New federal mining claims threaten 1 million acres of prime wolf, bear and salmon habitat adjacent to Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks.
Closed to mining since 1971, these wild Alaska lands are integral to Bristol Bay's salmon-rich ecosystem. A recommendation from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to lift this mineral closure and expand a modern day gold rush was issued in the last days of the Bush Administration, and we need your help today to send this bad idea back to the drawing board.
Tell Secretary Ken Salazar that you do not want to see these lands opened to mining! Instead, the BLM should evaluate permanent protections for these lands for the sake of Bristol Bay's clean waters and cultural traditions.
We took action on “Mining Plan Threatens Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks”!
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9:28 am PST, Nov 22,Lidia Calderon, Illinois
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3:02 am PST, Nov 22,Michael Foley, California
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1:02 am PST, Nov 22,Loran Hickton, Pennsylvania
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12:49 am PST, Nov 22,Catrina Scott, Delaware
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12:08 am PST, Nov 22,Kyle Henrichs, Montana
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6:36 pm PST, Nov 21,Amanda Benson, Iowa
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6:18 pm PST, Nov 21,Jeanie McNeill, Maryland
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10:24 am PST, Nov 21,Loris Caldero, Massachusetts
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8:25 am PST, Nov 21,Jenni Kovich, West Virginia
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5:55 am PST, Nov 21,Devi Book, Illinois
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9:50 pm PST, Nov 20,Soo Thacker, Alaska
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8:50 pm PST, Nov 20,Fred Hoekstra, Washington
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6:00 pm PST, Nov 20,Daniel Plane, Wisconsin
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4:08 pm PST, Nov 20,Alvin Loong, Washington
Salmon is an extremely vital part of Alaska's economy, a state where the economic joy is anything but apparent. If you destroy the places where salmon grow, you too, will suffocate the growth of Alaska's economy.
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1:33 pm PST, Nov 20,DORIS LEHR, New York
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12:52 pm PST, Nov 20,Michele Remenar, Pennsylvania
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12:16 pm PST, Nov 20,Susana Lax, Florida
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10:33 am PST, Nov 20,Melissa Johnson, Illinois
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7:38 am PST, Nov 20,Linda Isham, New Jersey
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6:50 am PST, Nov 20,Thomas Thirion, Arizona
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5:06 am PST, Nov 20,Gregory Naumann, Michigan
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4:02 am PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Georgia
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10:19 pm PST, Nov 19,Antoinette Musmanno, New York
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6:56 pm PST, Nov 19,Brande Pickerel, Washington
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10:12 am PST, Nov 19,Angelina Joseph, Texas
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12:11 am PST, Nov 19,Rachel Ozowski, Wisconsin
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6:17 pm PST, Nov 18,Club WOW, Colorado
Protect the animals' precious habitat!