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the Media Room

May 20, 2026

The bill text includes language that would force the issuance of two mineral leases in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and bar judicial review of those leases. Text related to the Boundary Waters can be found on Page 181:

April 27, 2026

 

(Washington, DC) – The President just signed H.J. Res. 140 into Law. This resolution used the rarely used Congressional Review Act (CRA) and officially revokes Public Land Order (PLO) 7917, which was signed in January 2023 and protected over 225,000 acres of federal land in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park from the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining for 20 years.

April 15, 2026

(Washington, DC) – A full Senate floor debate on Joint Resolution 140 is happening now with a vote likely tomorrow

Jul 20, 2026
The Minnesota Star Tribune

Businesses from grocers to resorts and outfitters in Ely are assessing the loss of recreation-driven money. The long-running Blueberry Arts Festival was canceled.

Jul 20, 2026
Kare 11

While the air quality gets better in the metro, fires are still burning up north. Neighbors are helping neighbors, all trying to stay safe with the wildfire smoke.


 

Jul 19, 2026
The Minnesota Star Tribune

Wildfires have burned nearly 69,000 acres in northeastern Minnesota, while smoke has dispersed across much of the state.

Jul 19, 2026
France 24

The final stages of the World Cup, with Les Bleus’ elimination and England finishing third; extreme heat and wildfires around the world; and the Tour de France brought to a standstill by the heatwave in France. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images. 

Jul 19, 2026
The Politics Chicks

The places we love become part of who we are—and give us something worth protecting.


 

Jul 16, 2026
Outdoor Life

Evacuations of the remote 1-million acre wilderness are ongoing as visitors and locals face a dozen-odd fires in northern Minnesota and Canada, hazardous smoke conditions, and loss of income during peak paddling season

Jul 16, 2026
The Minnesota Star Tribune

The U.S. Forest Service asked operators with towboat permits to help haul out dozens of paddlers threatened by the spreading Camp Fire near Ely.

Jul 16, 2026
Northern News Now

City leaders and NIMO officials address community concerns and dispel evacuation rumor

Jul 16, 2026
Outdoor Life

Evacuations of the remote 1-million acre wilderness are ongoing as visitors and locals face a dozen-odd fires in northern Minnesota and Canada, hazardous smoke conditions, and loss of income during peak paddling season

VIDEOS & WEBINARS

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Short video celebrating the life of Former Vice President Walter Mondale, who fought fervently to protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters from toxic mining. 

Watch the entire "Boundary Waters Traverse" film! On May 22, 2021 Alex Falconer ran over 110 miles in 38 hrs 15 mins and 3 seconds, through the heart of the Boundary Waters completing the first known attempt to trail run the "Boundary Waters Traverse”.

Patagonia's feature-length film - Public Trust. The film focuses on the Boundary Waters and other high-profile, threatened public lands across the United States.

In Deep Water: A Fight to Save the Boundary Waters, we produced a mini-documentary to educate new audiences on the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining on the edge of the Boundary Waters.

Kids for the Boundary Waters is an organization run by youth with the goal of building a community of young wilderness advocates.

KEEN Story Camp was an event that included a public open-mic session on the edge of the Wilderness, where attendees canoed the lakes during the day and told stories around the fire at night.

A stunning short film that follows Dave and Amy Freeman's year spent in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Bear Witness shares Dave and Amy's experiences in all seasons and how the Freemans dedicated themselves to this expedition in an effort to raise awareness about the threats to the Boundary Waters from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining. 

A stunning short film that follows Dave and Amy Freeman's year spent in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Bear Witness shares Dave and Amy's experiences in all seasons and how the Freemans dedicated themselves to this expedition in an effort to raise awareness about the threats to the Boundary Waters from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining. 

Covering 2,000 miles and crossing nine states, authors and National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Amy and Dave Freeman are biking from Ely, Minnesota, to Washington D.C. this spring to promote their new book, A Year in the Wilderness, and continue their efforts to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of our country’s most precious and expansive Wilderness areas.

A short documentary film centered around protecting the Boundary Waters. The film's focus is on the people who help spread appreciation for the land and carry on, in their own individual ways, the legacy of Sigurd Olson, a writer and conservationist who was responsible for the area's National Forest designation in 1978.

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WEBINARS

Lease Cancelation Webinar - 1/27/22

Save the Boundary Waters Press Conference: Lease Cancelation - 1/26/2022

Issue 101 and the Path to Permanent Protection for the Boundary Waters - 9/3/2021

Fishing Webinar 5/5/2021

Saving the Boundary Waters: Stories About Runners and Kids Working to Protect America’s Most Visited Wilderness - June 2021

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Save the Boundary Waters welcomes media inquiries; email Libby@savetheboundarywaters.org