Giving Thanks

While this is a busy time of year, concerns for low salmon numbers in Alaska and British Columbia are growing, and we need your voice!

The AK-B.C. transboundary rivers issue has ongoing support from our elected members of Congress and state lawmakers -- and it is so important that they continue to hear from Alaskans. Please take a few minutes to send their offices an email to give thanks for their continued work to elevate the transboundary issue to the highest levels of government - and to defend our rivers, jobs, and way of life.

The Province of British Columbia continues to permit massive tailings dams to hold back contaminated mining waste at the headwaters of the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk rivers - creating ticking time bombs that could deliver the final knockout blow to our shared wild salmon runs.

We need our Alaska lawmakers to keep the pressure on B.C. and on President Biden to establish binding protections for the rivers that feed +
​us. 
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Recent actions taken to defend our salmon rivers by Alaska Lawmakers:

• On June 24, 2021: Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan, and Congressman Young sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requesting that the Biden Administration increase federal engagement for the AK-B.C. transboundary rivers issue. Read the letter here. 
• On May 7, 2021: With leadership from Representative Dan Ortiz, eight Alaska legislators submitted a letter to British Columbia Premier John Horgan highlighting the threats posed to Alaskan interests and communities from B.C.’s mining in international salmon watersheds. Lawmakers included members of the House Fisheries Committee: Chairwoman Tarr, Speaker Stutes, Representative Vance, Representative Ortiz, Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Representative McCabe, and Representative Story; as well as Juneau’s Senator Kiehl, and Representative Hannan. Read the letter here. 

Take Action here. 

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to read this update and staying engaged – we’re all in this together. Please reach out anytime! 
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Gunalchéesh / Háw’aa / Thank you,
Bre Walker, Campaign Coordinator 
Salmon Beyond Borders

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