Make a difference!
Life is more precious than gold and together we can advocate for the health of our rivers and communities. Small ripples can amount to waves of change. Let’s make a splash together!
Where are we at?
Status Update from SSFS - Sept. 18, 2024
Have a better understanding of where we currently sit in the NEPA process, what’s happening with Perpetua’s request for water rights, along with their air permit. Click on the link below to see a full update and how you might get involved!
Opportunities to take action…
#1
Letter Writing Workshop!
Join SSFS for an objection letter writing workshop at the McCall Public Library on Wednesday, October 16th at 6 pm. If you commented on the DEIS, we will help you find the Forest Service’s response to your letter and assist you in crafting an objection to the FEIS. If you can’t make it, click on the link below for help! We hope to see you there.
#2
Top reasons for locals to ask Local Governments to OPPOSE the Stibnite Mine!
Best to write letters by SEPT. 25 - Last day Oct.10
Continue to make waves by writing a letter to your local public officials and express your deep concerns over the Stibnite Gold Project. Here is what you might consider saying and who you might contact…
#3
Attend McCall City Council Meeting OCt.10 5:30pm
Let the City of McCall hear your voice and see you show up for the South Fork! To learn more and watch online, click on the link below.
#4
Write the Forest Service before Oct. 21, 2024
Even if you don’t have standing for objections on the FEIS, write to the Forest Service for public opinion. Tell them to reconsider the Draft Decision on Stibnite Gold Project EIS #50516. Let them know that the mine is wrong for our communities, for the South Fork Salmon River, and for our public lands in this place. To bolster your letter with some critical facts and to learn about who to write, click on the links below.
#5
Comment on the FEIS - Comments Due Oct. 21, 2024
If you commented at any point during the Stibnite Gold Project NEPA process you have standing to lodge an objection to the FEIS and/or Draft Record of Decision before October 21, 2024. Do not miss this important opportunity to ensure the Forest Service meaningfully considers your concerns with the proposed gold mine. To learn more about the FEIS and how to comment, click on the link below.
Other ways you can get involved!
1. Become a member of SSFS- At this stage in our fight to protect the South Fork of the Salmon, the fish and our communities from the threat of Perpetua’s proposed mine, we need a committed membership. Although we have hundreds on our mailing list and wonderful support from many of you, we need a recorded list of members so we can refer to an actual number of people we represent when we are laying out our position in front of government bodies.
All that you need to do is email us with the statement, “I wish to be a member of SSFS” and then type your name and send it off. If you include your address we can send you one of our beautiful new stickers. We will not share your information with other organizations.
2. Join us for our upcoming events and be ready for the next public comment opportunity. You can keep informed on our website or our social media pages.
3. Recognize and support the Nez Perce Tribe’s decades-long effort to protect the South Fork watershed.
4. Sign up to receive emails on new developments and talk to your friends and neighbors about the threats.
5. Visit other organization partners opposing stibnite:
Idaho Conservation League - https://www.idahoconservation.org/
Idaho Rivers United - https://www.idahorivers.org/
Dig for the Truth - https://digforthetruth.org/work
