Hello John - 
 

This past weekend, there was a seasonal shift in Ely and throughout the Boundary Waters. The sheen of fresh, “wild ice” glitters under the night sky, creating a mesmerizing spectacle, especially when the Northern Lights put on a show multiple nights in a row.

The change in seasons brings a fresh perspective on the beauty and importance of this Wilderness. It's a reminder of the urgent need to protect and preserve our natural spaces. Did you know that the Superior National Forest, which contains the Boundary Waters, is one of the fastest-warming forests in the U.S.?

And right now, proponents of toxic copper mining are pushing to create an industrial mining zone in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters that would only exacerbate climate change issues. This would be an ecological disaster.

Now more than ever, we need your help to protect this precious ecosystem.

And here's a bit of exciting news - Patagonia's Holdfast Collective has pledged to match every donation we receive dollar-for-dollar! Plus, if you donate by midnight tonight, we will send you a limited edition Northern Lights Boundary Waters sticker as a token of our gratitude.

Over 80% of the gifts we receive come from donors giving $100 or less. Your contribution makes a significant difference in our ability to safeguard the Boundary Waters from threats.

Thank you for your support to ensure we can safeguard and protect its unique ecosystem. You are helping to make sure that future generations experience the mystery of the Northern Lights in a Wilderness untouched by industrial light, noise, water, and sound pollution. 

In honor of the aurora and the “wild ice” lakes in the Boundary Waters, enjoy this excerpt from Sigurd Olson’s The Singing Wilderness from 1956 that still rings clear all these years later:

The lights of the aurora moved and shifted over the horizon. Sometimes there were shafts of yellow tinged with green, then masses of evanescence which moved from east to west and back again. Great streamers of bluish white zigzagged like a tremendous trembling curtain from one end of the sky to the other. Streaks of yellow and orange and red shimmered along the flowing borders. Never for a moment were they still, fading until they were almost completely gone, only to dance forth again in renewed splendor with infinite combinations and startling patterns of design.

P.S. Don't miss this opportunity - make a gift today and it will be doubled. Plus, if you give before MIDNIGHT you'll receive a limited edition Northern Lights sticker!

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