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April 17, 2020

The businesses and local conservation group are appealing district court decision upholding the Trump Administration’s arbitrary reversal of 2016 Twin Metals’ lease cancellation

March 17, 2020

A Trump appointed U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. upheld the Trump Administration reversal of Twin Metals’ lease termination. The reversal is being challenged through a lawsuit brought by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness and 9 Northeastern Minnesota businesses against the Trump Administration.

May 23, 2022
Minnesota Reformer

Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters National Chair Becky Rom outlines how Rep. Pete Stauber's loyalty to Chilean mining corporation Antofagasta endangers the Boundary Waters.

May 23, 2022
Duluth News Tribune

Former U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell highlights the scientific evidence against sulfide-ore copper mining near the Boundary Waters. "At least two dozen new scientific reports document the likelihood of harm if sulfide-ore copper mining is allowed on Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters."

Apr 13, 2022
Quetico Superior Wilderness News

Greg Seitz writes on the recent Webby nomination for the film "Boundary Waters Traverse," which documents Alex Falconer's record-setting trail run across the BWCA.

Mar 17, 2022
MinnPost

Richard Moe writes on the imperative of permanent protection for the Boundary Waters. "My friend and former boss, the late Walter Mondale, canoed and fished the Boundary Waters for most of his life. He worked tirelessly in his final years for its permanent protection."

Mar 3, 2022
Shots News

Alex Falconer trail ran 110 miles across the Boundary Waters in less than 38 hours to raise awareness for sulfide-ore copper mining. Learn more about the mini-documentary produced by Current Resident.

Jan 27, 2022
Yahoo! News

The Biden administration has delivered a big win to environmentalists and a potentially fatal blow to backers of a proposed copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Jan 26, 2022
The Hill

The Interior Department on Wednesday announced the cancellation of two mine leases in Minnesota that had been granted under the Trump administration.

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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