Permanently Protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness

Man speaking to state legislators on behalf of Friends of the Boundary Waters

Ask Congress to permanently protect the 225,504 acres of federal lands and waters in the Rainy River watershed! These lands were recently protected by the Biden Administration’s 20-year mineral withdrawal, but are now threatened as the Trump administration is aggressively trying to roll back these protections.  Important legislation introduced in the U.S. House and Senate by Rep. Betty McCollum (H.R. 588) and Sen. Tina Smith (S. 1366) would ensure that the critical resources within the Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest are protected against international corporations from pollution and extraction.