Podcasts about alaska's bristol bay

In this episode, we discuss a recent trip to Alaska's Bristol Bay, and what truly makes Alaska a truly unique and amazing fly fishing destination. Want to join us in Alaska in 2020? visit http://interiorflyfishingco.com/naknek-river-alaska-hosted-trip/

KHOL News: Pride and Peril in Alaska's Bristol Bay by KHOL Jackson

The proposed Pebble Mine threatens the pristine watersheds, rivers, and wetlands of Alaska's Bristol Bay - home to the largest wild salmon runs on the planet. Today's guests are Nelli Williams, director of Trout Unlimited's Alaska Program, and Danielle Stickman, a Koyukon and Dena’ina Athabascan and the Network Coordinator for the Western Alaska Conservation Cooperative. They joined host Amy Hadden Marsh by phone from Anchorage to talk about why the proposed mine spells disaster for southwest Alaska.

Alaska's Bristol Bay is home to one of the most valuable salmon fisheries in the world. It's also a place where a company has been wanting to build an open-pit copper and gold mine for years. The Obama-era EPA proposed limits for Pebble Mine to protect waters in the region. The EPA under President Donald Trump considered rolling those proposed restrictions back but then suspended the process, leaving the proposed restrictions on the table as the mine moves into the permitting process. Complicating matters, the Alaska Native people who live there are divided on whether the mine should go ahead. https://www.alaskawaterwars.org

Guest Shoren Brown, Bristol Bay Campaign Director for Trout Unlimited, speaks with Diane Horn about the Save Bristol Bay Campaign to protect Alaska's Bristol Bay and stop the proposed Pebble Mine.