Help Stop Mining at Yellowstone National Park's Doorstep
Yellowstone National Park is worth far more than gold. But two mining proposals near America's first national park threaten this world-famous landscape and the economy that depends on it.
Standing beneath the famous Roosevelt Arch entrance to Yellowstone, America's first national park, one can gaze out across meadows filled with herds of bison, pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep.
Now, instead of this idyllic view, imagine an industrial-scale gold mine with heavy equipment and mining trucks lumbering down dirt roads. It's hard to picture, but two large-scale gold mining projects are being considered at Yellowstone's doorstep. We need your help to make sure this doesn't happen.
Please add your name to our petition and stand up to protect Yellowstone by asking U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to protect Yellowstone from two adjacent gold mining proposals.
Dear [Decision Maker],
Yellowstone needs your help.
This year's centennial celebration of the National Park Service is a time to reaffirm our commitment to protecting our national parks from threats both inside and just beyond their borders. Developers have proposed two large- scale gold mines along the park's northern border, one within view of the famed Roosevelt Arch. We need your help to ensure this landscape remains intact.
These mines could have disastrous consequences on important waterways and wildlife, as well as the local community and the park experience that draws millions of visitors from across the globe.
Yellowstone is worth far more than gold. We urge you to enact a mineral withdrawal that would ensure that mineral exploration and mining do not harm this priceless landscape. The gateway to Yellowstone is not the place for these destructive activities.
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Please take action to ensure that Yellowstone and its surrounding landscape and communities are protected, for us and for generations to come.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
