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Dear John,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Today is World Water Day! On this day, itβs hard to not think about the Boundary Waters and its intricate web of crystal clean lakes, rivers, & streams.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
interconnected                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
waterways                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Wilderness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
some                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
cleanest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
It                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
one                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
few                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
remaining                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
places                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
where                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
paddlers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
often                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
drink                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
straight                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
lake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Boundary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Waters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
has                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
thriving                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
ecosystem,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
home                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
hundreds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
species                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
like                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
wolves,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
moose,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
loons,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
walleye,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
northern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
pike,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
more                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
rely                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
clean                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
waters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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Last                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
over                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
166,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
people                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
visited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
watery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Wilderness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
We need your help to continue the fight to keep the waters of Canoe Country clean. Until March 31, when you make a gift to protect the Boundary Waters it will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000. Take advantage of this rare opportunity and make a gift on World Water Day in honor of the Boundary Waters! [[link removed]]            
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Your donation allows us to continue our important work of protecting this Wilderness so that its waters remain pristine permanently.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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Ely, MN 55731
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