Help Permanently Protect B.C.'s Flathead!

To ensure its lasting protection, the Flathead River Valley needs a National Park in the south-eastern one-third of the valley, to fill in the missing piece of the adjacent Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and World Heritage Site.

: Photo: Joe Riis, iLCP

Nestled into B.C.'s southeast corner, the Flathead River Valley is part of what National Geographic Magazine describes as "one of the most diverse and ecologically intact natural ecosystems in the temperate zones of the world.” Water in the Flathead River is so pure that scientists use it as a benchmark by which to measure water quality in rivers around the world. Canadian Geographic magazine describes the Flathead as a “nursery” for wildlife, including at-risk species like badgers and grizzly bears.

In November 2011, after a campaign by Sierra Club BC and other conservation groups, the B.C. government passed a law banning mining and oil and gas development in the Flathead. But the Flathead is far from protected. Today it is under threat from logging, grizzly trophy hunting, newly increased road access and the cumulative impact of quarrying permitted under new regulations.

A strong show of public support is crucial right now. Please take just one minute today to write to Premier Clark and other decision-makers to urge them to protect the Flathead permanently.

To ensure its lasting protection, the Flathead River Valley needs a National Park in the south-eastern one-third of the valley, to fill in the missing piece of the adjacent Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and World Heritage Site. We also need a Wildlife Management Area in the rest of the valley and adjoining habitat to protect a Rocky Mountain wildlife corridor stretching from Glacier to the Banff, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks.

Your letter will be sent to the following people:

Minister Peter Kent (Federal Environment Minister)
Minister Steve Thomson (BC Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
Minister Terry Lake (BC Minister of Environment)
Premier Christy Clark (Premier of British Columbia)

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