http://www.sierraclubbc.ca/flathead/petition.html

 

Sign this petition asking the BC government to protect our threatened Flathead Valley

Africa has the Serengeti.
North America has the Flathead.
Sign this petition asking the BC government to protect our threatened Flathead Valley—the missing jewel on the "Crown of the Continent".

Nestled into BC's southeast corner is a wilderness area of global significance called the Flathead Valley.

Sometimes compared with Africa's Serengeti for its richness of species, the Flathead's rare convergence of wildlife and stunning vistas are under threat from mountain-top removal coal mining and other industrial development.

It is time for British Columbians to do our part and place the missing jewel on what National Geographic Magazine calls the "Crown of the Continent" - by agreeing to permanent protection for our Flathead Valley and safeguarding it from destructive coal mining in adjacent areas.

http://www.sierraclubbc.ca/flathead/petition.html

To add your voice, please fill in the fields and click the button below.

Your name will appear on the online petition, and the message below will be sent on your behalf in an email to BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice.

Here is how your email will appear:

From: Your Email Address
To: BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice
Subject: Protect BC's Flathead Valley
Message:

Dear Premier Campbell and Minister Prentice,

BC's exceptional Flathead Valley is threatened by plans for mountain-top removal coal mining and other industrial development.

The Flathead, sometimes compared with Africa's Serengeti for its richness of species, should be BC's top priority for protection.

For almost a century, the Flathead has been recognized as a missing piece of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park established in 1932 by Alberta and Montana. UNESCO has designated both Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Parks as Biosphere Reserves, and has proclaimed the entire International Peace Park a World Heritage Site.

There is long-standing public interest in protecting the Flathead Valley and completing the International Peace Park. It is time for BC to do its part and place the missing jewel on what National Geographic Magazine calls the "Crown of the Continent" - by protecting our Flathead Valley and safeguarding it from destructive coal-mining practices in adjacent areas.

http://www.sierraclubbc.ca/flathead/petition.html