Hello John,
The last few weeks have been incredibly busy as we’ve worked the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. for Representative McCollum's Boundary Waters Permanent Protection bill. This whole year has been a whirlwind with lots of hard work that leaves us well-positioned for success.
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This year alone, we have made great strides on federal legislation:
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Rep.
McCollum’s
bill
passed
through
the
U.S.
House
Natural
Resources
Committee.


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The
Campaign
brought
81
people
to
D.C.,
including
Boundary
Waters-area
business
owners,
non-profit
partners,
youth,
and
more.


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More
than
300
(!)
meetings
were
held
in
Washington
D.C.
in
pursuit
of
permanent
protection
for
the
Boundary
Waters.


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Our
program,
Kids
for
the
Boundary
Waters,
returned
for
their
annual
in-person
fly-in
with
over
30
kids
from
11
states
traveling
to
our
nation’s
capital
to
advocate
for
the
Wilderness
.
Together we’ve accomplished so much this year, but the Boundary Waters is still in peril.
Together we must protect the Boundary Waters from a foreign mining conglomerate with terrible environmental and human-rights records, and we have a lot on our plate in 2023, including:
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Opportunities
at
the
Minnesota
State
Capitol
to
protect
the
Boundary
Waters.
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Legal
defense
on
both
federal
and
state
levels.
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Other
integral
Campaign
components
including
research,
outreach,
diversity
&
equity,
and
education.
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Plus,
we
are
hopeful
for
a
good
decision
from
the
U.S.
Secretary
of
Interior
on
the
proposed
20-year
mining
ban
on
federal
public
lands
around
the
Boundary
Waters.
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Though we did not achieve our most ambitious 2022 goal in passing the federal bill this time, we will doggedly pursue it in the next Congress. As our partners at Outdoor Alliance put it “Conservation bills in particular can take years, even decades, to complete, and every time they get closer to passing, it becomes easier to pass them the next time around. Every time we advocate so hard that these bills approach the finish line, we make the runway a bit smoother for the next time we push.”
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Federal and state-level protections are both needed to truly protect the headwaters of the Wilderness, and we won't let up until we succeed on all fronts.
Our plan is strategic and sound, and proven to work, but we need to fund it. [[link removed]]
Today is the last day of the year, and we currently have a special match provided by dedicated Boundary Waters advocates. Can I count on you to take advantage of this opportunity to have your contribution doubled for the Wilderness before midnight tonight? [[link removed]]
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Becky Rom
National Chair
Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters
P.S. No matter how much you give, 100% directly funds the permanent protection of the Boundary Waters. Your year-end tax-deductible donation will be MATCHED when you give by midnight, TONIGHT, on Dec 31. Take advantage of this opportunity to double your dollars today. [[link removed]]
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