The only reason Dillingham is here is because of the fishing. There is no other reason for Dillingham to be here.  We have no good timber, no coal, and certainly NO GOLD. Fish is the reason we are here. Our economy, our tourism, and our food source. We cannot survive here without the fish and when the fish is gone, Dillingham will waste away.  Aurora H.

Fun Facts I learned today:
*Out of 686,293 people, only 6,000 of those people are employed by the mining industry.
•Out of 686, 293, 65,000 people are employed by the fishing industry.

•Bristol Bay brings in 65 million dollars for the state in sports fishing revenue alone and 95 million dollars for the state in commercial fishing.
•Bristol Bay brings in 65 million dollars for the state in sports fishing revenue alone.
•The state's revenue from commercial fishing is 11.2 billion dollars

Can we really stop the Pebble Mine?  If so, how?

Everyone should  go to Josten's.com and go to contact us, email Josten's and ask them to immediately contact Earthworks to sign the Protect the Bristol Bay Pledge.  When they do, we can encourage youth across the nation to buy their class rings.  If they continue to choose not to be a signer, we will make sure our nation's youth know who the responsible jewelers are!!