Protect Yosemite National Park from Industrial Gold Mining
We're working to protect the land around Yosemite National Park from industrial gold mining.
Right now, there are 185 active mining claims within 10 miles of the park's borders. We want to bring the Obama Administration and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar over 10,000 names on a petition to protect the land around Yosemite.
We're over halfway there. Will you help us reach 10,000?
Yosemite National Park is unbelievable. I couldn’t figure out exactly how to put it down in words, how to describe why I’ve dedicated my life to fighting for special places like Yosemite. Then I read what Julie sent me in response to my last email, and she said it better than I ever could:
I grew up going to Yosemite National Park. It was a haven for me, an escape from a difficult childhood...I am crying as I write this. Yosemite was my salvation. I thought that if there was such beauty in this world, there must be hope.
That's one powerful reason why we need to make sure Yosemite National Park, and the land all around it, remain a haven for us, our kids, and their kids.
Thank you for adding your name. If we band together, we can protect the places we love.
All the best,
Dan Jacobson
Environment California Legislative Director