Friends of the Boundary Waters
@bwca.bsky.social
Connecting people and protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since 1976.
Come celebrate with us at our St. Paul office this Friday from 4 to 6 pm! Pizza, cake, something to drink, and a room full of BWCA people! Plenty of work still ahead, but not on Friday. 🎉
RSVP + enter to win 2 seats to the Northwoods Gala.
https://secure.everyaction.com/BCSQYCABAU654UOv7htIrQ2
RSVP + enter to win 2 seats to the Northwoods Gala.
https://secure.everyaction.com/BCSQYCABAU654UOv7htIrQ2
September 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Come celebrate with us at our St. Paul office this Friday from 4 to 6 pm! Pizza, cake, something to drink, and a room full of BWCA people! Plenty of work still ahead, but not on Friday. 🎉
RSVP + enter to win 2 seats to the Northwoods Gala.
https://secure.everyaction.com/BCSQYCABAU654UOv7htIrQ2
RSVP + enter to win 2 seats to the Northwoods Gala.
https://secure.everyaction.com/BCSQYCABAU654UOv7htIrQ2
🚨 BREAKING: The Minnesota DNR just canceled one of Twin Metals' state mineral leases.
This is a HUGE win, and it happened because of YOU! Tens of thousands of you made calls and flooded the DNR's and the governor's inboxes, demanding action.
Thank you for showing up for the Boundary Waters. 💚
This is a HUGE win, and it happened because of YOU! Tens of thousands of you made calls and flooded the DNR's and the governor's inboxes, demanding action.
Thank you for showing up for the Boundary Waters. 💚
September 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The Minnesota DNR just canceled one of Twin Metals' state mineral leases.
This is a HUGE win, and it happened because of YOU! Tens of thousands of you made calls and flooded the DNR's and the governor's inboxes, demanding action.
Thank you for showing up for the Boundary Waters. 💚
This is a HUGE win, and it happened because of YOU! Tens of thousands of you made calls and flooded the DNR's and the governor's inboxes, demanding action.
Thank you for showing up for the Boundary Waters. 💚
A mine that was already rejected once wants another shot at 1,145 acres of Minnesota wetlands. Tell the Army Corps no by Sept. 27: https://www.friends-bwca.org/blog/tell-the-army-corps-to-reject-polymets-wetlands-permit
September 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A mine that was already rejected once wants another shot at 1,145 acres of Minnesota wetlands. Tell the Army Corps no by Sept. 27: https://www.friends-bwca.org/blog/tell-the-army-corps-to-reject-polymets-wetlands-permit
🚨 Today is the last day to register for the Northwoods Gala!
Celebrate 50 years of protecting the Boundary Waters with us on September 26. Your ticket helps support clean water, protect the BWCA from copper-sulfide mining, and get more kids outside!
Register by the end of today! Link in bio!
Celebrate 50 years of protecting the Boundary Waters with us on September 26. Your ticket helps support clean water, protect the BWCA from copper-sulfide mining, and get more kids outside!
Register by the end of today! Link in bio!
September 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🚨 Today is the last day to register for the Northwoods Gala!
Celebrate 50 years of protecting the Boundary Waters with us on September 26. Your ticket helps support clean water, protect the BWCA from copper-sulfide mining, and get more kids outside!
Register by the end of today! Link in bio!
Celebrate 50 years of protecting the Boundary Waters with us on September 26. Your ticket helps support clean water, protect the BWCA from copper-sulfide mining, and get more kids outside!
Register by the end of today! Link in bio!
More Loon Yard signs are here! 🌲 Designed and illustrated in-house by our designer, and now available for $10 at Ursa Minor Outfitters.
Grab yours here: https://www.ursaminoroutfitters.com/product/friends-of-the-bwca-yard-sign
Grab yours here: https://www.ursaminoroutfitters.com/product/friends-of-the-bwca-yard-sign
September 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
More Loon Yard signs are here! 🌲 Designed and illustrated in-house by our designer, and now available for $10 at Ursa Minor Outfitters.
Grab yours here: https://www.ursaminoroutfitters.com/product/friends-of-the-bwca-yard-sign
Grab yours here: https://www.ursaminoroutfitters.com/product/friends-of-the-bwca-yard-sign
Canoe Dig It? is coming to Minnesota! Two chances to see it: Ely on Sept 8 or Columbia Heights on Sept 16, both with a Q&A from filmmaker Samuel Dunning.
Be sure to check out the VERY cool official merch: https://www.samuelfddunning.com/category/all-products 👀
Be sure to check out the VERY cool official merch: https://www.samuelfddunning.com/category/all-products 👀
September 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Canoe Dig It? is coming to Minnesota! Two chances to see it: Ely on Sept 8 or Columbia Heights on Sept 16, both with a Q&A from filmmaker Samuel Dunning.
Be sure to check out the VERY cool official merch: https://www.samuelfddunning.com/category/all-products 👀
Be sure to check out the VERY cool official merch: https://www.samuelfddunning.com/category/all-products 👀
What's going to happen to the Boundary Waters after the 2026 fires, and how does climate change fit into the picture? https://borealcompass.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-fire-in-the-boundary
August 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
What's going to happen to the Boundary Waters after the 2026 fires, and how does climate change fit into the picture? https://borealcompass.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-fire-in-the-boundary
Where in the Boundary Waters are we? 👀
Drop your guess below ⬇️
Drop your guess below ⬇️
August 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Where in the Boundary Waters are we? 👀
Drop your guess below ⬇️
Drop your guess below ⬇️
Still thinking about coming to the Northwoods Gala? Don’t wait too long! The registration deadline is Sept 4, and we’d love to see you there! Register: https://www.friends-bwca.org/gala-2026/
August 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Still thinking about coming to the Northwoods Gala? Don’t wait too long! The registration deadline is Sept 4, and we’d love to see you there! Register: https://www.friends-bwca.org/gala-2026/
🎡 THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR IS HERE!!
Friends is back for all 12 days! Grab a FREE HOT PINK spork, check out new merch, explore our giant BWCA maps, and maybe spot Bigfoot! We’re dropping limited sporks EVERY DAY, so get there early!
#BWCAatTheFair #MinnesotaStateFair #BWCA #Minnesota #MNStateFair
Friends is back for all 12 days! Grab a FREE HOT PINK spork, check out new merch, explore our giant BWCA maps, and maybe spot Bigfoot! We’re dropping limited sporks EVERY DAY, so get there early!
#BWCAatTheFair #MinnesotaStateFair #BWCA #Minnesota #MNStateFair
August 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🎡 THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR IS HERE!!
Friends is back for all 12 days! Grab a FREE HOT PINK spork, check out new merch, explore our giant BWCA maps, and maybe spot Bigfoot! We’re dropping limited sporks EVERY DAY, so get there early!
#BWCAatTheFair #MinnesotaStateFair #BWCA #Minnesota #MNStateFair
Friends is back for all 12 days! Grab a FREE HOT PINK spork, check out new merch, explore our giant BWCA maps, and maybe spot Bigfoot! We’re dropping limited sporks EVERY DAY, so get there early!
#BWCAatTheFair #MinnesotaStateFair #BWCA #Minnesota #MNStateFair
We had a great weekend in Ely for the bike ride and Portages & Pints at Lupulin Brewing!
Now we’re on to the next ones: Hold the Boundary Poster Show tomorrow at Can Can Wonderland, then the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday! 🎨🎡
Hope to see you out there!
Now we’re on to the next ones: Hold the Boundary Poster Show tomorrow at Can Can Wonderland, then the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday! 🎨🎡
Hope to see you out there!
August 24, 2026 at 9:42 PM
We had a great weekend in Ely for the bike ride and Portages & Pints at Lupulin Brewing!
Now we’re on to the next ones: Hold the Boundary Poster Show tomorrow at Can Can Wonderland, then the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday! 🎨🎡
Hope to see you out there!
Now we’re on to the next ones: Hold the Boundary Poster Show tomorrow at Can Can Wonderland, then the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday! 🎨🎡
Hope to see you out there!
A huge win for the Boundary Waters!! 💙
Gov. Tim Walz just signed an executive order to halt new state permitting and leases for copper-sulfide mining in the Rainy River Watershed.
The DNR will also draft a permanent mining ban.
Minnesota is fighting back.
Gov. Tim Walz just signed an executive order to halt new state permitting and leases for copper-sulfide mining in the Rainy River Watershed.
The DNR will also draft a permanent mining ban.
Minnesota is fighting back.
August 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A huge win for the Boundary Waters!! 💙
Gov. Tim Walz just signed an executive order to halt new state permitting and leases for copper-sulfide mining in the Rainy River Watershed.
The DNR will also draft a permanent mining ban.
Minnesota is fighting back.
Gov. Tim Walz just signed an executive order to halt new state permitting and leases for copper-sulfide mining in the Rainy River Watershed.
The DNR will also draft a permanent mining ban.
Minnesota is fighting back.
This Saturday, August 22, from 11 AM–4PM! 🍺🌲 Head to Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake for Portages & Pints!
Live music, food trucks, a new beer release, vendors + more. And 100% of raffle + silent auction proceeds benefit Friends of the Boundary Waters.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19T9YLyaY4/
Live music, food trucks, a new beer release, vendors + more. And 100% of raffle + silent auction proceeds benefit Friends of the Boundary Waters.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19T9YLyaY4/
August 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This Saturday, August 22, from 11 AM–4PM! 🍺🌲 Head to Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake for Portages & Pints!
Live music, food trucks, a new beer release, vendors + more. And 100% of raffle + silent auction proceeds benefit Friends of the Boundary Waters.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19T9YLyaY4/
Live music, food trucks, a new beer release, vendors + more. And 100% of raffle + silent auction proceeds benefit Friends of the Boundary Waters.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19T9YLyaY4/
A little Boundary Waters beauty for your feed today.
August 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A little Boundary Waters beauty for your feed today.
Happy 82nd Birthday, Smokey Bear! 🎂 Thanks for 82 years of reminding us how to care for our forests. This summer has shown how important campfire safety is. Swipe for a few tips to help protect the Boundary Waters. If it's too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave!
August 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Happy 82nd Birthday, Smokey Bear! 🎂 Thanks for 82 years of reminding us how to care for our forests. This summer has shown how important campfire safety is. Swipe for a few tips to help protect the Boundary Waters. If it's too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave!
We’re lucky to have a place like this right here in Minnesota. 🌲💙
📸 Dom Ricci
📸 Dom Ricci
August 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We’re lucky to have a place like this right here in Minnesota. 🌲💙
📸 Dom Ricci
📸 Dom Ricci
Sam Reed, Friends’ Climate and Conservation Manager, got the heat put to him at a Hot Ones themed career panel last night hosted by the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Now we have to know: is hot sauce a Boundary Waters camp kitchen essential for you? 🌶️🛶
Now we have to know: is hot sauce a Boundary Waters camp kitchen essential for you? 🌶️🛶
August 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Sam Reed, Friends’ Climate and Conservation Manager, got the heat put to him at a Hot Ones themed career panel last night hosted by the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Now we have to know: is hot sauce a Boundary Waters camp kitchen essential for you? 🌶️🛶
Now we have to know: is hot sauce a Boundary Waters camp kitchen essential for you? 🌶️🛶
New office. New canoe. 🛶 Come see it (and the rest of our new space) at our open house on August 13! RSVP: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/northwoods-social-open-house/
August 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New office. New canoe. 🛶 Come see it (and the rest of our new space) at our open house on August 13! RSVP: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/northwoods-social-open-house/
Parts of the Boundary Waters have reopened! We hope more access returns soon. Support the communities that welcome visitors by joining our Community Bike Ride in Ely on Sept. 20. Learn more: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/ely-bike-tour/
July 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Parts of the Boundary Waters have reopened! We hope more access returns soon. Support the communities that welcome visitors by joining our Community Bike Ride in Ely on Sept. 20. Learn more: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/ely-bike-tour/
Today, PolyMet-NewRange notified the Minnesota DNR that it wants to change its proposed copper-sulfide mine — after spending two decades telling us the original plan was safe. 🧵
July 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Today, PolyMet-NewRange notified the Minnesota DNR that it wants to change its proposed copper-sulfide mine — after spending two decades telling us the original plan was safe. 🧵
Celebrate another season of No Boundaries! Reconnect with alumni, meet our community, and learn more about the program that's helping young people connect with the outdoors. We hope to see you there! RSVP: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/alumni2026/
July 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Celebrate another season of No Boundaries! Reconnect with alumni, meet our community, and learn more about the program that's helping young people connect with the outdoors. We hope to see you there! RSVP: https://www.friends-bwca.org/event/alumni2026/
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is temporarily closed due to extreme weather and multiple wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest and BWCAW. Here's what you need to know.
Thank you to everyone on the front lines!
Thank you to everyone on the front lines!
July 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is temporarily closed due to extreme weather and multiple wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest and BWCAW. Here's what you need to know.
Thank you to everyone on the front lines!
Thank you to everyone on the front lines!
Toxic sulfide mining threatens the BWCA but your gift can go twice as far. 💙
Thanks to the Johnson Ohana Foundation, donations are matched up to $2,500 through our partnership with Jack Johnson's 2026 Summer Tour.
Double your impact: https://www.friends-bwca.org/donate-jack-johnson-match/
Thanks to the Johnson Ohana Foundation, donations are matched up to $2,500 through our partnership with Jack Johnson's 2026 Summer Tour.
Double your impact: https://www.friends-bwca.org/donate-jack-johnson-match/
July 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Toxic sulfide mining threatens the BWCA but your gift can go twice as far. 💙
Thanks to the Johnson Ohana Foundation, donations are matched up to $2,500 through our partnership with Jack Johnson's 2026 Summer Tour.
Double your impact: https://www.friends-bwca.org/donate-jack-johnson-match/
Thanks to the Johnson Ohana Foundation, donations are matched up to $2,500 through our partnership with Jack Johnson's 2026 Summer Tour.
Double your impact: https://www.friends-bwca.org/donate-jack-johnson-match/
Summer is in full swing in Ely! ☀️ Thanks to everyone who joined us at recent community events. We love being out and about, connecting with our community, and celebrating the BWCA together. Next up is our 50th Anniversary Bike Tour on August 22. Learn more and sign up at the link in bio! 🚲
July 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Summer is in full swing in Ely! ☀️ Thanks to everyone who joined us at recent community events. We love being out and about, connecting with our community, and celebrating the BWCA together. Next up is our 50th Anniversary Bike Tour on August 22. Learn more and sign up at the link in bio! 🚲