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My Story

I appreciate your help in reaching my fundraising goal for Save the BWCA!


This past year, my family and I suffered the unexpected loss of my uncle Bob about a month prior to my first Grandma’s Marathon. Bob was an avid outdoorsman, lifelong runner, and engaged community member. The boundary waters were a special place to him. Bob cared deeply about this space and its preservation. This year, I want to honor him by supporting Save the BWCA and the important work that they are doing to protect our wilderness.

Description

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is an undeveloped 1.1 million-acre federal and state-recognized Wilderness Area. It is an expanse of lakes, rivers, and forests in the Superior National Forest, located along the Minnesota-Canada border, that has been protected by statute and international treaty for more than a century. This is the sixth most critical region in the lower 48 to protect for climate resiliency and contains 20% of all the freshwater in the entire National Forest System. The water in the Boundary Waters is so clean, you can dip your cup and drink straight from the lake.

Save the Boundary Waters is the locally-based, national campaign led by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness based in Ely, Minnesota dedicated to permanently protecting America’s most beloved Wilderness Area – the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Apr 13 Carolyn run moni run <3 $50.00
Apr 13 Tim Oliver Uncle Bob would be proud! $108.50
Apr 13 Baby Billy Undisclosed amount