Longtime commercial fisherman appeals to others to protect wild salmon I first came to Bristol Bay in 1969 as a Vista volunteer in a program focused on building and strengthening communities in poor areas of the United States. I … Read More

What did we tell the EPA about protecting Bristol Bay in comments Trustees submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency this month on behalf of our client, Nunamta Aulukestai? The EPA already knows the risk The EPA concluded in its 2014 … Read More

The public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to withdraw Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay closed on Oct. 17. Even as the EPA turns its back on Bristol Bay, the people of the region came out … Read More

Michelle Sinnott interned for Trustees in 2012 and worked as a staff attorney from December 2014 until the end of this month. She and her pets doggedly worked to protect healthy water, land, fisheries, and wildlife. Her departure comes as … Read More

Click here to tell EPA to protect Bristol Bay Tell the EPA and Alaska leaders to support Alaskans and Bristol Bay, not the Pebble mine. Learn more about Bristol Bay and its fight to save Bristol Bay. But first sign the … Read More

On fish stories and protests The people of Bristol Bay will share the big fish story of 2017 for years to come. A record red salmon run exceeded projections for most areas of the region. The catch in the Nushagak district … Read More

Pebble asked some Bristol Bay leaders who oppose the Pebble mine to come to its advisory panel meeting today at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. Bristol Bay says no. What an absurd invitation. Why would Bristol Bay participate in … Read More

Emily Charles organized a protest outside the Anchorage office of the Environmental Protection Agency in early August. The middle school activist invited people to join her in opposing the Pebble mine. A handful of protesters stood beside her as drivers … Read More

When it comes to how our current leaders grapple with the health of Americans and the health of public lands, we have to wonder, just whom do they work for? When a baker’s dozen of men in Congress make repeated … Read More

  Nunamta Aulukestai and United Tribes of Bristol Bay appealed a land use permit today after the State of Alaska handed another mining company a free pass to do exploration work. Yet another mine casts a shadow over Bristol Bay. … Read More