Keeping the Northwest wild Fall 2014 3
Comments hold up risky Mazama Mine: Wild NW activists make a difference
In May,
the Forest Service announced that a Canadian min-
ing company was seeking permission to conduct "explor-
atory drilling" for copper near the iconic Goat Mountain in
the upper Methow Valley. If approved, the company would
build new roads, run industrial drills 24/7 and dump toxic
drilling waste within an old-growth preserve and upstream
from endangered steelhead, bull trout and Chinook salmon.
But all that was delayed by the massive public reaction!
In response to our action alert, Conservation NW sup-
porters provided over 400 comments pushing back
against the proposed mine. We're still waiting for
word on the fate of the Mazama Mine, but one thing
is clear: Wild Northwest activists are heard loud and
clear! To sign up for our action alerts and make your
voice heard, please complete the email form on our
website homepage. –Dave Werntz
Your GuIDe To The Fall NeWSleTTer
table of Contents
4 Looking Forward View om the director e big picture
5 Looking Forward How you can help wildlife today
6 Looking Forward Lessons to learn from the Huckleberry Wolf Pack
7 Looking Forward An update from our riders on the range
8 Feature: Coast to Cascades Recovery planning for Cascades grizzly bears
9 Feature: Coast to Cascades Connecting habitat from Canada to the Cascades
10 Feature: Coast to Cascades An interview with Spray Creek Ranchers
12 Rockies to Cascades Connections Connecting the Cascades to the Rockies
14 Rockies to Cascades Connections Wildfires and wildlife habitat
16 Cascades Connections I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project update
17 Cascades Connections Volunteers restore habitat at wildlife crossings
18 Conservation Northwest Updates Fall wolf panel tackles lethal management
20 Conservation Northwest Updates Photo essay Wildlife Monitoring Project summer results
22 New Partners Okanogan Mule Deer Foundation Chapter is born
23 Conservation Northwest Gear T-shirts, Cascades wolf poster, and more
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