My Story
Hey y’all!! I will be running my first half marathon at the Grandma’s Marathon in June 2026!! I’m running on behalf of Save the Boundary Waters and will be trying to fundraise to donate to this organization. This organization is near and dear to my heart. I first learned about the BWCA while I was in the dental assisting program at MCTC back in 2017. Save the Boundary Waters had a presentation set up there, talking about their endless fight to protect this wilderness that is so important. Since then I have been very passionate about protecting the BWCA and it has been a dream of mine to go there. I finally got the opportunity to go this past summer and it was more beautiful than I imagined. It is truly such a treasure and we are so lucky to have something like this in our state. So please help me raise funds to donate and continue helping fight off toxic copper-sulfide mining in the BWCA. It will do nothing but destroy the local economy and pollute the land and waters that so many animals and people rely on.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Debbie Zaiger | $55.25 |
