Dear John,

Today is inauguration Day which marks the beginning of a new chapter in the battle for the Boundary Waters.

Why? Because President Trump has promised to dismantle historic protections for this irreplaceable Wilderness within his "first ten minutes in office." 

But he's not the only one who is attacking the Boundary Waters. 

Let us walk you through the other key players pushing to ruin the Boundary Waters:

• U.S. REP. STAUBER
  Despite a majority of people in his district supporting protections for the Boundary Waters, Rep. Stauber continues to push legislation that would reverse vital protections, reissue canceled mining leases, and expedite toxic mining projects, all while stripping away the ability of courts to review these actions

• MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS SEN. HAUSCHILD AND REP. SKRABA
  Senator Hauschild and Representative Skraba have sided with Trump and Stauber in the desire to see the Boundary Waters polluted for the benefit of a foreign mining conglomerate. Right after Trump was elected, Sen. Hauschild and Rep. Skraba sent a letter to Trump asking that he overturn protections for the watershed of the Boundary Waters. 

These anti-Wilderness players are out of touch with Minnesotans – more than 70% of whom strongly oppose sulfide-ore mining on the doorstep of America’s most visited Wilderness. They are also ignoring the facts – the science, law, public opinion, and economics – that overwhelmingly demonstrate that America’s canoe country is the wrong place for copper mining. 

You can count on Save the Boundary Waters and Boundary Waters Action Fund to lead the fight to protect the Boundary Waters. As the leading organization in this effort, we have proven expertise and a determination to not stop until the Boundary Waters is protected permanently.

The fight is escalating – and we need you in this with us. 

Make a gift to fund our defense strategy for the Boundary Waters right now. Generous donations from Boundary Waters defenders like you fuel the critical work that stands between the pristine Boundary Waters we know and love today and the watershed becoming an industrial copper-nickel mining zone.

For the Wilderness,

Amanda Hefner
Boundary Waters Action Fund

P.S. Your gift today is the strongest line of defense for the Boundary Waters. Join us in preventing copper-nickel mining from devastating this pristine Wilderness.

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