The world’s largest congregation of bald eagles is threatened by a mine being developed near Alaska’s Chilkat and Klehini Rivers.

The Chilkat and Klehini rivers are critical wildlife habitat and sustain the Chilkat Tlingit of Klukwan, and the community of Haines, Alaska, where the Great Bear Foundation's Northern Office is located. The proposed Palmer Project, a copper/zinc mine, will seriously impact the rivers of the Chilkat Valley, debilitating the entire ecosystem.

The Klehini River is a main tributary to the Chilkat River, and together they flow through the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where the world’s largest congregation of eagles takes place every year. The Chilkat Watershed supports all five species of wild Pacific salmon and a large brown (coastal grizzly) bear population.

Please join us in urging Congress to direct the EPA to intercede immediately and require the mining consortium to apply for a standard wastewater discharge permit that will require meeting all applicable state and federal Water Quality Standards, by signing on to the following letter to Alaska Representative Mary Peltola and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. You can use the sample letter provided, replace it with your own, or personalize the letter with some of your own ideas.

Thank you for your support.