Folks keep asking us, “what’s next?” Well, today we are excited to officially announce our next adventure advocacy project, Pedal to DC: A Book Tour to Save the Boundary Waters! We will be biking 1,750 miles across nine states between April 20 and June 18. The tour will bring renewed awareness of the efforts underway to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining. We will also share our critically acclaimed book: A Year in the Wilderness.
We will depart by bicycle near ground zero of the proposed Twin Metals mine just outside of Ely, Minnesota on April 20 and will arrive in Washington D.C. on June 18. With the help of @milkweed_books @savethebwca , and many other partners, we are organizing 30 events at bookstores, libraries, outdoor stores, colleges, breweries, community centers, and other venues in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and many more communities all along our route.
2018 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act of 1978 and we hope you will use Pedal to DC as a way to celebrate and protect our public lands during this momentous year. Follow us, share our posts with your friends, come sign the signature canoe we will tow behind our bikes, help host or promote an event in your area, read our book and share it with your friends, and alert people you know along our route that we are pedaling their way. When we all speak loudly for this quiet place our collective voices will be heard and sulfide-ore copper mining will not be allowed in the watershed of our nation’s most popular Wilderness.
To learn more and find updates on the tour, visit the link in our bio.
We will depart by bicycle near ground zero of the proposed Twin Metals mine just outside of Ely, Minnesota on April 20 and will arrive in Washington D.C. on June 18. With the help of @milkweed_books @savethebwca , and many other partners, we are organizing 30 events at bookstores, libraries, outdoor stores, colleges, breweries, community centers, and other venues in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and many more communities all along our route.
2018 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act of 1978 and we hope you will use Pedal to DC as a way to celebrate and protect our public lands during this momentous year. Follow us, share our posts with your friends, come sign the signature canoe we will tow behind our bikes, help host or promote an event in your area, read our book and share it with your friends, and alert people you know along our route that we are pedaling their way. When we all speak loudly for this quiet place our collective voices will be heard and sulfide-ore copper mining will not be allowed in the watershed of our nation’s most popular Wilderness.
To learn more and find updates on the tour, visit the link in our bio.
