Flying into the small village of Iliamna, Alaska, destined for eight days at the mercy of the flow of a wild river, faces are glued to the windows, each gawking over the magnitude of Mount Denali and struggling to put the neighboring glaciers and volcanoes into perspective. I took the opportunity to think critically.
We floated one of the rivers Pebble Mine would permanently alter and imperil
A week spent chasing grayling, char and salmon on the Koktuli, one of several rivers a mega-mine like Pebble would forever endanger
by Eric Boonton - Thursday, Jun 20th, 2019
Float plane taking off from Koktuli Pond (photo: Trout Unlimited Costa 5 Rivers Program).
