SW Washington has new representation in Congress as Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was recently sworn into office. We need all the help we can get to make it clear to Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez and our other federal representatives that Mount St. Helens and the Green River Valley are no place for a mine! This area is beloved by hikers, mountain bikers, backcountry horsemen, hunters, anglers, botanizers, foragers, and more for its remote and peaceful location and numerous recreational opportunities. The area is also incredibly historically and culturally significant to the local Tribes including the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, both of which oppose mining on this landscape. The Green River itself is a gene bank river for wild steelhead, is eligible to be nominated as a Wild and Scenic River, and provides clean water to downstream communities.
You can get involved and help us get the attention and support of our elected officials by signing the Alliance’s petition and sharing it with your friends and loved ones. The petition asks our congressional representatives to support our call for a legislative mineral withdrawal, a federal land management tool which would provide permanent protections against mining without impacting any other regularly permitted activities such as recreation, trail maintenance, or timber harvesting.
Together, we can make 2023 an incredible year of advocacy and show once and for all that this is no place for a mine!"