Protecting Canada's wild spaces begins with you. You have everything you need at your fingertips to help protect the wildest river valley in Canada's southern Rockies. You're just one click away from sending and email to the Premier of British Columbia and joining the movement to protect the Flathead River Valley.

Right now coal and gold mining is a threat to the Flathead. The government of British Columbia is already reviewing one company’s proposal to open a new mine in the Flathead River Valley. It only takes one mine to prevent an eco-system from receiving the clean river water it needs to nourish grizzly bears, mountain goats, and more varieties of wildflowers than anywhere else in Canada. Climate change is forcing wildlife to adapt to a new environment and it's vital they have the freedom to roam in this wild river valley.

The Flathead is the missing link to the International Peace Park, a protected wildlife management area part of the Yellowstone to Yukon conservation corridor. Right now, the federal government of Canada has the opportunity to name the Flathead River Valley a National Park Reserve and wildlife management area. If this happens, 3 borders will connect: BC, Alberta and Montana. Wildlife will have the space to do what it does best – live within an eco-system that makes up one of the most beautiful places on earth. Check it out for yourself.

The BC provincial government needs to make the first move towards protecting the Flathead. This means creating a moritorium on any mining in the river valley. To date, groups like Canadian Parks and Wilderness (CPAWS), Wildsight, and Sierra BC have connected to more than 2000 people who have added their voice to “Friends of the Flathead.” With their help and your muscle, The Big Wild wants to send 5000 emails to BC Premier Gordon Campbell’s inbox by spring, 2010. Click on this link and send an email to the Premier.  We’ve included some important points to send to him. Feel free to add your own thoughts to the email on why the Flathead River Valley is important to you.

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