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November 15, 2024

Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), the founder and lead organization of Save the Boundary Waters, concluded an administrative law evidentiary trial called a “contested case hearing” (“the Hearing”) before Minnesota Administrative Law Judge Megan McKenzie. The Hearing concluded mid-afternoon on Wednesday, November 13th

November 11, 2024

Despite the challenges ahead, Lyons affirmed Save the Boundary Waters’ resolve: We have fought through one Trump presidency, and we will do it again. While we’ve faced setbacks, we have also achieved historic victories. Thanks to years of steadfast dedication, we’ve defended the Boundary Waters at the highest levels and delivered lasting triumphs.

July 12, 2024

“This is a good day for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Minnesota students. It solves a key issue that has been unresolved for thirty years - this proposal would infuse millions of dollars into the permanent fund supporting K-12 Minnesota schools and consolidates federal ownership on lands in the BWCAW, ” said Ingrid Lyons, Executive Director of Save the Boundary Waters

May 29, 2024

70% of Minnesotans want the Boundary Waters permanently protected from copper mining. The future of America's most visited Wilderness areas now heavily depends on the November election.

May 9, 2024

Fifty-two organizations signed a letter sent to Congress opposing HR 3195. The bill panders to foreign mine owners and goes against the will of 70% of Minnesotans who support a ban on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters headwaters.

May 3, 2024

The evening featured keynote speaker Jessie Diggins, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion cross-country skier, and Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The evening was the highest attended Save the Boundary Waters gala with over $300,000 raised to support the ongoing fight for the permanent protection of the Boundary Waters.

May 1, 2024

The Extreme Anti-Boundary Waters Bill, H.R. 3195, “Superior National Forest Restoration Act,” introduced and promoted by U.S. Rep. Stauber (MN-08), was voted on by the full House of Representatives last night. Unfortunately, it passed, although by a narrow margin. 

March 6, 2024

"I am excited to announce that I am going to be the keynote speaker at the Save the Boundary Waters gala on May 2. The Boundary Waters is this incredible wilderness area. This was a really special place for me and my family - and it still is. Let’s protect the places we love," said Jessie Diggins

Nov 13, 2024
Duluth News Tribune
"In 2022, outdoor recreation was an $11.7 billion industry in Minnesota, contributing seven times more to Minnesota GDP than mining, quarrying, and oil/gas extraction."
Nov 12, 2024
MPRNews
It’s been like a high-stakes ping-pong match over the past several Presidential administrations when it comes to the prospect of mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Nov 6, 2024
MINNPOST
The amendment to extend the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust fund received over 77% of the vote.
Oct 1, 2024
MINNPOST
It’s our turn as Minnesotans to extend that legacy and ensure that such landscapes are protected for another 60 years — and beyond.
Sep 27, 2024
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Like a child’s balloon let loose into the sky — or a mining approval in a land of water.
Sep 10, 2024
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The proposal suggests removing the 20-year protection on the Superior National Forest that President Joe Biden’s administration had ordered in 2023.
Aug 2, 2024
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
The Heritage Foundation, a research and educational institution dedicated to advancing conservative public policies, facilitated the proposal. The coalition recommends that the new administration “abandon withdrawals of lands from leasing…[including] the Boundary Waters area in northern Minnesota if those withdrawals have not been completed.”
Jul 22, 2024
MINNPOST
Residents of Eagles Nest Township, a small community southwest of Ely, Minn., have spent more than a decade preparing for wildfires. Here’s a look at their efforts.
Jul 12, 2024
KSTP
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to sell tens of thousands of acres of the state’s most pristine land to the federal government. The plan involves about 80,000 acres — or 125 square miles — in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Jun 26, 2024
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
Last week, Representative Pete Stauber (R-8th district) attached five amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act. These aim to overturn the 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

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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