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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion 42 years ago today - October 21, 1978 - BWCAW Act signed into law |
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10/21/2020 02:23PM
President Jimmy Carter signed the BWCAW Act into law. What a wonderful thing for us and for generations to follow.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
10/21/2020 05:28PM
Thank you for sharing, Jackfish. This is important. It is amazing to me how few people and how few t-shirts, hats, mugs, etc. include the very important second “w” in BWCAW. That second “W” is what separates and protects the “Boundary Waters” we love from beyond just another USFS area, and makes it an official “wilderness”. The signing of that Act made that difference. Thank you President Carter and the long list of many people who were integral to its passage.
Find a Listening Point and visit often. Develop a Land Ethic and strive to live it.
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