Friends of the Boundary Waters
@bwca.bsky.social
Connecting people and protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since 1976.
Twin Metals is back, trying to mine near the Boundary Waters. We beat them once, but they're relentless. With your support, we'll defend clean water, push for permanent protection, and keep the BWCA wild. Donate now and double your impact during Give to the Max.
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Twin Metals is back, trying to mine near the Boundary Waters. We beat them once, but they're relentless. With your support, we'll defend clean water, push for permanent protection, and keep the BWCA wild. Donate now and double your impact during Give to the Max.
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
New drilling plan alert: Twin Metals is pushing to explore near the Boundary Waters again. Their new drilling plan is moving fast, and so are we.
Your Give to the Max gift is matched.
Stand with us. Donate today → www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Your Give to the Max gift is matched.
Stand with us. Donate today → www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New drilling plan alert: Twin Metals is pushing to explore near the Boundary Waters again. Their new drilling plan is moving fast, and so are we.
Your Give to the Max gift is matched.
Stand with us. Donate today → www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Your Give to the Max gift is matched.
Stand with us. Donate today → www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Early giving starts now! Every dollar you give through Give to the Max will be matched up to $300,000, helping stop toxic mining and protect clean water. Together, we can do it again!
Double your impact today ➜
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Photo: Bridget Erickson
Double your impact today ➜
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Photo: Bridget Erickson
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Early giving starts now! Every dollar you give through Give to the Max will be matched up to $300,000, helping stop toxic mining and protect clean water. Together, we can do it again!
Double your impact today ➜
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Photo: Bridget Erickson
Double your impact today ➜
www.givemn.org/bwcaw?referr...
Photo: Bridget Erickson
Today we continue "Paddles & Pines: Boundary Waters Adventure!" 🛶🌲 In "Water as Habitat" we explore how species interconnect in this ecosystem with the Wolf & Bear Centers. All ages welcome! YouTube at noon CST ⬇️
www.youtube.com/@Expeditions...
Photo: David Culver
www.youtube.com/@Expeditions...
Photo: David Culver
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today we continue "Paddles & Pines: Boundary Waters Adventure!" 🛶🌲 In "Water as Habitat" we explore how species interconnect in this ecosystem with the Wolf & Bear Centers. All ages welcome! YouTube at noon CST ⬇️
www.youtube.com/@Expeditions...
Photo: David Culver
www.youtube.com/@Expeditions...
Photo: David Culver
H.R. 4090 would make Trump's fast-track mining orders permanent law, threatening the Boundary Waters.
But what's this REALLY about?
Profits over Public Lands!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Contact your reps NOW to oppose H.R. 4090.
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
But what's this REALLY about?
Profits over Public Lands!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Contact your reps NOW to oppose H.R. 4090.
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
H.R. 4090 would make Trump's fast-track mining orders permanent law, threatening the Boundary Waters.
But what's this REALLY about?
Profits over Public Lands!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Contact your reps NOW to oppose H.R. 4090.
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
But what's this REALLY about?
Profits over Public Lands!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Contact your reps NOW to oppose H.R. 4090.
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
Thanks for stopping by our tent today @athenahollins.bsky.social and for your work to protect the Boundary Waters!
August 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thanks for stopping by our tent today @athenahollins.bsky.social and for your work to protect the Boundary Waters!
The Minnesota State Fair is upon us🎡
How are we celebrating?
Come by our tent between bites of fried foods and delights.
We have sporks, merch, and a tent giveaway!
Located near the Eco Experience, about 2 blocks from our previous spot! 👉
www.friends-bwca.org/event/minnes...
How are we celebrating?
Come by our tent between bites of fried foods and delights.
We have sporks, merch, and a tent giveaway!
Located near the Eco Experience, about 2 blocks from our previous spot! 👉
www.friends-bwca.org/event/minnes...
August 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Minnesota State Fair is upon us🎡
How are we celebrating?
Come by our tent between bites of fried foods and delights.
We have sporks, merch, and a tent giveaway!
Located near the Eco Experience, about 2 blocks from our previous spot! 👉
www.friends-bwca.org/event/minnes...
How are we celebrating?
Come by our tent between bites of fried foods and delights.
We have sporks, merch, and a tent giveaway!
Located near the Eco Experience, about 2 blocks from our previous spot! 👉
www.friends-bwca.org/event/minnes...
What a celebration! Our No Boundaries program brought 150+ students to the Boundary Waters this summer. Honored incredible Buoy Award winners & gathered families for canoeing, portaging & s'mores. Here's to more boundary-breaking adventures ahead! 🛶✨
August 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What a celebration! Our No Boundaries program brought 150+ students to the Boundary Waters this summer. Honored incredible Buoy Award winners & gathered families for canoeing, portaging & s'mores. Here's to more boundary-breaking adventures ahead! 🛶✨
Rep. Pete Stauber and mining proponents claim copper sulfide mining is safe. But the evidence tells a different story. All it takes is one mining disaster to poison Minnesota’s clean water forever. Our clean water is not for sale.
Take action - join us!
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved/
Take action - join us!
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved/
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Rep. Pete Stauber and mining proponents claim copper sulfide mining is safe. But the evidence tells a different story. All it takes is one mining disaster to poison Minnesota’s clean water forever. Our clean water is not for sale.
Take action - join us!
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved/
Take action - join us!
www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved/
🚨URGENT - ACTION NEEDED 🚨In the middle of the night, the U.S. House passed the bloated Reconciliation Bill with a dangerous provision opening hundreds of thousands of acres around Boundary Waters to copper-sulfide mining. This bill also blocks any legal challenge to this land giveaway.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨URGENT - ACTION NEEDED 🚨In the middle of the night, the U.S. House passed the bloated Reconciliation Bill with a dangerous provision opening hundreds of thousands of acres around Boundary Waters to copper-sulfide mining. This bill also blocks any legal challenge to this land giveaway.
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Join Amy Freeman for Lunch With Friends tomorrow, May 21st @ 12-1PM CT
Amy recounts her and Dave Freeman's 12,000 mile journey across North America, with a powerful call to action to protect the natural places we cherish before they’re lost forever. Register via the link below!
shorturl.at/J8aqC
Amy recounts her and Dave Freeman's 12,000 mile journey across North America, with a powerful call to action to protect the natural places we cherish before they’re lost forever. Register via the link below!
shorturl.at/J8aqC
May 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join Amy Freeman for Lunch With Friends tomorrow, May 21st @ 12-1PM CT
Amy recounts her and Dave Freeman's 12,000 mile journey across North America, with a powerful call to action to protect the natural places we cherish before they’re lost forever. Register via the link below!
shorturl.at/J8aqC
Amy recounts her and Dave Freeman's 12,000 mile journey across North America, with a powerful call to action to protect the natural places we cherish before they’re lost forever. Register via the link below!
shorturl.at/J8aqC
LAST CHANCE: Double Your Impact Today for the Boundary Waters!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures that threaten the Boundary Waters.
These public lands belong to all of us—help us protect them!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures that threaten the Boundary Waters.
These public lands belong to all of us—help us protect them!
May 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
LAST CHANCE: Double Your Impact Today for the Boundary Waters!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures that threaten the Boundary Waters.
These public lands belong to all of us—help us protect them!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures that threaten the Boundary Waters.
These public lands belong to all of us—help us protect them!
Yesterday, House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures threatening our public lands. Instead of budget discussions, they pushed Project 2025 and giveaways to corporations—with the Boundary Waters on their hit list.
May 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yesterday, House Natural Resources Committee advanced measures threatening our public lands. Instead of budget discussions, they pushed Project 2025 and giveaways to corporations—with the Boundary Waters on their hit list.
New stickers! Get one free, when you donate to our Open Water campaign.
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Gifts are matched x2 up to $100K! MANY THANKS to those who've supported us so far!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Gifts are matched x2 up to $100K! MANY THANKS to those who've supported us so far!
May 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New stickers! Get one free, when you donate to our Open Water campaign.
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Gifts are matched x2 up to $100K! MANY THANKS to those who've supported us so far!
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
Gifts are matched x2 up to $100K! MANY THANKS to those who've supported us so far!
BREAKING: Trump fast-tracking Polymet-NewRange project. Today, there's been a flurry of activity by the Trump administration to undercut clean water protections and push through dangerous mining projects. 1/
May 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
BREAKING: Trump fast-tracking Polymet-NewRange project. Today, there's been a flurry of activity by the Trump administration to undercut clean water protections and push through dangerous mining projects. 1/
A special offer for early donors to our Open Water campaign. Help us reach our next milestone of $50,000, and we'll send you a writeup of Boundary Waters fishing spots from Boundary Waters Journal editor and fishing guide, Stu Osthoff!
PLEASE DONATE:
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
PLEASE DONATE:
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
May 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A special offer for early donors to our Open Water campaign. Help us reach our next milestone of $50,000, and we'll send you a writeup of Boundary Waters fishing spots from Boundary Waters Journal editor and fishing guide, Stu Osthoff!
PLEASE DONATE:
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
PLEASE DONATE:
www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/?s...
NOTE: YOU are a public land owner! Over a hundred years ago, our country had a great idea - some parts of our land should be protected, preserved, and belong to everyone.
May 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
NOTE: YOU are a public land owner! Over a hundred years ago, our country had a great idea - some parts of our land should be protected, preserved, and belong to everyone.
🌲 FREE THIS SATURDAY: Strib Unbound at Theodore Wirth Park Trailhead! Outdoor fun for the whole family. PLUS our SPARKS youth leaders showcase firebuilding & portaging skills. Food & music + expert presentations (9am-3pm)!
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April 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🌲 FREE THIS SATURDAY: Strib Unbound at Theodore Wirth Park Trailhead! Outdoor fun for the whole family. PLUS our SPARKS youth leaders showcase firebuilding & portaging skills. Food & music + expert presentations (9am-3pm)!
tix.startribune.com/e/stribunbound
tix.startribune.com/e/stribunbound
What's happening in Washington with efforts to protect the Boundary Waters?
Congresswoman @mccollum.house.gov will fill us in TOMORROW, April 16th at 12PM during our special "Lunch with Friends" webinar.
SIGN UP!
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Congresswoman @mccollum.house.gov will fill us in TOMORROW, April 16th at 12PM during our special "Lunch with Friends" webinar.
SIGN UP!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What's happening in Washington with efforts to protect the Boundary Waters?
Congresswoman @mccollum.house.gov will fill us in TOMORROW, April 16th at 12PM during our special "Lunch with Friends" webinar.
SIGN UP!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Congresswoman @mccollum.house.gov will fill us in TOMORROW, April 16th at 12PM during our special "Lunch with Friends" webinar.
SIGN UP!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith introduced legislation to protect the Boundary Waters from toxic copper-sulfide mining! This Senate bill companions Rep. Betty McCollum's House legislation.
Join a virtual "Lunch with Friends" with Rep. McCollum April 16 to learn more.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join a virtual "Lunch with Friends" with Rep. McCollum April 16 to learn more.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith introduced legislation to protect the Boundary Waters from toxic copper-sulfide mining! This Senate bill companions Rep. Betty McCollum's House legislation.
Join a virtual "Lunch with Friends" with Rep. McCollum April 16 to learn more.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join a virtual "Lunch with Friends" with Rep. McCollum April 16 to learn more.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today, we commemorate the birthday of Sigurd Olson, a voice that still echoes through the wilderness he loved so dearly.
His tireless advocacy protected the landscapes that shape us—preserving the Boundary Waters not just as recreation areas but as sanctuaries for the soul.
Photo William Laine
His tireless advocacy protected the landscapes that shape us—preserving the Boundary Waters not just as recreation areas but as sanctuaries for the soul.
Photo William Laine
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today, we commemorate the birthday of Sigurd Olson, a voice that still echoes through the wilderness he loved so dearly.
His tireless advocacy protected the landscapes that shape us—preserving the Boundary Waters not just as recreation areas but as sanctuaries for the soul.
Photo William Laine
His tireless advocacy protected the landscapes that shape us—preserving the Boundary Waters not just as recreation areas but as sanctuaries for the soul.
Photo William Laine
BOUNDARY WATERS MOTIVATIONAL POSTERS
We asked students who took their first wilderness trips through our No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters program - "How would you describe the Boundary Waters?"
These were some of the best - and these student quotes are no joke!
We asked students who took their first wilderness trips through our No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters program - "How would you describe the Boundary Waters?"
These were some of the best - and these student quotes are no joke!
April 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
BOUNDARY WATERS MOTIVATIONAL POSTERS
We asked students who took their first wilderness trips through our No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters program - "How would you describe the Boundary Waters?"
These were some of the best - and these student quotes are no joke!
We asked students who took their first wilderness trips through our No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters program - "How would you describe the Boundary Waters?"
These were some of the best - and these student quotes are no joke!
Young explorers discovered Boundary Waters magic as winter changed to spring! Our program connected local kids with nature, creating excitement at snow-free lakes and emerging greenery. Can't wait to share more adventures! Funding: #mnenrtf (LCCMR)
March 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Young explorers discovered Boundary Waters magic as winter changed to spring! Our program connected local kids with nature, creating excitement at snow-free lakes and emerging greenery. Can't wait to share more adventures! Funding: #mnenrtf (LCCMR)
🌲 ARTISTS WANTED! 🎨
Showcase your BWCA-inspired work in our Ely office! Five spots available May-Sept.
Any media welcome (as long as it fits)!
⏰ Apply by MARCH 31ST
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Showcase your BWCA-inspired work in our Ely office! Five spots available May-Sept.
Any media welcome (as long as it fits)!
⏰ Apply by MARCH 31ST
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🌲 ARTISTS WANTED! 🎨
Showcase your BWCA-inspired work in our Ely office! Five spots available May-Sept.
Any media welcome (as long as it fits)!
⏰ Apply by MARCH 31ST
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Showcase your BWCA-inspired work in our Ely office! Five spots available May-Sept.
Any media welcome (as long as it fits)!
⏰ Apply by MARCH 31ST
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🌲 BOUNDARY WATERS IN OUR BACK YARD: Ely kids experience dog-sledding, ice-fishing & winter cooking in the BWCA! Kids from Ely Community Resources tried these activities with Cast Outdoor Adventures, creating a day of laughter and fun. Funding provided by MNENRTF as recommended by LCCMR.
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🌲 BOUNDARY WATERS IN OUR BACK YARD: Ely kids experience dog-sledding, ice-fishing & winter cooking in the BWCA! Kids from Ely Community Resources tried these activities with Cast Outdoor Adventures, creating a day of laughter and fun. Funding provided by MNENRTF as recommended by LCCMR.