Today’s Wednesday Wake-Up Call is focused on important hearings that took place this morning in Washington, D.C., held by the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (This subcommittee is part of the Committee on . . .
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Today is the LAST DAY to Make Your Voice Heard in the Fight Against Pebble Mine
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 . . .
Read MoreACTION 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 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 MoreWhat’s in the Pebble Mine Plan That’s So Troubling?
News that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement relating to the proposed Pebble Mine raises the important question “Why are we so opposed to the plan?” In a great article from Save Bristol Bay . . .
Read MoreU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Draft Environmental Impact Study on Pebble Mine
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement concerning the current Bristol Bay mining plan proposed by Pebble Limited Partnership. Along with 3,000-plus pages of documents, the Corps of . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 09.05.18
The 37-page report is already generating controversy.
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
Read MorePebble Mine Project Loses Major Investor
On April 2, 2018, some 50 fishing and hunting businesses and organizations–led by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Orvis, and the Theodore . . .
Read MoreAnnouncing Our 2018 Conservation Matching Grants
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our annual Customer Matching Conservation Grant program. These grants are the cornerstone of Orvis’s annual commitment of 5% of its pre-tax . . .
Read MoreEPA Reverses Course on Pebble Mine
Bristol Bay is home to the world’s last great wild salmon run.
Photo by Pat Clayton, Fish Eye Guy Photography
In a move that surprised almost everyone involved in the fight against Pebble Mine, the EPA announced on Friday that it would NOT withdraw the Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Proposed . . .
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