the Media Room

RELEASE: Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins to Headline Save the Boundary Waters Gala

March 6, 2024

"I am excited to announce that I am going to be the keynote speaker at the Save the Boundary Waters gala on May 2. The Boundary Waters is this incredible wilderness area. This was a really special place for me and my family - and it still is. Let’s protect the places we love," said Jessie Diggins

RELEASE: Minnesota State Senator Kelly Morrison and State Representative Sandra Feist introduce their new Boundary Waters protection bill

February 7, 2024

BREAKING: Popular lake near the Boundary Waters recognized as impaired for sulfate by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

November 14, 2023

It has taken years of effort and tens of thousands of dollars in lab and equipment costs, but the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters’ tireless water quality monitoring work sheds light on Birch Lake – whose pollution has been ignored – until now.

STATEMENT: Save the Boundary Waters statement on Twin Metals filing notice to appeal federal legal victory for the BWCA

November 9, 2023

Today, Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta plc, filed a notice to appeal the dismissal of the company’s federal lawsuit against the U.S. Government.

RELEASE: Department of Natural Resources approves exploratory drilling plan next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

October 31, 2023

Franconia Minerals’ plan to drill just upstream of the Boundary Waters was approved late yesterday afternoon by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

ICYMI Minnesota’s local CBS news station, WCCO, highlights Save the Boundary Waters’ decade of work fighting against sulfide-ore copper mining threats

October 24, 2023

WCCO, Minnesota’s local CBS news station, highlighted how the Campaign to Save The Boundary Waters built a movement that brought Minnesota’s sulfide-ore copper mining threat into the national spotlight.

RELEASE: Save the BW calls upon state to reject Twin Metals/Franconia plan

October 9, 2023

Save the Boundary Waters submits letter of objection to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources Commissioners, urging rejection of Franconia Minerals/Twin Metals Minnesota exploratory drilling plan on shores of popular recreational lake in Superior National Forest

RELEASE: BREAKING: Win for the Boundary Waters. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness wins lawsuit against Twin Metals

September 6, 2023

(Ely, MN)-- Today, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), the lead organization in the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, ten area businesses, and four conservation groups prevailed in the lawsuit in which the groups and businesses had intervened on the side of the United States government. Antofagasta’s subsidiaries Twin Metals Minnesota and Franconia filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in August 2022. The lawsuit sought to force the renewal of federal mineral leases next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which had been illegally renewed during the Trump Administration.

ICYMI The Timberjay: NMW lays out strategy for BWCAW protection

July 31, 2023

Executive director Ingrid Lyons of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters and national chair Becky Rom presented to a packed audience at the weekly Ely gathering “Tuesday Group,” where they outlined Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness’ strategy to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permanently. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW) is the lead organization of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters.

ICYMI: Fact check: No, the mineral withdrawal won't affect taconite mining

July 24, 2023

Local Northeastern Minnesota newspaper sets the story straight: the Biden administration’s 20-year mineral withdrawal banning mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters does not impact taconite mining, despite Rep. Stauber’s inaccurate pontifications on the matter.

Local View: Hunters, anglers, Roosevelt IV all defending the Boundary Waters

Mar 25, 2026

Duluth News Tribune

From the column: "In Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown, is leading the charge to turn public lands over to a foreign mining company owned by a billionaire from Chile."

America’s Most Endangered Public Lands in 2026

Mar 17, 2026

Outside

From the most iconic national park to the newest national monument, much of America’s 640 million acres of public land is under siege. Here are the most endangered places, what we stand to lose, and our best chances for saving them.

Local View: Mining bill means more federal takeover

Mar 16, 2026

Duluth News Tribune

From the column: "Minnesotans deserve a complete and truthful dialog and a demonstrable understanding of the consequences of irreversibly erasing our wild treasures and natural resources."

Public Pressure on The Boundary Waters is Working

Mar 16, 2026

More Than Just Parks

The clock is running out on Republican efforts to poison the Boundary Waters — and they know it.

The Boundary Waters Backstory

Mar 13, 2026

Yellowstonian

Our interview with Minnesota conservationist Becky Rom frames the debate over a controversial copper and nickel mine proposed for the BWCAW. She mentions rejection of science, potential conflicts of interests and parallels with efforts to save Yellowstone from a similar threat.

Save the Boundary Waters from high-risk mining

Mar 12, 2026

MinnPost

U.S. Rep Pete Stauber is leading the GOP effort in support of a Chilean company that wants to do copper-nickel mining in the BWCA.

Opinion | Lose our commitment to the environment and we lose our soul

Mar 11, 2026

The Cap Times

Trump’s Africa Minerals Push Faces Long Road to Match Dominant China

Mar 9, 2026

Bloomberg

While Washington is trying to make bigger deals, Beijing remains far ahead.

Republicans target public lands protections in a new way

Mar 9, 2026

Missoula Current

Patrick Durkin: River in Ireland cautions us to protect Minnesota’s boundary waters

Mar 9, 2026

Antigo Daily Journal

May 13, 2026: Winona Post: We all need the Boundary Waters
May 11, 2026: Sanibel Captiva: Guest commentary: Dangerous precedent set on moratorium
May 11, 2026: The Sun: To the editor
May 9, 2026: The Minnesota Star Tribune: Readers Write: The justice system, mining near the BWCA, HERC, Mother’s Day
April 22, 2026: Brainerd Dispatch: Reader Opinion: Goodbye, Pete
April 20, 2026: Wausau Pilot & Review: Your letters: Writer rallies public to continue fight against mining in Boundary Waters
April 3, 2026: Pine & Lakes Echo Journal: Letter to the Editor: Boundary Waters is not the place for an experiment
March 30, 2026: Tahoe Daily Tribune: Letter to the Editor
March 6, 2026: Boseman Daily Chronicle: Letter to the editor: Daines, Sheehy must vote no on Boundary Waters mining by Connor Koch
March 4, 2026: Voices News: Protect the Boundary Waters by Nancy McMillan
March 4, 2026: Duluth News Tribune: Stauber failing to defend ‘our way of life’ by Scott Laderman
March 2, 2026: Coronado Eagle & Journal: A Letter To Our Senators
March 11, 2026: White Bear Press: Letters to the Editor by Don Wendel
Feb 19, 2026: Union-Times: Letter: Pete Stauber does not represent northern MN values
February 8, 2026: Star Observer: Protect the Boundary Waters — by contacting your senators

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.

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.