It was a pleasure working with two of the most knowledgeable people on the Bristol Bay “No Pebble Mine” cause, Shoren Brown and Mark Hieronymus, as well as all the other volunteers that took time out of their weekend to help. But the highlight of my weekend was meeting Kurt ‘Ole’ Olson and the entire Egdorf family(Dave, Kim, and Camille). Ole and the Egdorfs were stars in the documentary Red Gold, which was shown Friday night at Cervantes’. I can’t tell you how impressed I was actually spending time with these amazing folks. We had a great turnout and emotional speeches from several people that will be directly impacted by the proposed mine.

Other notables that stopped by the booths to show their support included Todd Helton, Brian O’keefe, Brian Kraft, John Gierach, Tom Sadler and Dave Whitlock.

Thanks to everyone who showed their support at the shows and film. We raised a considerable amount of money, and got nearly 1,000 postcards signed to send to politicians to let them know people are aware of, and against, the proposed pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

This is something true and dear to my heart, so if anyone has any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’ll be happy to share what I can.

For more information on the cause, please visit Sportsman Alliance for Alaska and SaveBristolBay.org

Special thanks to Umpqua Feather Merchants for providing raffle items at the Red Gold showing.

I’ll have more pictures as I receive them.

We’re expecting a few people from the documentary to come to Denver and make appearances at both the events and especially the movie showing.

In addition to the movie showing Friday night, I’ll be working at the ISE and FFS booths during the week – tweeting live from @nopebblemine and @kyleindenver. Come by and see me!

Details on times, location, light rail, etc. are below. Be sure to check out the trailer, too. Come out and enjoy a free show and support a great cause! If you need any other information, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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From Felt Soul Media and Trout Unlimited, Red Gold is an award winning documentary about the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska. The area is home to the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers, the two most prolific sockeye salmon runs left in the world. Two mining companies have partnered to propose one of the largest open-pit mines at the headwaters of the two rivers. Despite promises of a clean project by officials, the accident-plagued history of hard rock mining has wrought one of the biggest land use battles Alaska has ever faced. Documenting the growing unrest among native, commercial and sport fisherman, Red Gold is a portrait of a unique way of life that won’t survive if the salmon don’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide.

Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska will be exhibiting at the following sport shows during the winter months in 2010. Make plans to attend the shows in your area…stop by the booth and visit about Alaska! Better yet, if you are interested in volunteering a few hours or days of your time to spread the word about Alaska conservation – contact SAA Director Scott Hed to get involved. We had a terrific batch of volunteers for the 2009 shows and are looking for more for the 2010 season.