Katmai National Park, Bristol river system and local environment is now under threat with Pebbles Mine proposal
























The Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke recently encouraged the application for an open pit strip mine digging for gold in the Bristol Bay area. The previous administration had opposed this and wouldn't allow them to apply. 
The U.S. Corps of Engineers will have to approve the permit after reviewing the environmental impact.  If this is allowed it will do serious and permanent damage to the local river system and Katmai National Park, home of the largest sockeye salmon run in the world. 
This is an environment which is dependent on the salmon as the key species. Local Native Americans have fished these waters for centuries and depend on the salmon for their tribal economy.
Wild life such as the Alaskan brown bear and other creatures make their living eating these salmon.
The bears also drive a lucrative tourism industry which attracts people from all over the world that come to see the bears in their natural setting. Pollution from such a mine as this pose tremendous threats to animals, people and the environment.
Please make your opposition known. Here are some contacts to start with. I will post others when I do more research.

Contact info Bristol Bay Pebbles Mine proposal
Governor, Alaska
Bill Walker
3rd Floor, State Capitol
P.O. box 110001
Juneau, Alaska 99811
907-465-3500

Sen. Lisa Murkowski R Alaska
522 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-6665


Sen. Dan Sullivan R Alaska
702 Hart Senate Office Senate Bldg.
D.C. 20510
202-224-3004

Congressman Don Young R Alaska
WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE
2314 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 
T (202) 225-5765 F (202) 225-0425 

ANCHORAGE DISTRICT OFFICE
471 W. 36th Avenue, Suite 201
Anchorage, AK 99503
T (907) 271-5978 F (907) 271-5950 

FAIRBANKS FIELD OFFICE
100 Cushman St. Suite 307
Key Bank Building
Fairbanks, AK 99707 
T (907) 456-0210 F (907) 456-0279 
EPA
1200  Pennsylvania  Av. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004


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