Save Our Sky Blue Waters is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Duluth, Minnesota, dedicated to protecting the waters, forests, wildlife and ecology of the Arrowhead region and the Lake Superior basin. The organization focuses on public education, advocacy and campaigns to prevent environmentally risky metallic sulfide mining and to safeguard headwaters, wetlands and water quality for communities and future generations.
Water quality protection; opposition to sulfide and hardrock mining in sensitive watersheds; stronger enforcement of NEPA and the Clean Water Act; mine reclamation and financial assurance requirements; protection of public lands and wetlands; support for Indigenous and local community rights in resource decisions.
Primarily small individual donations and grassroots fundraising, modest grants and tax-deductible contributions; operates on a limited budget per public filings.
Allied organizations and partners include Save Lake Superior Association, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club (Minnesota chapters), Friends of the Boundary Waters, Indigenous Environmental Network, Minnesota Environmental Partnership and WaterLegacy.
Non-profit organization (501(c)(3))
