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The gentle hills-pocked with craggy cliffs and canyons, towering rock formations, dramatic shorelines, sandy beaches, and several thousand lakes and streams, were left behind by glaciers. The Boundary Waters provide critical habitat for wildlife including lynx, moose, bear, deer, walleye, bass, trout, pike, grouse, and waterfowl, making the region an ideal place for hiking, paddling, fishing, camping, and hunting. Visitors can connect with the wilderness on some 1,200 miles of canoe and kayak routes (and about 95 percent of them do), more than 230 miles of overnight hiking trails, and 2,000 primitive campsites.

If so, then you know how unique and valuable this unspoiled natural landscape of rivers, lakes, and forests is to anyone who appreciates rugged outdoor recreation, wildlife, and the sort of experiences only available for discovery in such vast, remote spaces. Or maybe you’re already one of the 250,000 annual visitors that make the Boundary Waters the most popular wilderness area in America. If you are a canoeist, a touring kayaker, or aspire to become either, odds are you’ve considered the 1.1 million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness a part of your personal bucket list for a while now. Now consider the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. Click here to see the most up-to-date list.Boundary Waters: Northern Light The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness within the Superior National ForestĬonsider the bucket list.

National Parks Conservation Association.

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, including the Bois Forte, Leech Lake, White Earth, Fond du Lac, Mille Lacs, and Grand Portage bands.

Environmental Protection Information Center.

2794 is endorsed by a broad variety of stakeholders, including: View a fact sheet here with more information. 2794 is focused on sulfide-ore copper mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.ĭoes not limit taconite or iron-ore mining anywhere in the State of Minnesotaĭoes not affect sulfide-ore copper mining projects outside the Rainy River Drainage Basinĭoes not interfere with state mineral leasing, state environmental regulations, or state permitting processes The bill is supported by local, regional, and national advocacy groups in favor of permanently protecting these critical resources. 2794) permanently protects 234,328 acres of federal lands and waters within the Superior National Forest from risky sulfide-ore copper mining. The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act (H.R. It is our obligation to ensure these unique and valuable lands and waters remain intact for generations to come. Some places are simply too special to mine.

Reintroduced on Earth Day 2021, support is growing every day to permanently protect the Boundary Waters through H.R. There is no acceptable risk level for sulfide-ore copper mining just footsteps away from this fragile and vulnerable ecosystem. But these protections are threatened by sulfide-ore copper mining, which risks polluting these waters – and once damaged, they can never fully be restored. The BWCAW is intact today because of more than a century of protections by the State of Minnesota and the U.S. In fact, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is the most-visited federal wilderness area in the U.S. From the pristine, clear waters, to the stillness and quiet that’s nearly unmatched anywhere else in the nation – this place is a refuge and source of adventure for thousands of people. Minnesotans and visitors alike know this universal truth: The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is a special place.

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Watch the House Natural Resources full committee markup of H.R.