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1 BRISTOL BAY: SHARING LESSONS FROM TU S BIGGEST ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN Eric Booton, Sportsmen's Organizer Alaska Program

2 A look at Mission Lodge, who is hosting the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing + Guide Academy with Trout Unlimited Alaska

3 The Last Cast

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6 Salmon Factory: A Portfolio of Diversity ~60 Million Sockeye 46 % of global abundance of sockeye Among the largest producers of king salmon globally and strongest remaining Chinook fisheries in AK

7 Bristol Bay Sport Fishing Nearly a hundred year history Over 13,000 anglers from out of state $160 million value Provides over 1,000 jobs Arctic char, Arctic grayling, northern pike, Dolly Varden, rainbow trout, whitefish, lake trout & all 5 species of Pacific salmon

8 Bristol Bay Subsistence 7,500 subsistence hunt/fish 2.4 million pounds of salmon annually! 315 pounds per person

9 Bristol Bay Commercial Fishing 14,000 jobs 75% of local employment $1.5 billion

10 Zoom in on BBAY Map

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13 Infrastructure map size

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16 Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure 2014

17 Timeline 2004 We learned about the Pebble Mine & joined the coalition. May 2010 Request in to EPA to use their Clean Water Act authority to Protect Bristol Bay Feb 2014 EPA releases proposed 404 c determination Spring 2017 EPA announces PD withdrawal as part of settlement December 2017 Pebble files for their 404 Wetlands Permit January 2018 EPA chooses to keep the PD April 2018 Army Corps of Engineers begins the scoping process

18 Successful Elements of the Save Bristol Bay Campaign

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20 Hyper Local Focus

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23 Conscious Strategy Development Know who you want to influence and who they will listen to Develop your organizing, communications and lobbying strategies with those targets in mind

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27 Robust Communications & Organizing Plan

28 Examples from our campaign Telling an inspiring story through the right means Red Gold Film Consistent messaging & branding Wrong mine, wrong place No Pebble Logo If you have resources use them Get creative in sharing your message

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33 Use your data, and use it effectively!

34 Summary of Lessons Learned Cast a wide net for allies Keep a local focus - highlight & follow the lead of the front line communities Generate support from the business community and other organizations Be conscious in your strategy development Choose messengers that resonate with your audience Develop consistent messaging and branding Use your data intentionally and effectively

35 THE ROAD AHEAD

36 Pebble applies for 404 permit launching 5-7 year permitting process 2-5 year permit review process Dec 2017 Jan EPA announces they will NOT withdraw the (c) Proposed Determination 404(c) can be finalized after May 2021 or after a final EIS is issued; whichever comes first

37 Pebble will need at least 31 state permits & authorizations

38 State 1. Block issuance of state permits; 2. Obtain instream flow rights; 3. Strengthen fish habitat protection laws. Federal Level 1. Block issuance of a 404 permit 2. Obtain final 404c determination setting Bristol off-limits to industrial scale mining.

39 TU IS HELPING TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR BRISTOL BAY

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42 How you can help Sign a comment! Activate your network Consider a donation Join the team of Bristol Bay Ambassadors

43 Eric Questions?

44 Pebble deposit discovered Pebble Mine files applic. for water rights to use 35 bill. gallons/yr. Tribes, com & sport fishing entities ask for 404(c) protections Massive opposition to Pebble; clear science confirming risks. EPA issues 404(c) Proposed Determination, if finalized would restrict mine waste disposal in BB First Quantum Minerals invests in Pebble Oct 2017 Northe 2001 rn Dynast y Minera ls acquires leases; Pebble 2010 Report to investors states Pebble deposit contains almost 11 billion tons of ore 2013 Anglo American withdraws from Pebble Partnership: Rio Tinto follows 2014 Ballot initiative passes by 63% in favor of stronger protections for BB. May 2017 After a brief meeting with NDM, EPA proposes withdrawing the 2014 proposes withdrawing protections for Bristol Bay Oct 2017 AK Gov. Walker states, I am not supportiv of the Pebble Mine.

45 Pebble applies for 404 permit launching 5-7 year permitting process Dec 2017 Army Corps of Engineers begins public scoping; consultation with tribes and agencies HEARINGS & PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Spring 2018 Draft EIS Issued HEARINGS & PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Summer 2020 Final EIS Issued Fall 2021 Record of Decision Winter Jan 2018 Pebble applies for 31state permits; most reviewed w/ federal EIS EPA announces they will NOT withdraw the (c) Proposed Determination (c) can be finalized after May 2021 or after a final EIS is issued; whichever comes first 2021 Possible additional public comment on state permits

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