The good folks at Save the Wild UP are among the hardest working environmental organizers around, and are fighting to stop a giant sulfide mine right on top of the headwaters of the Salmon Trout River in Michigan’s UP, a tributary to Lake Superior. If you have the time, join them for their Protect the Earth Great Lakes Community Gathering, Saturday, August 6, 2011 in Champion, MI.
The purpose of the gathering is to seek ways in which the citizens of the Upper Great Lakes Region can work together more effectively to defend their water resources against the threat of new extraction projects.
Speakers will focus on proposed activity that threatens the health of the region including the controversial Eagle Project on the Yellow Dog Plains and Hud Bay’s proposed Front 40 Project for zinc and gold takings in Menominee Co., according to conference organizer Margaret Comfort.
Also on the program are “Fracking” of gas wells in lower Michigan, proposed extractive resource projects in the Penokee Hills of Wisconsin, and proposed copper-nickel sulfide projects in NE Minnesota, plus a special presentation on environmental justice and indigenous cultural issues.
The gathering is free to interested participants. It will begin with an optional walk at 9:00 a.m. from Koski’s Corner (intersection of US-41 and M-95) to the proposed Humboldt processing facility, approximately 2.5 miles round trip. The focus of the walk is to raise awareness of the importance of defending local water resources. Rides back to the cars will be available.
If you can’t be there in person, check out their web page at savethewildup.com, and send them good wishes!
Brian
