Join us in celebrating America’s natural ecosystems: September is Wilderness Month from the Boundary Waters to Capitol Hill

Happy Earth Day, John!

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, a landmark conservation bill signed into law on Sept. 3, 1964. 

The Wilderness Act established the National Wilderness Preservation System, thus protecting 112 million acres of wilderness areas from coast to coast – including the Boundary Waters. The Boundary Waters was one of the nine original wilderness areas designated under this law. 

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Wilderness Act 

In honor of this anniversary, conservation organizations (including Save the Boundary Waters!), leaders, businesses, and lawmakers from across the country are coming together to honor and celebrate this bedrock environmental law and have declared September to be Wilderness Month. 

For Wilderness Month, we’re organizing special events in northern Minnesota, the Twin Cities, and Washington, D.C. with our many allies. Stay tuned for ways to celebrate, get involved, and take action from every corner of the country.

If you’re in Minnesota, be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, September 28, at Como Lakeside Pavilion in Saint Paul, MN, for a day of Wilderness celebrations! More details to come. 

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