Posted on March 04 2020
BWCA Bill in Congress
H.R. 5598 was introduced by a bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives in January. On February 5th, Land Tawney of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers testified on behalf of the bill with former Chief of the Forest Service, Tom Tidwell and owner of Ely Outfitting Co. and Guide Service, Jason Zabrokrtsky.
Watch Land Tawney’s testimony on the Boundary Waters below:
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Minnesota Bound in the Boundary Waters
Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters took a group of journalists into the Boundary Waters with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers last fall to dive into the details of the proposed mine upstream of the BWCA. Watch the trip and learn more about the proposed project on Minnesota Bound.
Watch the full episode below.