My Story
On my way home from my first trip to the Boundary Waters, I drove through Duluth and noticed the wayfinding signs for Grandmas, which had happened the day before. It feels natural that these two things should again be connected, a year later as I plan training runs instead of paddling routes.
The Boundary Waters are a uniquely magical place - the weather, plant life, insect intensity, and paddling changes with every portage and being there feels a world away from real life. In just a week there, I learned how to filet a fish, witnessed two of the most intense thunderstorms I've ever seen, learned more about native fungi than I knew there was to learn, explored a bog, ate charcuterie off a broken paddle, observed more than 100 species of plants and trees, and made countless memories.
Like so many previously protected natural spaces, the Boundary Waters is under threat by the current administration to strip it of protected status and permanently disrupt the entire ecosystem through exploratory mining.
This place should be preserved for future generations, for the trees and plants that thrive in shadowed coves, for the fish that depend on fresh water to survive, and even - even for the mosquitos.
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 05 | Lisa C | $108.50 |
| Apr 05 | John T, | $108.50 |
| Apr 05 | Liz Hunter | $108.50 |
