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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 5:44 PM

Save the new date: Gala 2020

John, save the date for the 2020 Spring Gala to Save the Boundary Waters! Celebrate with the Campaign at the 3rd Annual Save the Boundary Waters Gala. Please make note of the event's change from Fall to Spring and mark your calendars to make sure you don't miss the biggest chance of the…
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  Alex Falconer, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 20, 2020 at 9:38 PM

Help us pass this bill for the Boundary Waters

"Federal bill offers critical BWCA protection from mining": Star Tribune Editorial Board, January 17, 2020.   "Northern Minnesota has one of the world’s most extreme climates, and the risk of a mistake, even with modern technology, that could permanently pollute the BWCA is simply too gre…
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  Alex Falconer, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 8:32 PM

We need your help passing this bill for the Boundary Waters

Dear John,  If you weren’t able to join our live stream this afternoon, just now Representative Betty McCollum introduced her bill H.R. 5598 to protect the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park from sulfide-ore copper mining! Her bill would remove this threat permanently and establis…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 7:59 PM

BREAKING: Watch the latest announcement about the BWCA now!

Dear John,  Please join us now—2pm CST/3pm EST—on our livestream to hear firsthand from Representative Betty McCollum on how she is taking the next steps to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness! WATCH THE LIVESTREAM NOW   You are receiving this e-mail because you have suppo…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Something big is coming tomorrow!

Dear John,  You have been with us through thick and thin and we thank you for being with us and fighting to protect the Boundary Waters. You’ve made calls, sent emails, donated and so much more and again, thank you for being at our side! Tomorrow we have an exciting announcement and we’d l…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Thank you from the Boundary Waters

Thank you for your incredible support in 2019! Your love of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has a big impact. Over 8,326 people helped us meet our match and our fundraising goal, and we raised over $540,000 before we rang in 2020! This will enable us to continue fighting to prote…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 1:32 AM

double your gift - then go celebrate

We received a special matching gift tonight! All gifts will be matched up to $10,000 -- tonight only. Give now. The last thing you do before celebrating the New Year? Help protect the Boundary Waters tonight with a matching gift! As you may have seen, Twin Metals submitted their mine plan…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 11:33 PM

This just in: Boundary Waters match tonight

We just received a surprise matching gift! All gifts will be matched up to $10,000 -- tonight only. Give now. Before you plan your summer trip to the Boundary Waters, help us plan to protect it. We need you on our team in 2020 as we fight to protect the Boundary Waters. With your help, we…
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  Sally Jewell, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 1:01 PM

Resolve to protect the Boundary Waters in 2020?

Dear John, As you may have seen, Twin Metals submitted their mine plan two weeks ago and we need your help to make sure this project doesn't go any further. Please take a moment to hear a special message from former Secretary of the Interior under President Obama, Sally Jewell, below.  “[…
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  Walter Mondale, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM

We have a legacy to protect. Can you help?

We still need to raise $150,000 by TOMORROW, Dec. 31. Please donate today! Friend, Will you join me in protecting the Boundary Waters today?  I have been honored to be part of the fight for wild places in Minnesota and across the country while I served as Minnesota Senator and later the 42…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM

John, can you chip in for the Boundary Waters?

Dear John, now is your chance to protect the Boundary Waters! Don't let another year slip away without donating to the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters! Can we count on you to give a donation this year? As you may have seen, Twin Metals submitted their mine plan last week and we need …
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 6:55 PM

We are in D.C. right now fighting for the Boundary Waters

Dear John,  The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters is in D.C. right now challenging the unlawful reinstatement of Twin Metals mineral leases. You probably saw that Twin Metals submitted their mine plan this week, and we need your help to make sure this project doesn't go any further. La…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 4:42 PM

BREAKING: Mine plan submitted. It's up to us to save the Boundary Waters now.

Not this mine. Not this place. Dear John,  Twin Metals just submitted their mine plan and we need your help to make sure this project doesn't go any further. This step puts the Boundary Waters at greater risk—one that is not worth taking and could lead the state down a dangerous path toward…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 16, 2019 at 7:10 PM

We need your support in D.C. on Friday

Hi John, Please join me in D.C. this Friday, December 20th. I wanted to make sure you know that we have an oral argument in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, before Judge Trevor McFadden. This is an opportunity for our lawyers to directly tell the Jud…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 1:45 AM

John, match funds are running out. Can you give this week?

OUR MATCHING FUNDS ARE QUICKLY RUNNING OUT. Please don't hesitate -- donate today! John, Thank you for your generous commitment to the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters. We could not do this work without you. I want to let you know that our team just found out that Patagonia's Match is…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Don't forget to shop for the Wilderness this Holiday Season!

John,  Protect the Wilderness this Holiday Season! For the first time ever we have launched our own Save the Boundary Waters online merch shop. Show your love for the Boundary Waters this giving season with a new Boundary Waters bag, sweatshirt, or hat -- and they make great gifts! Addi…
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  Courtney Otto, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 5:21 PM

John, join us in D.C. to Save the Boundary Waters!

Dear John, Interested in learning more about the threat of copper-nickel mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters? Want to meet other folks passionate about the BWCA and learn how you can help us speak loudly for our favorite quiet place? Then join Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 5:36 PM

John, Your Gift Doubled by Patagonia!

It's Giving Tuesday and Patagonia is Doubling Your Impact! John,  Today is Giving Tuesday, a global movement that inspires people to give generously. One of our incredible partners, Patagonia, is matching all gifts made to the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters through December 31st, up t…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 5:34 PM

Patagonia is Doubling Your Gift

  John,  We have some exciting news. One of our incredible partners, Patagonia, is matching all gifts made to the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters through December 31st, up to 10 million dollars! Help us maximize this incredible and generous opportunity by making a year-end gift through…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 1:01 AM

John, are you grateful for the Wilderness?

Take a Moment to Reflect As the holidays quickly approach, and the lengthening to-do lists linger, we'd like you to take a moment to reflect with us on how lucky we are to have such a unique lakeland Wilderness as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. This special place continues to inspire awe…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 2:17 AM

John, we unlocked an extra dollar for dollar $5,000 match!

Dear John, Thanks to your generosity, the Campaign has reached its 2019 Give to the Max Day goal! But we’re not done yet - thanks to our friends at Clif Bar Family Foundation, we’ve got a $5,000 dollar for dollar match to see how much farther we can go! Every donation made above our $200…
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  Steve Piragis, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 12:42 AM

John, greetings from Ely!

Dear John, Steve again, just checking in today from Ely, Minnesota, located just outside the Boundary Waters. The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters has its headquarters up here in Ely, which is also where I decided, back in 1978, to settle and grow my family business, Piragis Northwoo…
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  Joseph Goldstein, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 10:16 PM

John, can you help us close our fundraising gap?

Dear John, Twelve years ago, my parents took me and my brother to the Boundary Waters for the first time. To me, it felt like coming home. I fell in love with everything about the wilderness and ended up crying when it was time to leave. Since then, the Boundary Waters has become “my place…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 8:06 PM

John, what if it only took $1 to save the Wilderness?

Only $50,000 to go!  Dear John, Thanks to almost 900 generous individual donors, we have raised $150,000 to Save the Boundary Waters! Let's keep this momentum up—there's only $50,000 more to raise in order to reach our goal and put all of our 2020 Campaign plans into action to continue to…
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  Ann Bancroft, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 4:03 PM

John, I need you to help save one of my favorite wild places!

Double Your Impact Today on Give to the Max Day! Friend, As an explorer, I know that the challenge of having a big goal or reaching a distant destination or peak can seem overwhelming, even impossible. But if you take it one step at a time, 100 million steps later, you’re across Antarctica…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 1:22 PM

Today's the day to save the Boundary Waters, John!

Today is Give to the Max Day! Dear John, Happy Give to the Max Day! Today is Minnesota’s giving holiday, the day where we ask our supporters to dig deep for the Boundary Waters. The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters needs to raise $200,000 by the end of the day — will you help? Make a …
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 1:00 AM

John, this Boundary Waters video is going viral

Do you want to sell off America's Favorite Wilderness to a foreign-mining company? Dear John, There has never been a more urgent time to chip in to protect America's Favorite Wilderness. As featured in the Vox.com video above, the Boundary Waters is being threatened and exploited by a Chi…
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  Steve Piragis, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 7:52 PM

John, how much is the Boundary Waters worth to you?

$70,000 Match: Double your Dollars for the Boundary Waters! Dear John, Many of you know my story by now — my wife Nancy and I have been in Ely, Minnesota since 1979, when we founded a little wilderness shop on the small town’s main street. We took our first trip to the Boundary Waters arou…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 8:21 PM

John, give early for Give to the Max Day and get a sticker!

SCHEDULE A GIFT TODAY  for Give to the Max Day! Dear John, You might know that Give to the Max Day is Minnesota’s very own version of Giving Tuesday -- it is Minnesota’s largest online giving holiday and this year it takes place on Thursday, November 14! I want to thank you for your suppo…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 11:38 PM

John, will you do something great for the Boundary Waters?

October Updates   Dear John, The leaves are almost all gone as we head into late October and paddling season winds down. Thank you for helping to protect the Boundary Waters all year long and for subscribing to our monthly newsletter updates. Wilderness Defenders like you make the fight fo…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 8:13 PM

Good news for the Boundary Waters!

Dear Wilderness Defender, We have good news! Yesterday Senators Alexander, Baldwin, Durbin, Klobuchar, Smith, and Udall stood up to protect the Boundary Waters by working with bipartisan Senate colleagues in the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee. The Senators are committed to making …
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  Lily Pearson, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 4:12 PM

John, do something amazing for the Boundary Waters today!

Dear John, As a committed defender of the Wilderness, you might already be familiar with Kids For the Boundary Waters. This entirely youth-led effort was created to raise and mobilize a generation of young Wilderness Warriors who are passionate about the fight to protect the Boundary Wate…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 25, 2019 at 12:34 AM

Autumn in the Boundary Waters!

September Updates   Dear Wilderness Defender, Autumn is officially upon us and we thank you for helping protect the Boundary Waters and subscribing to our monthly newsletter updates. A lot has happened this summer, so please read the update from Executive Director Tom Landwehr below.  …
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  Liam Schatzlein, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 19, 2019 at 2:36 PM

John, Kids for the Boundary Waters Needs Your Help!

Dear John, My first trip to the Boundary Waters was when I was twelve. I went through YMCA Camp Widjiwagan and I have returned every year since. The trips I have been on to the Boundary Waters have taught me many different practical lessons and taught me a lot about myself. Carrying a on…
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  Joseph Goldstein, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 6:44 PM

John, Match Alert! Support Kids Fighting for the Boundary Waters

Dear John, My name is Joseph Goldstein. Many of you have heard my story: at age 13 I was diagnosed with high-risk leukemia, and when asked to “Make A Wish” I decided my heart’s greatest desire was to defend the Boundary Waters from the threat posed by sulfide-ore copper mining within its w…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
September 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM

The power of storytelling in the Wilderness

Dear John, Last fall, Save the Boundary Waters collaborated with the KEEN Footwear team to host Story Camp, a "public lands open mic session," on the edge of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. KEEN is working to connect more Americans to public lands and inspire people to take action to protec…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 26, 2019 at 11:19 PM

Major Newspaper calls on Governor to protect the Wilderness

  “It's up to Gov. Walz to end secrecy over Twin Metals mine”: Star Tribune Editorial Board, August 23, 2019. "For months, the Trump administration has blown off requests from influential members of Congress, the Star Tribune Editorial Board and others to make public the science gathered d…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 22, 2019 at 4:07 PM

We messed up.

Boundary Waters defender, It has come to our attention that we made a profound error in scheduling our 2019 Boundary Waters Gala. The event is on October 9, which this year is also Yom Kippur, the most significant religious holiday in Judaism. We sincerely apologize to everyone for this u…
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  Tom Landwehr, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 20, 2019 at 7:16 PM

John, see you at the Fair!

August Updates Thank you for standing up for the Boundary Waters by subscribing to our newsletter updates. Read more below to see how others are helping save the Boundary Waters in their own way and how you can help, too. Minnesota State Fair starts this Thursday! If you're coming to th…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 15, 2019 at 6:46 PM

John, are you coming? Join us for the perfect Minnesota summer night!

LAST CALL! WILD WATERS MUSIC FEST IS TOMORROW! Tomorrow is going to be a gorgeous day on the lake in Duluth! You can still be part of this historic evening of music to Save the Boundary Waters at the Wild Waters Music Fest, tomorrow, August 16th at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN! You …
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 12, 2019 at 8:27 PM

John, are you coming on Friday?

WILD WATERS MUSIC FEST IS THIS FRIDAY! You still have time to join us this Friday for an incredible evening of music to Save the Boundary Waters at the Wild Waters Music Fest this Friday, August 16th at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN! You will get to see the band Cloud Cult, along wit…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 9, 2019 at 6:10 PM

John, tickets are going fast!

WILD WATERS MUSIC FEST IS ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY! Join us and the band Low, along with other Minnesota music legends in Duluth for an unforgettable evening of music to Save the Boundary Waters at the Wild Waters Music Fest on Friday, August 16th at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN. When pu…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 7, 2019 at 7:41 PM

John, your Wild Waters concert check list

JOIN US FOR THE WILD WATERS MUSIC FEST ON AUGUST 16 - TICKETS ARE GOING FAST! Join us in Duluth for an unforgettable evening of music to Save the Boundary Waters at the Wild Waters Music Fest on Friday, August 16th at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN. Check out our concert checklist b…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 5, 2019 at 6:44 PM

Tomorrow is the last chance to get in on new designs!

TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST DAY TO GRAB A SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS SHIRT! Don't miss out on our limited edition brand new designs this summer!  Show your love for the Boundary Waters with a new Boundary Waters tank, sweatshirt, or t-shirt. Order your Save the Boundary Waters shirt by tomorrow, A…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
August 2, 2019 at 12:00 AM

You're Invited to the Boundary Waters Gala!

Calling all Boundary Waters Defenders! Join us for our annual gala. This event is one you won't want to miss. Enjoy great friends, packed silent and live auctions, an abundance of Boundary Waters heroes, and more! Claim your tickets before they sell out by clicking below. For the Wilder…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 8:30 PM

John, the last day to give.

John, Give back to the Boundary Waters before midnight! Join our community and protect the Boundary Waters by becoming a Save the Boundary Waters Campaign Sustainer by midnight.  AND, you'll receive our limited edition Sustainer sticker!    Campaign Sustainers get access to: A Campai…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 11:48 PM

Time is running out!

WILD WATERS MUSIC FEST IS ON AUGUST 16 - GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Join us in Duluth for an unforgettable evening of music to Save the Boundary Waters at the Wild Waters Music Fest on Friday, August 16th at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN. When purchasing a ticket, you'll have the oppo…
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
July 26, 2019 at 7:33 PM

The New Yorker reports on protecting the Wilderness.

Finding Stillness in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in the Age of Trump  Photograph by Christopher Walker via The New Yorker ''On a lake in the Boundary Waters, one is held gently, with a buffer from outside forces. But the possibility of copper mining along its border is an alarming threat: …
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  Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
July 22, 2019 at 9:40 PM

What the heck happened last week?

If one of the world’s largest mining companies shakes your hand and says it wants to do you a huge favor, you’d better count your fingers. You may have seen or heard on the news last week that Twin Metals made an announcement about their proposed sulfide-ore copper mine on the edge of th…
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  Becky Rom, Save the Boundary Waters · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 4:52 PM

A bad mine just got worse

John, this mine has already gone too far Today, Twin Metals announced that they will be storing waste rock closer to the Boundary Waters, further threatening the Wilderness. This project should never even have gotten this far.  Let's make sure it doesn't go any further. Contribute today.…
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