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The Boundary Waters is under unprecedented threat.  Join me to support Save the Boundary Waters and run a marathon.  Okay, you don't have to do the running part - I'll take care of that.  You can do the supporting part, the part that advocates for a pristine wilderness free of mining, dumping, and roads.  As you may have noticed the US congress has voted that a Chilean mining conglomerate's copper mine is more important than a vital watershed.  Save the Boundary Waters is constantly working to protect and promote this amazing slice of our rapidly disappearing wilderness.  

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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 20 Christina You’re doing it now!! Undisclosed amount
Apr 20 Adriane Heflin Go Sten Go! $55.25
Apr 20 Lisa & Robb Good luck!! $108.50
Apr 20 Jo Ann Robinson Thank you for being in this fight so close to the hearts of me and my family $108.50
Apr 20 Ellie Mitchell $28.63
Apr 20 Autograph A2D $108.50
Apr 20 Marcia Williamson $28.63
Apr 20 Anonymous Growing up canoeing the Boundary Water was an invaluable part of my development and should be preserved for future generations. Go Go Go!!! $108.50
Apr 19 JJLee Thanks for doing this! $55.25
Apr 19 Jon and Lisa Lewis $108.50