons and how the Freemans dedicated themselves to this expedition in an effort to raise awareness about the threats to the Boundary Waters from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining. 

Covering 2,000 miles and crossing nine states, authors and National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Amy and Dave Freeman are biking from Ely, Minnesota, to Washington D.C. this spring to promote their new book, A Year in the Wilderness, and continue their efforts to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of our country’s most precious and expansive Wilderness areas.

A short documentary film centered around protecting the Boundary Waters. The film's focus is on the people who help spread appreciation for the land and carry on, in their own individual ways, the legacy of Sigurd Olson, a writer and conservationist who was responsible for the area's National Forest designation in 1978.

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WEBINARS

Lease Cancelation Webinar - 1/27/22

Save the Boundary Waters Press Conference: Lease Cancelation - 1/26/2022

Issue 101 and the Path to Permanent Protection for the Boundary Waters - 9/3/2021

Fishing Webinar 5/5/2021

Saving the Boundary Waters: Stories About Runners and Kids Working to Protect America’s Most Visited Wilderness - June 2021

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