Episode Two of Season Two - A Podcast To Save The Boundary Waters by Podcast to Save the Boundary Waters

Sulfide-ore copper mining on lands adjacent to rivers and lakes that flow into the Boundary Waters is indeed an ongoing threat to this cherished wilderness. However, it is not the only threat that impact the Boundary Waters.

Climate change and a warming planet are also threats the lakes, rivers, forests, animals and people who cherish the Boundary Waters.

In this episode, we hear from Grand Marais youth climate activist Olya Wright and her efforts to protect the Boundary Waters.

We also hear from:

--Jessica Hellmann, the director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment and the Ecolab Chair in Environmental Leadership.

--Ana Maria Kleymeyer, a climate lawyer from Washington D.C. who has ties to the Boundary Waters region.