Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, located along Alaska’s iconic Bear Coast, is a remote landscape of fire, ice, and bears – protecting the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina Athabascan people. This rich cultural wilderness, called Qizhjeh Vena in the Dena’ina language, is located at the headwaters of the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. The park serves as critical bear habitat, in addition to supporting numerous other important species that rely on these landscapes to remain intact. Unfortunately, there is a proposed poly-metallic mine on an inholding ten miles inside Lake Clark National Park. NPCA is partnering with local lodge owners, fisherpeople, and native villages to ensure that the impacts of the potential mine are fully assessed.
We are committed to protecting America’s Bear Coast and the wildlife that call it home – and we hope to continue building the coalition, hiring experts, and raising national awareness of the landscape’s importance. But we can’t do this alone. Please consider supporting our efforts to safeguard Lake Clark National Park bear habitat from the impacts of mining.
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Join Us in Making a Difference
By investing in this project, you play a pivotal role in protecting Alaska’s Bear Coast and the wildlife that call it home. For more information about supporting this work, please contact Holly Johansson at [email protected] or 206-492-3954.
