Mining Lease Cancelled for the Boundary Waters and Public Lands Advocates Meet with Lawmakers in DC - Public Lands News (September 13 - 20)

<p>In this week&#39;s public lands news briefing, we only had time for two stories:</p><p>1. Minnesota DNR cancels one of Twin Metals&#39; mining leases in the Rainy River watershed just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ft. Pete Marshall, communications director at Friends of the Boundary Waters</p><p>Friends of the Boundary Waters Minnesota Voter Guide: <a href="https://friendsaction-bwca.org/2026-endorsements"><u>https://friendsaction-bwca.org/2026-endorsements</u>⁠</a> </p><p>2. More than 60 outdoor recreation leaders from 18 states headed to Washington, D.C., to talk with members of Congress and federal agencies about the future of America’s public lands, ft. Adam Cramer, CEO of Outdoor Alliance</p><p>Sign the Save Public Lands Petition: <a href="https://www.savepubliclands.us/"><u>https://www.savepubliclands.us/</u>⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Comment on the Roadless Rule before October 6: </strong><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16965/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16965/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation</a></p><p><strong>------------------</strong></p><p><strong>Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠<strong>https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>YouTube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist">⁠⁠<strong>https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81