LYNN CANAL CONSERVATION IS A GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
BASED IN HAINES ALASKA
COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE CHILKAT VALLEY WATERSHEDS,
AS WELL AS THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE UPPER LYNN CANAL.
Palmer Project Risks
Gershon Cohen, Cindy Buxton, Mark Sogge, and Joe Ordonez, long‑time local stewards of the Chilkat Valley, recently published an opinion piece in the Anchorage Daily News outlining the many risks of the proposed Palmer mine. The piece argues that economic, environmental, social and site-specific risks make the Palmer Project an unwise investment.
Tell the Yukon Mining Industry: We Will NOT Embrace You — Sign the Petition
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Tell the Yukon Mining Industry: We Will NOT Embrace You — Sign the Petition 〰️
The Lutak Dock Project
Lutak Dock White Paper
A comprehensive white paper, prepared by Clemmer Law Office, LLC for Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC), brings to light significant risks for Haines Borough residents and taxpayers and calls for greater transparency and accountability. The risks to Borough taxpayers highlighted in the report include the potential for construction cost overruns, excessive long-term maintenance costs, lack of a viable customer base, contamination and cleanup costs, and harm to subsistence, local business, and quality of life, as well as problems with the federal RAISE grant.
American Rivers has named the Chilkat River among the Most Endangered Rivers of 2026, pointing out the threats of the proposed Palmer mine that would likely result in contamination of nearby creeks that feed directly into the Chilkat River complex. The Chilkat and Klehini Rivers were also named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023. Learn more about the proposed Palmer mine here.
50th Bottle
This limited edition 16 oz Klean Kanteen TKWide bottle was designed in honor of LCC's 50th anniversary. Stainless steel, vacuum insulated, BPA free, leakproof cafe cap.
Available for pickup locally, or keep an eye out for them at events!
LCC HAS WORKED FOR DECADES TO PROTECT THIS LANDSCAPE. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES YET, THE PROPOSED MASSIVE SULFIDE MINE KNOWN AS CONSTANTINE’S PALMER PROJECT.
If this inherently toxic mine goes into production, it will imperil the biologically unique downstream environment in the Chilkat Valley, including the largest gathering of bald eagles on earth.
The base metals Palmer Project is unnecessary, and it may not even make a profit.
A sulfide mine in the Chilkat really would be risking paradise for pennies.
You can read more about the dubious financial prospects of the project,
more about the mine project itself,
and what you can do to help prevent it.
But we'd really love it if you'd dive deeper and learn more about the incredible Chilkat Valley itself, the most biodiverse valley in all of Alaska, and a crucial corridor for living things to survive the climatic changes already underway.
