Commentary: Defending the Boundary Waters, and our outdoor legacy, from short-term politics

The fight to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is far from over.
America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife are facing threats from the current administration and Congress that could irreversibly change our outdoor heritage. Federal agencies are moving to fast-track projects in highly sensitive landscapes across the country. Bedrock environmental and conservation laws are on the chopping block. And Twin Metals Minnesota, a subsidiary of the mining company Antofagasta, continues to pursue development of a massive copper-nickel mine upstream of the Boundary Waters, America’s most iconic and most visited wilderness.

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