<p>What does it take to protect one of the most visited, and most threatened, wilderness areas in America? Executive Director of <a href="https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/">Save the Boundary Waters</a>, <a href="https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/our-team">Ingrid Lyons</a>, joins us to talk about the fight to defend Minnesota’s beloved <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/destination/boundary-waters-canoe-area-wilderness">Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness</a> from dangerous copper mining proposals and the broader movement to reinvigorate wilderness advocacy nationwide.</p><p>Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode and connect with Ingrid on our website,<a href="https://thewildidea.com"> thewildidea.com</a></p>

Jon Jarvis: Are Our National Parks Being Set Up To Fail?

The Wild Idea is an exploration of the intersection of wild nature and our own human nature. The hosts, Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, through conversations with experts and thought leaders will dive into the ways that humans have both embraced and impact the function and vitality of our remaining wild places.