Today we celebrate a new opportunity to permanently safeguard Bristol Bay, Alaska. A bill introduced into the Alaska State Legislature provides exciting potential to enact the most durable layer of safeguards yet for the region. Bristol Bay has long been threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine, a large-scale open-pit mine that has been scientifically incompatible with the area’s prolific salmon runs and threatens: 📈 15,000 American jobs 💵 $2.2 billion annual fishery 🐟 A way of life for local people 🏕️ 100+ lodge and outfitter businesses Read the blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/4kuY3br (fb)