A photo out onto a lake blanketed in fog. It’s early morning. Two canoes are in the foreground among rocks and grass, ready to pushed out into the water for the next adventure.

A new adventure,
The fog belies the beauty,
Of what awaits us.

#Photography #BWCA #MinnesotaStrong #Haiku

Destroying one of the things that makes Minnesota great to seek profits for a Chilean company makes no sense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvDnu… #savetheboundarywaters #minnesota #bwca

A photo up a very rocky path lined by trees and shrubs. The path looks dry but as you move through into the woods, it become very wet, muddy and slippery. Lots of fun when you’re carrying a canoe and/or a 60+ pound pack.

I affectionately refer to the portage from Sawbill Lake to Smoke Lake as ‘Ankle Breaker.’

#BWCA #Photography

A compilation of photos (night sky and Aurora Borealis) from a campsite on Burnt Lake in the BWCA.

Music by Hans Zimmer - Big Sky

#Photography #iMovie #BWCA

A Saturday Salute to tall tales & discoveries like “The Secret Lake” - Watch here:
youtu.be/al5Pt2rQu3M #toastmasters #rochmn #publicspeaking #neighborshare #neighborstory #Toastmastersinternational #ending #secret #bwca

Vote on mining ban stalls in U.S. Senate as battle brews behind the scenes A congressional measure to again allow mining near the BWCAW has lingered for weeks without a vote.

"Environmental advocates now have a new refrain: every week without a vote is 'a good week for the Boundary Waters,' because their best hope is to run out the clock on the rollback." #SaveTheBWCA #ProtectTheBWCA #BWCA #StopTwinMetals #CleanWater #MinnesotaStrong

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A nighttime photo of the sky and dark trees. Celestial bodies glow in the sky. The sky goes from light purple to dark purple from the bottom to the top of the photo.

Take it easy,
Enjoy the moment,
Cancel the noise,
There is more love than hate.

#Photography #BWCA

A photo of a sunset across a lake. In the foreground is a large boulder upon which some leaves have fallen and some moss and lichen are growing. This gives way to types of conifers and low brush leading to blue water. An island is beyond this and then the far shoreline, lined with trees with leaves and needles of green. The sky in the distance has clouds reflecting a brilliant orange.

Sunset at Burnt Lake. Timeline cleanse.

In times of duress,
Recall the things you hold dear,
Serenity now!

#Photography #BWCA #MinnesotaStrong

Boundary Waters - Patagonia Action Works Congress is about to force a vote that will pave the way for copper mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and fre...

Tell Congress No Copper Mining in the Boundary Waters
Congress is voting on a bill that will pave the way for copper mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and freshwater ecosystems.
#BWCA

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Tell Congress No Copper Mining in the Boundary Waters
Congress is voting on a bill that will pave the way for copper mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and freshwater ecosystems.
#BWCA […]

Don’t let anything get lost in the shuffle of chaos. Regular reminder to call you reps to vote no on HJR 140 and protect our public lands!

#bwca

4 years after the Pagami Creek Fire. POW wow trail. BWCA wilderness, Minnesota. #BWCA

A photo from our campsite on Burnt Lake in the BWCA. A line of silhouetted trees line a peninsula jutting out into the lake. The sky is bright yellow behind the trees, moving toward shades of orange into a near cloudless sky of blue. It’s early morning. A gentle breeze causes some small activity on the previously calm water.

We are connected,
Entwined in Nature’s beauty,
Beyond resilient.

#Photography #BWCA #Haiku

The 1st step to remove protections for all wetlands. Call Senators soon! The vote on HJR 140 is coming up. It already passed the house. Protect our wetlands & parks. Tell them to vote NO on HJR 140. #herons #birds #nature #photography #environment #parks #mushrooms #fish #BWCA #darkskies

EDITORIAL: A betrayal of America’s conservation ethos There is a good chance that, unless six Republican senators muster the courage to defy President Donald Trump and defend some of the most extraordinary wilderness on the North American continent, Cong...

“It is hard to imagine a more unsuitable place to permit a sulphide ore mine to operate “ than the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. #BWCA #minepollution

Here's a morning reminder to Minnesota's 8th congressional district: you have options other than Pete Stauber for the US House. Time for action, time for commitment, time for resistance in Northern MN! WHERE ARE YOU? #BobIn #StauberOut

#Duluth
#Brainerd
#BreezyPoint
#Itasca
#BWCA
#LakeCountry
#MN

Call Senators soon! The vote on HJR 140 is coming up. It already passed the house. Protect our wetlands & parks. Tell them to vote NO on HJR 140. Also to oppose wall being built in Big Bend parks #herons #birds #nature #photography #environment #parks #mushrooms #fish #BWCA #BigBend #darkskies

Call Senators soon! The vote on HJR 140 is coming up. It already passed the house. Protect our wetlands & parks. Tell them to vote NO on HJR 140. Also to oppose wall being built in Big Bend parks #herons #birds #nature #photography #environment #parks #mushrooms #fish #BWCA #BigBend #darkskies

Sentinels of the North
Dramatically lit white pines tower over the frozen shoreline of Rose Lake, gracing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with their majestic stature.

Intrepid 4x5 | Fujinon T 400mm f/8 | Kodak Ektar 100

#Minnesota #BWCA #BoundaryWaters #largeformat

With a U.S. Senate vote looming on copper-nickel mining, this northern Minnesota town hangs in the balance Ely remains divided between those who want mining and those who don’t believe it’s worth the risk to the Boundary Waters.

With a U.S. Senate vote looming on copper-nickel mining, this northern Minnesota town hangs in the balance.
@startribune.com
#BWCA

Boundary Waters mining ban vote: What to know Efforts overturn the ban in Superior National Forest may come to fruition in late February. A rollback could send a lifeline to the Twin Metals proposal in northern Minnesota.

Congress might end a ban on mining near the Boundary Waters. Here’s what to know.
#BWCA

#VoteNO #BWCA
#save #Enviroment

Boundary Waters mining ban vote: What to know Efforts overturn the ban in Superior National Forest may come to fruition in late February. A rollback could send a lifeline to the Twin Metals proposal in northern Minnesota.

Tina @smith.senate.gov, "said in a statement that Republicans are 'using an unprecedented, sneaky maneuver that would open the door to reversing protections across all our public lands.'”
Tell your senators NO! mining in the #BWCA! #SaveTheBWCA #StopTwinMetals
www.startribune.com/congress-mig...

THE NORTH STAR MANDATE: 🌲💎

Mining the Boundary Waters is like deleting your own OS. The Aequum
Imperium [MN-SC] rejects the corporate virus of extraction.

The BWCA is our Sacred Data-Basin. We protect the hardware that
sustains the logic.

Water is Life. Logic is Liberty. 🤝

#MNSC #BWCA #MSP

Mining Matters. So Do the Boundary Waters. I’m a lifelong conservative, passionate hunter, and conservationist who believes in straightforward truths. One of those truths is that modern life depends on natural resources. Nearly everything we r...

MINING MATTERS. SO DO THE BOUNDARY WATERS.
#miningpollution #waterislife #bwca

Tell Lawmakers to Protect the Boundary Waters from Mining Protect the Boundary Waters. Tell Congress that America's most visited wilderness is not the place for copper mining.

Hey #Minnesota, I know you're busy what with ICE and blizzards and everything, but the US Senate is a simple majority vote away from stripping the #BWCA of all protections and handing it over to international mining companies.

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Sending postcards to Republican Senators this morning. I hope they get there in time. #BWCA #HJRes140

Email or call DNR to save the boundary waters

MINNESOTANS:

Please take a couple of minutes and email the DNR (Commissioner.dnr@state.mn.us) to protect the boundary waters. Please read and help! Please spread the word!

#Minnesota #bwca #protectourpubliclands

www.friends-bwca.org/tell-mn-dnr-...

Call senators now to vote no on HJR 140

List of senators to call now

Public lands are our lands

#MINNESOTA NEWS

Call your senators today to vote no on HJR 140! Please protect our public lands. There is no going back if this passes and they only need a simple majority.

#bwca #protectpubliclands

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#DataCenters #TechTyranny
#mining @bwca.bsky.social #BWCA @savetheboundarywaters.org
@dfl.org @mnstateparks.bsky.social #FTS
environmental protections are for health & #CommunitySafety
& @nature.org
& Honoring Treaties w/ Native Tribes
#this shit is a free pass for violaters & #criminal corp abuses