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FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 1SUMMER 2010 • VOLUME 32 • ISSUE 2The Friends’ mission is to protect, preserve and restore the wilderness character of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildernessand the Quetico-Superior Ecosystem. The organization was founded in 1976.Working for wild horizonsImagine paddling and portaginghard all day through the wildcanoe country along the Canadianborder near BasswoodLake. You’ve worked hard toleave civilization behind and arerewarded by a beautiful campsite,not another person in sight.You start making dinner as thesun goes down, and then youlook across the lake to the southernhorizon.There, you see the unmistakableblinking red lights of a cellphone tower, high above thetree-tops. It is a jarring sight andit rips you out of the wildernessand back to what Sigurd Olsoncalled the “land of concrete andsteel.”To prevent such an impairmentof the wilderness experiencefor thousands of wildernessElyvisitors, the Friends filed a lawsuiton June 22 against AT&T0 1 2 3 4 5 milesNMobility to stop the constructionof a 450-foot telecommunications tower 15 miles east of Elyon the Fernberg Road.AT&T’s proposed tower would be located on an elevated ridgewithin two miles of the Boundary Waters. Because of the elevation ofthe site, the tower would loom approximately 600 feet above the surroundingwilderness landscape. It would be illuminated day and nightwith strobe and beacon lighting, and be visible for miles inside thewilderness area on several popular lakes, including Basswood, Fall, EllaHall, Wood, and South Farm Lakes.BWCAW Border▲FallLakePipestoneBayElla HallLakeMudLakeKawishwiRiverSouthFarmLakeMap showing 450 ft. tower location and visibility on BWCAW lakes.WoodLakeClearLakeThe Friends does not opposeexpansion of cell service to thearea that local residents havebeen asking for. We understandthe need and would like thetower builders to examine alternativemethods to providingservice without affecting theBWCAW. Executive directorPaul Danicic sent letters to FernbergRoad residents last fall andthis summer explaining our positionand our hope to find a solutionthat works for everyone.During the winter, the Friendsrepeatedly expressed its concernsabout the proposed tower toAT&T and to the Lake Countyzoning authority. The Friendssought to discuss with AT&T theneed for an environmental assessmentof the tower’s effect on theBoundary Waters and to considerless environmentally-damaging alternativesthat would provide arearesidents with improved cellphone service. AT&T did not respond and started construction, at whichpoint we filed the lawsuit. As a result of the lawsuit, AT&T Mobility hasagreed to halt construction of the tower until a scheduled August 4 hearingabout our request for a temporary injunction.The Friends remains committed to finding a solution that meets theneeds of area residents and preserves the Boundary Waters. We arehoping that AT&T will use the halt in construction to examine otheroptions and come up with a plan to provide the service withoutdegrading the nation’s most popular wilderness area.•Masthead photo: JimBrandenburg.com • Printed on paper using 100% post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free.

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 2Message from the Executive DirectorEvery wilderness paddlerknows that sometimes you needto take a longer path to yourdestination. If you want to get toAmerican Point from the SagCorridor opening and you arestaring at a vast expanse of waterthat seems to be coming right atyou in wave trains unrelentingand intimidating, then you wouldbe wise to paddle hard and thentuck in behind Munker or LongIsland along the way.Executive Director Paul DanicicWhen on trail in canoe country, I am always asking the question,“What is the best way to get to our destination and why?” I can say thesame regarding advocating for our wilderness. Just as a good guidetakes in the state of the group, land, lake and sky, an effective organizationexamines the external environment, the current resources andthe jobs that lie ahead.When I look around and listen to what our members, agencystaff and residents of the gateway communities around the BWCAWsay, everyone acknowledges the immense good the wilderness hasprovided over the last three decades. Several people who sat oppositewilderness advocates in 1978 have told me the Boundary Waters isbetter off protected and that it “really is a good thing.”A cursory look at the region’s economy shows the significant valueof tourism and recreational opportunities and small businesses relatedto clean water and a pristine environment. The centerpiece is wilderness.Today, many of the border lakes communities are trying to workin harmony with public lands. Look at the Gunflint Trail Association's“Becoming a Boundary Waters Family” education program or the ElyBlueberry Festival.The Friends, like our good wilderness guide, will need to zig andzag to get to our destination. We'll need to paddle hard during timesof large threats like potential water pollution from sulfide mining operationswithin the watershed. We will need to recharge our batteriesbefore heading over a particularly tough portage like obtaining cell servicefor the Fernberg Trail residents without visual impairment to thewilderness. And we will have to bring as many folks along with us aspossible. If our goal is a fully protected wilderness and healthy ecosystem,we will need all our resources, skills and intuition—and our growingmembership.My motivation for our advocacy is selfish really. I want my kids andyour kids to be able to have the freedom to paddle against the windand take a life lesson from it, to decide whether to break camp or notafter a look at the sky, and to drink right out of Little Saganaga or IronLake years from now. •Leading the way forwardBy Paul DanicicI was fortunate this year to receive a Bush Foundation scholarshipto enroll in the Institute for Conservation Leadership’s Executive DirectorLeadership Program. This program is ICL’s signature offeringand is well-known for helping leaders best manage their organizationsto accomplish their mission.The program combines five days of classroom workshops, coaching,peer projects and support spread over nine months, and then finisheswith another four days of workshops with attendance from a boardmember. The course is comprehensive while still focusing on the uniquesituation of the student's own organization.With a small group of executive directors from around the country,I recently attended the first section of training and studied topics likefinancial management, personal leadership, strategic planning andworking with boards.All the participants were each very engaged and, having beento many trainings and workshops over the years, I was very impressedwith ICL's program format—five days without one PowerPointpresentation!The goal of this is for the Friends to best use our available resourcesto meet our mission. The lessons learned and strategic thinking practicedwill help us in reaching our short-term and long-term goals. Iwould like to thank the board of directors for supporting this investmentof my time in this process and for making the investment to looklong-term at the challenges the wilderness will face and how the Friendswill be prepared for them. •In the News:Nick Coleman coverscell tower lawsuitMinneapolis newspaper columnist Nick Coleman published a smart,thoughtful piece in the Sunday, July 11 Star Tribune about the Friends’lawsuit regarding a proposed cell phone tower at the edge of the BoundaryWaters (see full story on page 1).“The Friends haven't taken a position against cell phone coveragein the wilderness area. They are arguing only that the plan for a celltower on a ridge near Fall Lake (the height above the landscapewould be about 600 feet) would create a visual intrusion on thewilderness and that they hope to convince Lake County and AT&Tto consider alternatives that would serve local customers withoutchanging the wilderness.“This is a reasonable position—one that can be supported byany lover of the woods and waters but that does not brush aside thelegitimate interests of local residents. But in a shrill era of ‘drill, babydrill’ (before the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, at any rate),when preservation of the environment is in danger of being sweptaside, even reasonable positions can seem like radical ones. But, inthe end, environmental groups like the Friends are conservative:Conservation is what they ask.”Find a link to the whole column on our website at www.friendsbwca.org.•02 —

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 3Good Films, Good FriendsFrom top left clockwise: Bill Rom in front ofCanoe Country Outfitters in The Caone King of Ely,Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis in Big Riverand one of the many photographersparticipating in Flathead Wild.For the second consecutive year, the Friends will present theWild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival at the edge of the BoundaryWaters in Ely this summer. This year’s event is scheduled for Thursday,July 22 (the night before the start of Ely’s popular Blueberry Arts Festival).The film festival will feature award-winning documentaries aboutnature and environmental issues around the globe. There will also be abrief update about the Friends and our work by executive directorPaul Danicic. And, perhaps most important, there will be valuabledoor prizes!The film festival is an chance for the Friends to contribute to thisimportant BWCAW gateway community by providing an entertainmentopportunity for residents and tourists. As we seek to buildpartnerships and collaborate on stewardship of the Boundary Waters,projects like this are essential. Plus, it's fun!This year, several local businesses have signed on to sponsor theevent. Their sponsorship represents not just valuable financial support,but also a shared commitment to the Boundary Waters.The national film festival is organized by the South Yuba RiverCitizen’s League. The national tour is made possible by Clif Bar, Patagonia,Toms of Maine, Sierra Nevada Brewing, and Osprey Packs.When: Thursday, July 22, 7 p.m.Where: Washington Auditorium, 600 E. Harvey St., ElyCost: $8 adults / $5 children 12 and underLocal Sponsors:Border Lakes Outfitting www.borderlakesoutfitting.comElyMinnesota.com www.elyminnesota.comPiragis Northwoods Co. www.piragis.comRaven Productions www.ravenwords.comRiver Point Resort www.riverpointresort.comWintergreen Dogsled Lodge www.dogsledding.comJim Brandenburg Gallery www.jimbrandenburg.com •Film SelectionsFriends staff have hand-picked some of the best films acceptedinto the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival—held inJanuary in Nevada City, California and added a couple of ourlocal favorites..Big River – Two friends get in a canoe in Iowa and trace the impactof an acre of industrial corn production all the way to theGulf of Mexico.The Canoe King of Ely – A new short film about legendaryBoundary Waters canoe outfitter and wilderness advocate BillRom.Flathead Wild - A group of scientists, photographers, and conservationiststravel to Canada’s Flathead Valley to document thebeautiful area and the effects of mining.Generations – Explore the effects of climate change by examiningthe importance of snowy winters to a variety of cultures.Precious Waters – Our 2009 film about the risks of sulfide miningto the clean waters and sustainable economies of northeasternMinnesota remains as timely as ever.Ride of the Mergansers – This perennial favorite features ahooded merganser mother and her brood in northern Minnesota.Split Estate - Land-owners in the western United States fight backagainst natural gas drilling on private property. •FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS • SUMMER 2010 — 03

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 42009-2010 Legislative Update Sulfide mining media canoe tripBy Betsy Daub, policy directorFinancial Assurance for Non-ferrous MiningWe knew strengthening financial assurance provisions for sulfide(non-ferrous) mining operations would be a tough legislative endeavor.And it was. H.F. 2560 and S.F. 2349 did not make it out of their respectivecommittees. Nevertheless, we had a great many successes inour legislative campaign. Our goals included not only passage of improvedsafe-guards for this kind of mining (e.g. requiring financial assurancecalculations for long-term water treatment), but also to increaseawareness of the mining proposals in the state and the environmentaland economic risks associated with these operations – and with thisgoal we achieved excellent results.Working in collaboration with the Minnesota Environmental Partnership,the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, theLeague of Women Voters, the Izaak Walton League, Audubon Minnesotaand the Friends of the Cloquet Valley State Forest, we succeededin obtaining a lengthy hearing on the bill, and three informational hearingson sulfide mining proposals and concerns – all before crowdedmeeting rooms. State-wide media coverage of the issue occurredweekly and often daily throughout the session. Bill authors RepresentativeAlice Hausman and Senator Jim Carlson worked hard and wellin advocating for the bill.While the bill did not advance, a great many legislators expressedgrowing concern about sulfide mining’s potential risks to clean water,sustainable communities, and the state’s financial health. We arepleased with the bill’s success at increasing both public and legislators’awareness of the threats of sulfide mining.School Trust Lands in the BWCAWApproximately 93,000 acres of school trust lands are embedded inthe Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Because of their location,they are treated as the rest of the wilderness lands around them.But this means they are also not returning revenue to Minnesota's PermanentSchool Trust Fund.In the 2009-2010 session, state lawmakers passed a resolution askingCongress to move forward on a plan to acquire new school trust landsoutside the BWCAW while protecting those within the Wildernessfrom development. School Trust Lands are usually managed to earnrevenue through activities such as forestry and mining. RepresentativeDenise Dittrich authored the resolution that recommended selling twothirdsof the trust fund lands in the BWCAW to the federal governmentand trading the remaining for federal lands outside the BWCAW. InApril, Governor Pawlenty signed his approval of the resolution.Next steps are for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,the Superior National Forest, and the Permanent School Fund AdvisoryCommittee to work to put together a list of candidate lands forthe exchange. The Friends of the Boundary Waters is in conversationwith the MN DNR about ways stakeholders can provide input into theselection of exchange lands. •On June 17, the Friends and Ely’s Border Lakes Outfitting organizeda canoe trip for reporters along the South Kawishiwi River. Thearea is ground zero of exploration for new sulfide mines, and is just afew miles from the edge of the Boundary Waters and well withinits watershed.The reporters, photographers, Boundary Waters guide and outfitterJason Zabokrtsky, and Friends staff paddled several miles from the SouthKawishiwi River BWCAW entry point downstream toward Birch Lake.Along the route, the group saw the beautiful, wild area that is beingtargeted for mine development (primarily by Duluth Metals). Thegroup also visited the area’s Outward Bound camp, business-owners,residents, and cabin-owners who are already being affected by the intenseexploration activity occurring in the area.Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning environmentreporter, joined the trip and produced an excellent pieceabout the issue. It was played on MPR’s news radio stations and widelyviewedon its website, where it stayed on the list of the top five “mostshared” items for more than two days. It was also re-printed in the ElyTimberjay newspaper.John Myers of the Duluth News Tribune also joined the trip andwrote a story contrasting the potential economic value of the mineralswith concerns of pollution that could come from mines. His story wasalso re-printed in the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper.Both stories provided excellent in-depth coverage and broughtmuch-needed attention to the spectre of sulfide mining at the edge ofthe BWCAW, whichhas been loomingon the horizon butuntil now overshadowedby the Poly-Met mine proposal.Links to both articlesare availableon our website atwww.friendsbwca.org.•BWCAW outfitter and guide Jason Zabokrtskygoes over the map of our route while Friendspolicy director Betsy Daub, MPR’s StephanieHemphill, and photographers look on.Thank you!The following people and businesses made invaluable contributionsto the media canoe trip and the Friends is extremelyappreciative for their help:Jason Zabokrtsky, Border Lakes OutfittingSteve and Jane Koschak, River Point ResortDeborah and Shirley Huskins, Friends members, cabin-ownersPaul and Sue Schurke, Wintergreen Dogsled LodgeThanks as well to Tyler Fish, Bob and Pat Tammen, CarlaArneson, and others who took the time to speak with the reporters.And, last but not least, thank you to Stephanie Hemphill and JohnMyers for taking the time to do the trip and give the issueexcellent coverage. •04 —

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 5North Country Trail Coming to BWCAW?By Aaron Klemz, internThe Friends has offered its support tothe North Country Trail Association(NCTA) for its effort to get Congressionalauthorization to re-route the North CountryNational Scenic Trail along the SuperiorHiking Trail and then through the BWCAWvia the Border Route and Kekekabic Trails.The North Country Trail is the nation’slongest hiking trail, 4,600 miles long,stretching from North Dakota to theAdirondack Mountains in New York. The“Arrowhead Re-route” has been plannedfor several years and the NCTA is hopefulthat this year Congress will finally grant officialapproval.The Border Route and Kekekabic Trailsare true wilderness footpaths that provideoutstanding backpacking opportunities.While some people associate the BWCAWsolely with canoe-based wilderness tripping,the Border Route and KekekabicTrails are examples of great wilderness adventuresthat can be found on foot in theBoundary Waters. The North CountryTrail is one of only 11 National ScenicTrails designated by Congress. This designationwould be an honor and would bringattention to an underutilized resource in the BWCAW.Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has sent letters toSen. Klobuchar and Sen. Franken to thank them for their work onS. 553, a bill that would authorize the Arrowhead re-route. On June21, S. 553 was passed out of committee and now will be included inthe Omnibus Public Lands Bill.If you’d like to learn more about the Arrowhead re-route and learnhow you can help, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/arrowhead.php •Exploring our optionsWe are excited to welcome to the office a new summer intern.Caitlin Coomes graduated from Carleton College in 2001 and just finishedher first year of law school at the University of St. Thomas whereshe is focusing on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and environmentallaw. She is also a former summer staff member at Sawbill CanoeOutfitters in Tofte.Caitlin's summer project is to research and assess the use of ADRmethods in resolving natural resource disputes. Part of her project willinclude conducting interviews with people who have been involved innatural resource conflicts, who have experience with ADR, or whoknow the state's natural resource issues particularly well. Her workwith us will result in a report that includes summaries of her interviewsand recommendations for how and when various methods of conflictresolution might be considered for use by the Friends in order to bestmeet our advocacy goals. •A canoe country vista seen from the Border Route Trail.Photo by Matt FoehrenbacherWater Sustainability FrameworkThe Friends has been asked to participate in the development ofMinnesota’s Water Sustainability Framework. Through the CleanWater, Land, and Legacy Amendment, the Minnesota Legislatureprovided funding for the development of a Water SustainabilityFramework, a report that will outline a 25-year plan to protect, conserve,and enhance the quantity and quality of the state’s groundwaterand surface water. The University of Minnesota’s Water ResourceCenter was given the responsibility for coordinating the projectthat culminates in a presentation of a completed framework to thelegislature in January 2011.Producing the framework involves working with technical teamswho frame the issues, and a synthesis team that integrates the work ofthe teams and develops recommendations. Betsy Daub, Friends PolicyDirector, participated as a member of the technical team forRecreation, Spiritual and Cultural Issues, and former Friends’board member Carolyn Sampson is participating as a member ofthe Synthesis Team. •Leave A LegacyInclude The Friends In Your Estate PlansIf you or your advisor would like information on how to nameFriends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness as a beneficiary ofyour estate or about the benefits of a planned gift, please call612-332-9630 or email Sacha Casillas at sacha@friends-bwca.org.•FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS • SUMMER 2010 — 05

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 6Early spring clean-up tripInvesting in young scholarsBy John Ipsen, jkjl@clearwire.netImagine having the BWCAW all to yourselves! Five paddlers (Kris,Laurel, and John from Duluth, and Kim and Scottie from the TwinCities area) did when they went on a joint Friends and NortheasternMinnesotans for Wilderness clean-up trip over the first weekend in May.We traveled in two tandem canoes and a solo and had our pick ofcampsites, a sharp contrast to the trip Kris and I took from Seagull toSnowbank late last summer, when we couldn’t find a single site openand had to paddle through! This time we found no one else in the parkinglot at the Snowbank access.For our destination we had two gems in mind, 20 miles east of Ely:Parent and Disappointment Lakes. From the put-in on Snowbank Lakewe headed for the Parent Lake portage across a breezy, big lake, andcleaned up the lake's three campsites. The wind came on strong behindus and gave us a rollercoaster ride to the portage. Everyone earned theirdownwind wings on this leg!Across the portage to Disappointment Lake, we found a nice islandin the south end of Disappointment, set up camp dry, and went out toclean sites again. We finished all but two sites in the southern part ofthe lake that evening (saved one for the way out, and could not findanother one in the early evening half-light). We made it back to campin plenty of time to cook a fine dinner. We fell asleep to the lullabyof loon-calls.In the morning, we paddled to the north end of the lake in the twotandems, and maintained the sites on our way. Afterward, we went backto our island campsite, collected our gear, paddled back to the southernend of the lake and finished the sites we’d orphaned on the first day.The one elusive site was discovered well back from the lake, high atopa steep rock face.We thank all who participated in the cleanup this year. We had a greatcrew and accomplished a lot, beautifying campsites and giving the ForestService a hand and a heads-up on the state of things. This is the first timewe’ve managed to do all the sites on Disappointment in one trip, thanksto all the great help and our good fortune finding all the campsites unoccupied– what a treat! We also appreciate the help of Cory Mensen, volunteercoordinator at the Forest Service. He loaned us a nice tandem boat,and a variety of useful tools and supplies.Should you be interested in participating in a fall cleanup trip thisyear or the spring trip next year, let us know. We always have an interestingtime, and it’s a good way to demonstrate how much we carefor the BWCAW. •Mike Smith and Travis WuoriBy Mike SmithYou don’t know Travis Wuori unless he guided you to Sig Olson’sListening Point. Travis is a Vermilion Community College studentand the third recipient of the annual Friends of the Boundary WatersScholarship.In fifty years of paddling, the Boundary Waters/Quetico has beenmy favorite place. In 2006, my wife and I created a scholarship at Vermilionas a legacy to give something back to this wilderness. I felt itwas a natural for the Friends to do likewise; today, I and the Friendssplit the contribution. Every year, we help another VCC student getan education that will be used to further a career as a wilderness biologist,ranger, law enforcer or teacher.In 1938, Sig wrote in the essay Why Wilderness? about “the fiercesatisfaction that comes only from hardship.” He meant canoe trippinghardship, not the hardship of paying for education at an institutionwhere he was then dean. So I politely ask—no, I will challenge—myfellow members to add just a bit more money each year to fund asecond scholarship to another student who lives on the edge of thewilderness and at the edge of poverty. These scholarships, deeplyappreciated by the recipients, are investments in fine people andour beloved BWCA.•Double Your DonationThe Friends is teaming up with musician Jack Johnson and his“All At Once” campaign this summer to raise awareness and fundsto help protect the Boundary Waters.As part of the collaboration, donations made between now andOctober 15 that designate “All At Once” will be matched by thecampaign, up to $2,500 total. You can make sure yours is includedby writing “All At Once” in your check’s memo line or use the specialdonation page on our website.The campaign also invited the Friends to Johnson’s July 25 concertin Somerset, WI, where we’ll be talking with concert-goers aboutour work to protect the Boundary Waters. We also received severalpairs of tickets to the show to give away, which we offered online asan incentive to sign up for the Friends’ e-mail newsletter. •06 —

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 7New museum and nature center opens on Gunflint TrailThis summer, the historic Chik-Wauk Lodgecomes back to life as a museum which tells the storyof the Gunflint Trail. The museum was createdthrough a partnership between the USDA ForestService and the Gunflint Trail Historical Society.Located on the edge of the Boundary Waters atthe end of the Gunflint Trail, Chik-Wauk Lodge operatedas a resort overlooking Saganaga Lake formore than 40 years, beginning in 1934. The museumfeatures a variety of interpretative and interactive displaysfocused on the region’s human and natural history.A network of interpretive trails crisscrosses themuseum’s 50-acre grounds, including an ADA trail.Chik-Wauk will be open to the public daily from10 a.m.–5 p.m., July 5 through Oct. 17. To reachChik-Wauk, drive 55 miles up the Gunflint Trail(Cook County Road 12) from Grand Marais andturn right on Moose Pond Drive (Cook CountyRoad 81). Chik-Wauk is located ¼-mile in on MoosePond Drive.Numerous events featuring Forest Servicerangers and naturalists are also on the calendar forthis summer, including “Amazing Orchids of Northern Minnesota,”August 12, “Geology All Around Us,” August 19, and “Significant Relationships,”about the role of fire in the ecosystem, August 26.More information about Chik-Wauk is available at www.chikwauk.comor by calling 218-388-9915.Doing our part to reducecopper consumptionIn 1 million cell phones, there is 35,274 pounds of copper, 772 poundsof silver, 75 pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium. It is estimatedthat 130 million cell phones will be disposed of this year, in addition tothe 500 million unused phones currently sitting on shelves.All that waste just means more mining. While the Friends is workingon the environmental threats of new sulfide mining proposals in northeastMinnesota on multiple fronts, we recently launched a new campaignto help increase electronics recycling.We are now offering free electronics recycling at our office to reduceconsumption and demand of copper, nickel and other metals, whileraising awareness of the environmental impacts of metal mining. Thetenants in our six-story office building have already filled one box, andanother is more than half-full.Recycle your phone – www.epa.gov/cellphones – Most cell phoneservice providers offer free recycling. The Environmental ProtectionAgency is working with providers to promote recycling.Set up your own recycling program – www.scrapdr.com – BCSRecycling Specialists will send you customized collection boxes,which you can FedEx back for free when they’re full.Learn more – www.recyclemycellphone.org – “Recycle My CellPhone,” a project of EarthWorks, has information on the environmentalimpacts of mining and how to recycle your phone. •The Chik-Wauk Lodge Museum at the end of the Gunflint Trail.Electronics recycling at the Friends office in downtown Minneapolis.FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS • SUMMER 2010 — 07

FOTBW_NL_SUM10_Layout 1 7/13/10 10:03 PM Page 8401 N. Third Street, Suite 290Minneapolis, MN 55401-1475P: 612.332.9630Address Service RequestedNon-ProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage PaidMinneapolis, MNPermit No. 4068friends-bwca.org100%From well-managed forestswww.fsc.org Cert no. BV-COC-940655© 1996 Forest Stewardship CouncilThe Friends of the Boundary Waters newsletteris printed on paper using 100% post-consumer waste,processed chlorine free.Design and production donated in part byMike Tincher, T DESIGN, Minneapolis.Donation envelope artwork courtesyof Heron Dance: www.herondance.orgStaff:Sacha Casillas, Membership DirectorPaul Danicic, Executive DirectorBetsy Daub, Policy DirectorGreg Seitz, Communications DirectorBoard of Directors:Craig AaseReid Carron, TreasurerDodd CosgroveJeff Evans, ChairPete FlemingJerry GreenbergSteve HoffmanJon NelsonMatt PoppletonNicole Rom, SecretaryBetsy Schmiesing, Vice ChairRolf ThompsonBarbara WestKatrina ZabinskiHonorary Board Members:Richard FlintHerb JohnsonBecky RomAdvisory Council:Chel AndersonLee FrelichDarrell KnuffkeSteve PiragisIntroducing ‘The Firegrate Review’New canoe country chapbook needs your writingThe Boundary Waters has a long literary tradition. From the works of Sigurd Olson toPaul Gruchow to Helen Hoover, many writers have tried to capture the adventure, solitudeand beauty of canoe country. Now, it’s your turn.This fall, the Friends will publish the first edition “The Firegrate Review,” a new chapbookdevoted to writings about the Boundary Waters. You are invited to submit your essays,stories, poems, and other written works.As a collection of wilderness writings, the chapbook will be the perfect size to slip intoyour Duluth Pack for reading in the tent or around the fire. It will be available for sale onthe Friends’ website this November.More information is available at www.friends-bwca.org/firegrate-review/.Submission InformationDeadline: September 10, 2010 - 5 p.m.Length: Submissions up to 2,000 words in length will be considered, but writersare encouraged to keep submissions concise. Poems should be fifty lines or shorter.Send your submissions to: firegrate@friends-bwca.org or 401 North Third St.Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401 or use the form at www.friends-bwca.org/firegrate-reviewThe subject matter for submissions should be focused on the Boundary Waters CanoeArea Wilderness. Submissions will be judged anonymously by a committee of Friends staff,board members and volunteers.Contact Greg Seitz, communications director, at greg@friends-bwca.org or 612-332-9630with any questions.•Minnesota Environmental FundHelps Protect the BWCAWIf your company does not have MEF as a giving option,please contact Friends at 612-332-9630.Ensure more of your support goes toward our work!Printing and mailing this newsletter is a significant cost. Please consider signing upto receive it only via e-mail. Contact us at info@friends-bwca.org to let us know ifyou are interested. Thank you!