Mitch Friedman, Conservation Northwest Executive Director “Never in a million years did I think I’d ever see this,” said Mike Allison while touring the U.S. Capital Building. Mike is a councilman of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. He was part of a delegation of First Nations and Tribal leaders from Washington (Colville), Alaska (Tlingit-Haida), Montana … Continued
The Similkameen watershed is impacted by the ghosts of a century of mining, with more than 50 abandoned mines throughout. The Copper Mountain Mine is so enormous that you can easily see it on Google Earth without much zooming in. BY MITCH FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Unfamiliar to many Washingtonians, the Similkameen River is what I … Continued
By Jay Kehne, Sagelands Program Lead based in Omak I was honored to join the Methow Headwaters Campaign and several other local citizens on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to show the broad local support for the Methow Headwaters Protection Act and an administrative mineral withdrawal by federal agencies, both of which would withdraw mining … Continued
The following information is courtesy of the Methow Headwaters Campaign. To read the full statement from Senator Patty Murray, click here. A map of the proposed mineral withdrawal can be found here. Winthrop, Wash. — The Methow Headwaters Campaign said today that its efforts to protect the rural character and diverse economy of the Methow Valley has received … Continued