The Pebble Mine project–which would create the world’s largest open-pit mine at the headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed–is a disaster waiting to happen. At risk is the last great wild-salmon run on the planet, as well as . . .
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Representatives to Stop Wasting Money on Pebble Mine Permits
As we noted in last week’s Wednesday Wake-Up Call, California congressman Jared Huffman has introduced an appropriations amendment that would forbid the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from spending anymore taxpayer money on the flawed . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 06.13.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.29.19
We don’t often post Hollywood Reporter stories on the Orvis Fly Fishing blog, but this one made us take note. While on a break from filming his latest movie, Michael Keaton–star of many films, as well as the . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.22.19
For many years, Idaho fisheries biologists have warned that non-native rainbow trout present a threat to the population of native Yellowstone . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.15.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore. . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.08.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the . . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 04.17.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 04.10.19
The 90-day public comment period on the Pebble Mine Draft Environmental Statement is almost half over, which means that you should make your voice heard via email or attending a public meeting. . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 03.27.19
We are now almost one-third of the way through the 90-day comment period, during which you can tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just what you think of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Pebble Mine. If you . . .
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