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In his latest attempt to sow chaos amongst public land advocates across the United States, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced legislation that would not only alter over 9.5 million acres of Wilderness in U.S. Borderlands if passed, but would also fundamentally change the Wilderness Act and its ability to protect wild places like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from development. This comes months after Senator Lee introduced legislation that would permanently sell off millions of acres of public lands in the western United States.

Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, the leading voice for hunters and dedicated to protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, today announced the appointment of Ron Monson as chair of the SFBW board of directors and Mark Neuzil as BOD vice chair. As passionate conservation leaders, both bring extensive experience in advocacy and deep personal connections to the Boundary Waters, including an unshakeable commitment to defending the BWCAW from threats, which in the immediate include sulfide-ore copper mining within the wilderness watershed.