Bristol Bay rivers added to list of most endangered



Bristol Bay rivers added to list of most endangered
Rivers and tributaries of Bristol Bay, home of the world's largest run of wild sockeye salmon, have been added to the list of America's most endangered rivers, in a report issued by the group America Rivers.

Over the past 26 years, American Rivers has listed 360 rivers throughout America in a call to action for rivers at a crossroad, whose fates will be determined in the coming year, the group said this week.

"These healthy rivers have provided abundant salmon runs for thousands of years and they will provide for a thousand more if we leave them alone," said Richard King of the Ekwok Tribal Council.

"The heart of Bristol Bay, home to one of the greatest salmon runs in the world, is under threat by large scale open-pit mining," said Kimberly Williams, executive director of Nunamta Aulukestai. "The Obama Administration has the opportunity to forever protect this natural wonder and sustainable fishery for our families and all Americans."

The Bristol Bay fishery has for over 10,000 years fed generations of indigenous peoples. The river supports a commercial salmon fishery worth over $300 million annually, in addition to the economy boosted by some 15,000 non-resident anglers who flock annually to the world class sports fishery.

American Rivers' staff is critical of the proposed Pebble mine, which they say threaten to put toxic waste into the Bristol Bay river systems, and consume up to 35 billion gallons of ....
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FUK Pebble.Good luck,
SZ

....earth molesting bastages

I'm pretty sure that the Green River ( Cowlitz county) is on that list as well.