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Connecting people and protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since 1976.
@bwca.bsky.socialWe love all of it. Even the steep portages. 📸 Signe Hushagen
@bwca.bsky.socialCan’t beat this morning view!
@bwca.bsky.socialWe’re hosting a pumpkin carving contest in Ely! Sign up below, pick up a FREE pumpkin, and bring your finest carved gourd for a chance to win. Not into carving? Come out for the night hike instead and vote for your favorite! friends-bwca.org/event/paths-and-pumpkins-community-night/
@bwca.bsky.socialWinter is a huge part of life in northern Minnesota. So what happens when winter starts to change?
Read more → https://borealcompass.substack.com/p/winter-is-a-way-of-life
@bwca.bsky.socialEven the biffies are pretty in the Boundary Waters. 😄
@bwca.bsky.socialStudents from MTS Secondary spent the day at Lake Nokomis with our No Boundaries education team and Big City Mountaineers, practicing paddling, fire building, teamwork, and communication ahead of their upcoming BWCA trip. They’ll be putting those skills to work on the water in just a few weeks!
@bwca.bsky.socialOur advocacy team is in Washington, DC, this week, representing the Boundary Waters at the National Wilderness Coalition fly-in, and meeting with staff and officials as we continue to fight for you and this wilderness we all love!
@bwca.bsky.socialA few scenes from a trip to Crooked Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Hard to beat a few days out here!
@bwca.bsky.socialClimate change sucks and its easy to get pulled into a doom spiral. So how do you get out? Read to find out: https://borealcompass.substack.com/p/climate-adaptation-is-for-winners
@bwca.bsky.socialThree new openings are now available at Friends of the Boundary Waters, and we’re excited to welcome some new folks to the team! Check out the openings and see if one might be a good fit. Apply and learn more → friends-bwca.org/careers/
@bwca.bsky.socialThe bugs are disappearing, the leaves are changing, and there’s plenty to explore! Here’s a guide to fall in the Boundary Waters: https://www.friends-bwca.org/blog/how-to-enjoy-fall-in-the-boundary-waters/
📸 Kate Wright
@bwca.bsky.socialCome 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
@bwca.bsky.social🚨 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. 💚
@bwca.bsky.socialA 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
@bwca.bsky.social🚨 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!
@bwca.bsky.socialSorry about the broken link. Here's the correct one: www.ursaminoroutfitters.com/product/frie...
@bwca.bsky.socialMore 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
@bwca.bsky.socialCanoe 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 👀
@bwca.bsky.socialWhere in the Boundary Waters are we? 👀 Drop your guess below ⬇️
@bwca.bsky.socialStill 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/
