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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 14 Devin and Lindsey Carlson $100.00
Nov 13 Danette Olsen McCarthy Thank you for this beautiful effort, Anna! $28.63
Nov 13 Anonymous $28.63
Nov 13 Alex Boulanger $28.63
Nov 12 Casey Carlson $140.45
Nov 10 Ketzel you must be swift as the coursing river (during spring snowmelt flooding) with all the force of a great winter storm $28.63
Nov 10 Allison Oman Run Anna run! BWCA has a dear place in my heart. $25.00
Nov 10 Marty $55.25
Nov 10 Anonymous Run like the wind $55.25
Nov 09 Darrell Johnston Long time since Festival! Thank you for saving the BWCA! $23.30