GWICH’IN STEERING COMMITTEE
SUSITNA RIVER COALITION
JUNEAU WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP
TROUT UNLIMITED
Fairbanks, Alaska This group works to preserve the entire ecosystem of the Porcupine Caribou herd to ensure its longterm viability and the Gwich’in way of life. Juneau, Alaska The Juneau Watershed Partnership promotes watershed integrity in the city and borough of Juneau through education, research and communication.
LYNN CANAL CONSERVATION
Haines, Alaska Lynn Canal Conservation promotes integrity of wild lands, protects quality of life and fosters environmental awareness in Alaska’s Lynn Canal and in the watersheds of the Chilkat and Chilkoot near Haines.
NORTHERN ALASKA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
Fairbanks, Alaska The Northern Alaska Environmental Center advances conservation and resource stewardship in interior and Arctic Alaska through education and advocacy.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES FOUNDATION
Anchorage, Alaska The Renewable Resources Foundation fights to protect Alaska’s fishing and hunting resources and the lands and waters that its wildlife needs to survive.
RESISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS
Palmer, Alaska REDOIL upholds the rights of Alaska’s indigenous peoples by protecting their subsistence homelands from multinational corporate interests.
SITKA CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Sitka, Alaska The Sitka Conservation Society works to protect the natural environment of Alaska’s Tongass Temperate Rainforest, and supports the development of sustainable communities living in the Tongass National Forest.
SOUTHEAST ALASKA CONSERVATION COUNCIL Juneau, Alaska This group is devoted to protecting prime old-growth forest in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, while encouraging sustainable communities.
Talkeetna, Alaska The Susitna River Coalition seeks to protect the Susitna River watershed’s vast natural resources by stopping construction of Susitna Dam.
TROUT UNLIMITED ALASKA
Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited protects, reconnects, restores and sustains North America’s cold-water fisheries and the habitat that sustains them.
TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA
Anchorage, Alaska Trustees for Alaska works to protect and sustain Alaska’s natural environment by providing legal counsel to conservation groups, Alaska Native and community groups, and individuals.
YUKON RIVER DRAINAGE FISHERIES ASSOCIATION Anchorage, Alaska This group of subsistence and commercial fishers is dedicated to sustaining the world’s furthest-migrating salmon run and protecting healthy, wild fisheries and cultures on the Yukon River.
ARIZONA
ARIZONA MINING REFORM COALITION
Tucson, Arizona This coalition works to ensure that the mining industry cleans up after itself, complies fully with the spirit of safeguards in place to protect Arizona, and interacts in a transparent manner with Arizona citizens.
ARIZONA WILDERNESS COALITION
Tucson, Arizona The Arizona Wilderness Coalition seeks to permanently protect and restore the state’s wilderness and wild rivers for the enjoyment of all citizens and to ensure that native plants and animals have a lasting home in wild nature.
BAJA ARIZONA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Tucson, Arizona BASA works to facilitate local sustainable food production, marketing and education in southern Arizona.
BLACK MESA WATER COALITION
Flagstaff, Arizona BMWC strives to protect the cultural integrity of indigenous peoples through leadership development, grassroots movement building and social justice advocacy, with the
The Pebble Mine threatens Bristol Bay’s way of life and $1.5 billion fish-based economy. JIM KLUG
MISSION: Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Program works to preserve, protect and restore wild salmon and trout populations throughout Alaska, using scientific data, strong grassroots outreach and advocacy, and hands-on involvement in conservation projects. ACTIVITIES: Bristol Bay, in Southwest Alaska, is home to one of the last great salmon fisheries on the planet. The salmon, wildlife, people and fishing jobs of this beautiful and productive region are threatened by the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine. If built, Pebble could be become the largest mine in North America. Trout Unlimited (TU) has been working to stop the mine using the Clean Water Act. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Recently, with strong support from TU and other conservation groups, the Environmental Protection Agency took a giant step toward protecting the headwaters of Bristol Bay from the mine. By putting into action Section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act, the EPA is starting a process that will determine if large-scale mining can coexist with the area’s renewable natural resources, most importantly the waters that provide the spawning and rearing habitat for the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. tu.org/tu-projects/save-bristol-bay
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