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Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | May 31, 2013

A National Wildlife Photo Contest Category Spotlight: Other Wildlife This category is hopping! And also slithering, flying, swimming, buzzing and spinning webs. While their furry, feathered and fuzzy friends in … Read more

Between a Sockeye and a Hard Rock Mining Place

Conservation | Aug 12, 2011

For hunters, anglers, commercial fishermen and women and Alaska Natives, Bristol Bay is an untouched wilderness, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon runs. It also supports a rich ecosystem … Read more

Salmon Study: What Does it Take to Survive a Warming River?

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Apr 4, 2011

Sockeye salmon are one of many species of wildlife who will need to adapt to warming water temperatures caused by climate change… or die. A new study published this week … Read more

Jewelers Value Wildlife Over Gold

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Feb 24, 2011

Two foreign corporations propose building the largest gold and copper mine in North America (ironically named the Pebble Mine) in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Recognizing that a mine … Read more

Alaska Natives Speak Out Against Pebble Mine

Conservation | Jan 5, 2011

While visiting Anchorage I had the pleasure to join in solidarity with Alaska natives to voice my opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine – a proposal is to build one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines entrenched at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s unparalleled wild salmon fishery. Read more

Big Mining Exploits Clean Water Act Loopholes

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Dec 17, 2010

The Pebble Limited Partnership is proposing to build North America’s largest open pit mine in the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay — the source of the greatest runs of wild sockeye salmon left on earth. Read more

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