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Save the Boundary Waters unites people to advocate for the protection of wilderness and wild places, especially the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem. We are focused on protecting and preserving the Boundary Waters and greater Quetico-Superior region. Our unique, multi-pronged approach includes advocacy, partnerships, grassroots mobilization, science and policy, and more.

Save the Boundary Waters, led by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness in Ely, MN, is a national coalition of 400+ conservation, hunting & fishing organizations & businesses united to achieve a permanent ban on copper mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.

Mission: We unite people to advocate for the protection of wilderness and wild places, especially the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem.

Vision: We envision a future where people understand the value of wild protected lands, and are unified to forever protect the greater Boundary Waters Wilderness and the greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem as vital components of a healthy and resilient planet.

Recent donors

Recent donors
Date Name Amount
Nov 16 Jacqueline Hall $108.50
Nov 15 Anonymous Let's get this party started! $108.50
Nov 15 McKenna & Lucas We love you and we LOVE the Boundary Waters!!!!! $28.63
Nov 15 Katie Go Becca!!! What a cool way to honor your mom and a place so special to you. You got this! $55.25
Nov 15 Olivia Gomez Go Becca!! I’ll join you on any lake runs <3 $55.25
Nov 15 Em $108.50
Nov 15 Anonymous $55.25
Nov 15 Matthew Vanberg $28.63
Nov 15 Matt Lilyquist $55.25
Nov 15 Tim Guiney Thanks for doing this Matt!!! The BWCAW has been an important and sometimes spiritual part of my life for the last 20 years. Good luck! Undisclosed amount