YOUR WILDERNESS. YOUR MOMENT.
The Boundary Waters is facing its greatest threat.
The Trump administration is moving to reverse federal protections and fast-track toxic sulfide mining at the headwaters of the wilderness. This summer, the administration announced plans to lift the 20-year mining ban and reinstate expired mineral leases for Chilean mining giant Antofagasta's Twin Metals Minnesota project.
But with you, we’ll be ready.
For 50 years, Friends of the Boundary Waters has brought people together to safeguard one of America's most cherished wilderness areas. No matter the threat, this legacy has prepared us for the fight ahead.
This is the moment we've been preparing for.
Foreign mining conglomerates and their political allies are coordinating an assault on America's most-visited wilderness area.
Copper-sulfide mining would create millions of tons of toxic waste. This is the chemical equivalent of battery acid. This pollution would inevitably leach into the pristine waters of the Boundary Waters, contaminating more than 1,000 interconnected lakes for generations.
Despite heavy resistance and winning monumental victories in the past few years, the Trump administration has issued executive orders to scrap environmental review and fast-forward these toxic projects.
Your support powers our multifaceted defense strategy:
Legal Defense: We're challenging the Trump administration's actions in federal courts, defending our public land and the hard-won protections currently in place.
Advocacy in Washington and St. Paul: We're working with Boundary Waters champions to oppose legislation that would open the door to mining, and we're pushing for permanent state-level protections.
Coalition Building: Our Clean Waters Coalition unites businesses, nonprofits, Indigenous organizations, and faith institutions in a powerful movement to protect our waters.
Grassroots Mobilization: Nearly 70% of Minnesotans oppose sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters. We're amplifying this overwhelming public support.In 1976, ordinary people came together to create a grassroots movement that passed landmark legislation making the Boundary Waters the protected wilderness it is today. Since then, we've stopped toxic mining projects and defended these waters in courtrooms across the nation.
We've fought through one Trump presidency, and we will do it again. While we've faced setbacks, we've also achieved historic victories:
Defended the Boundary Waters at the highest levels of government
Built a resilient base of support in Washington and Minnesota
Secured protections that the administration now seeks to overturn
50 years of victories have prepared us for this fight.
Through your support, we connect over 3,500 students annually to the Boundary Waters through our No Boundaries education program. Our Thomas Flint wilderness canoe trip scholarships provide nearly 200 students with life-changing wilderness experiences each year.
These young people will be the next generation of Boundary Waters defenders.
The Boundary Waters drives a thriving outdoor recreation economy, supporting 17,000 jobs and over $1 billion in annual revenue. Risking this for a foreign-owned mine that would pollute our waters is unconscionable
Your gift today ensures we have the resources to:
Sigurd Olson, the great writer and conservationist, said the work of protecting the Boundary Waters is never complete. Each generation is called to fight to keep this watery wilderness pristine.
Today, all of us are called to address the danger the Boundary Waters faces from copper-sulfide mining.
And we are grateful that you have the courage to fight for this special place.
With your support, we will protect the Boundary Waters for another 50 years.
Together, we are fighting for cold, clean water in more than 1,000 lakes. For the walleye and loons. For soaring red and white pines, birch, and cedars. For moose, black bears, lynx, and otters.
But most of all, we're fighting for people. For how we connect with the natural world. For how we connect with each other.
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Organization name
Friends Of The Boundary Waters Wilderness
other names
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderenss
Tax id (EIN)
36-3414821
Categories
Education , Environment , Community
Address
2550 University Ave W Suite 180S