Please help us stop a proposed copper mine on the edge of the Mount St. Helens National Monument. The mine is planned within an area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest that is seismically active. If plans for the mine were to go forward, it could threaten the quality of community drinking water, harm important stream habitat for salmon and steelhead, and destroy areas cherished by local hikers, campers and horseback riders. Moreover, a mine would likely impact ancient forests, the Tumwater Inventoried Roadless Area, and surrounding popular recreation areas.

Much of the land being considered for the mine was acquired by the U.S. Forest Service using Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF), which are appropriated by Congress to be used for recreation and conservation purposes, not for mining!

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Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am writing to request that the BLM deny the proposed lease by Idaho General Mines for the lands north of Mount St. Helens, known as the "Margaret Deposit."

These lands were acquired by the U.S. Forest Service for the purpose of conservation. The Forest Service used Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) to purchase this land, which are appropriated by Congress for the express purposes of recreation and conservation. Issuing a mining lease to these lands is contrary to both the public interest and the primary purpose for which these lands were acquired.

It is clear from the thousands of individual and organizational letters, city resolutions, and letters from elected officials at the city, county and even federal level, that the public supports conservation of these lands.

Please deny the lease to Idaho General Mines.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
May 08, 2007