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Slideshow: Proposed Pebble Mine Has Alaskan Community Focused on Critical Science and Policy Issues
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![[PHOTOGRAPH] AAAS Arctic Division Placard 2011](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/01_placard.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] AAAS Arctic Division Placard 2011")
AAAS Arctic Division Placard 2011
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] AAAS Arctic Division, opening night reception, Windmill Grille, Dillingham, Alaska.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/02_opening_night reception.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] AAAS Arctic Division, opening night reception, Windmill Grille, Dillingham, Alaska.")
AAAS Arctic Division, opening night reception, Windmill Grille, Dillingham, Alaska.
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] An overview with mining claims across the broader region.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/03_BBay_overview_AAAS_c.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] An overview with mining claims across the broader region.")
An overview with mining claims across the broader region.
[Map by Marcus Geist / © The Nature Conservancy]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] A zoomed map with the proposed mine and neighboring streams identified.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/04_Proposed_Mine_Site_overview_AAAS_c.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] A zoomed map with the proposed mine and neighboring streams identified.")
A zoomed map with the proposed mine and neighboring streams identified.
[Map by Marcus Geist / © The Nature Conservancy]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] The tundra landscape north of Bristol Bay where the Pebble Mine would be built.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/05_pebble_site_1.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] The tundra landscape north of Bristol Bay where the Pebble Mine would be built.")
The tundra landscape north of Bristol Bay where the Pebble Mine would be built.
[Photo © Tim Troll]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Early plans indicated that Frying Pan Lake would be submerged beneath several hundred feet of mine tailings and water at the site of the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited partnership has shifted away from that plan for now.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/06_pebble_site_3.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Early plans indicated that Frying Pan Lake would be submerged beneath several hundred feet of mine tailings and water at the site of the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited partnership has shifted away from that plan for now.")
Early plans indicated that Frying Pan Lake would be submerged beneath several hundred feet of mine tailings and water at the site of the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Limited partnership has shifted away from that plan for now.
[Photo © Tim Troll]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/07_pebble_mine_forum.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.")
The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/08_pebble_mine panelists.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.")
The Pebble Mine forum convened 22 September in the gymnasium at the Dillingham Middle/High School.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] John Shively, CEO, Pebble Limited Partnership.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/09_john_shively.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] John Shively, CEO, Pebble Limited Partnership.")
John Shively, CEO, Pebble Limited Partnership.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Bryce Edgmon, Alaska state representative.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/10_bryce_edgmon.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Bryce Edgmon, Alaska state representative.")
Bryce Edgmon, Alaska state representative.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Rick Halford, former president of the Alaska state Senate.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/11_rick_halford.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Rick Halford, former president of the Alaska state Senate.")
Rick Halford, former president of the Alaska state Senate.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Tiel Smith, land and resource manager, Bristol Bay Native Corporation.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/12_tiel_smith.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Tiel Smith, land and resource manager, Bristol Bay Native Corporation.")
Tiel Smith, land and resource manager, Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Crafford (far left), director of the Office of Project Management and Permitting for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, addresses the forum.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/13_tom_crafford.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Crafford (far left), director of the Office of Project Management and Permitting for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, addresses the forum.")
Tom Crafford (far left), director of the Office of Project Management and Permitting for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, addresses the forum.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Al Teich, forum moderator and senior science adviser at AAAS.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/14_al_teich.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Al Teich, forum moderator and senior science adviser at AAAS.")
Al Teich, forum moderator and senior science adviser at AAAS.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Kristina Andrew and her father, subsistence and commercial fisherman Peter Andrew Jr.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/15_kristina_andrew_peter_andrew_jr..jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Kristina Andrew and her father, subsistence and commercial fisherman Peter Andrew Jr.")
Kristina Andrew and her father, subsistence and commercial fisherman Peter Andrew Jr.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] The audience at the Pebble Mine forum included scientists, fishermen, business leaders, Alaska Native leaders, teachers, students, and others.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/16_crowd_forum.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] The audience at the Pebble Mine forum included scientists, fishermen, business leaders, Alaska Native leaders, teachers, students, and others.")
The audience at the Pebble Mine forum included scientists, fishermen, business leaders, Alaska Native leaders, teachers, students, and others.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] A portion of the audience listened closely during the Pebble Mine forum at the AAAS Arctic Division meeting.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/17_audience_fourm_2.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] A portion of the audience listened closely during the Pebble Mine forum at the AAAS Arctic Division meeting.")
A portion of the audience listened closely during the Pebble Mine forum at the AAAS Arctic Division meeting.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH]Classes from Dillingham High School attended parts of the forum on the Pebble Mine.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/18_dillingham_students.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Classes from Dillingham High School attended parts of the forum on the Pebble Mine.")
Classes from Dillingham High School attended parts of the forum on the Pebble Mine.
[Photo by Edward W. Lempinen, © AAAS]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Gary Stevens, president, Alaska state Senate.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/19_gary_stevens.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Gary Stevens, president, Alaska state Senate.")
Gary Stevens, president, Alaska state Senate.
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Larry Duffy, executive director, AAAS Arctic Division.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/20_larry_duffy.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Larry Duffy, executive director, AAAS Arctic Division.")
Larry Duffy, executive director, AAAS Arctic Division.
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Victoria Sharakhmatova, salmon and subsistence-use expert, Kamchatka, Russia.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/21_victoria_sharakhmatova.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Victoria Sharakhmatova, salmon and subsistence-use expert, Kamchatka, Russia.")
Victoria Sharakhmatova, salmon and subsistence-use expert, Kamchatka, Russia.
[Photo © Al Teich]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Sergei Bychkov (right), executive director, Kamchatka Protected Areas Association, Russia.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/22_sergei_bychkov.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Sergei Bychkov (right), executive director, Kamchatka Protected Areas Association, Russia.")
Sergei Bychkov (right), executive director, Kamchatka Protected Areas Association, Russia.
[Photo © Al Teich]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Technical session participants](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/23_technical_session participants.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Technical session participants")
Technical session participants
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Wind turbine outside of Alaska state courts complex in Dillingham.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/24_wind_turbine.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Wind turbine outside of Alaska state courts complex in Dillingham.")
Wind turbine outside of Alaska state courts complex in Dillingham.
[Photo © Al Teich]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Marsik (blue shirt), an assistant professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Bristol Bay campus, led a technical session on sustainable energy.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/25_tom_marsik.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Marsik (blue shirt), an assistant professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Bristol Bay campus, led a technical session on sustainable energy.")
Tom Marsik (blue shirt), an assistant professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Bristol Bay campus, led a technical session on sustainable energy.
[Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska EPSCoR]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Marsik and Kristin Donaldson are building a house on the tundra outside of Dillingham, largely based on the rigorous codes of Passive House standard.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/26_marsik_donaldson_house.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Tom Marsik and Kristin Donaldson are building a house on the tundra outside of Dillingham, largely based on the rigorous codes of Passive House standard.")
Tom Marsik and Kristin Donaldson are building a house on the tundra outside of Dillingham, largely based on the rigorous codes of Passive House standard.
[Photo © Tom Marsik]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Kristin Donaldson (far right), discusses the super-efficient home that she and her husband, Tom Marsik, are building on the tundra outside of Dillingham.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/27_kristin_donaldson.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Kristin Donaldson (far right), discusses the super-efficient home that she and her husband, Tom Marsik, are building on the tundra outside of Dillingham.")
Kristin Donaldson (far right), discusses the super-efficient home that she and her husband, Tom Marsik, are building on the tundra outside of Dillingham.
[Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska EPSCoR]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Todd Radenbaugh (second from left), president of the AAAS Arctic Division, described details of sedimentary deposits in a bluff along the Nushagak River.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/28_nushagak_river geology_discussion.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Todd Radenbaugh (second from left), president of the AAAS Arctic Division, described details of sedimentary deposits in a bluff along the Nushagak River.")
Todd Radenbaugh (second from left), president of the AAAS Arctic Division, described details of sedimentary deposits in a bluff along the Nushagak River.
[Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska EPSCoR]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Associate Professor Mike Davis offered a demonstration of net-fishing technique commonly used on the Nushagak River.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/29_mike_davis_fishing_demonstration.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Associate Professor Mike Davis offered a demonstration of net-fishing technique commonly used on the Nushagak River.")
Associate Professor Mike Davis offered a demonstration of net-fishing technique commonly used on the Nushagak River.
[Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska EPSCoR]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Associate Professor Mike Davis (red vest) at guides a tour of a Yup'ik archeology site on a bluff above the Nushagak River.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/30_mike_davis.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Associate Professor Mike Davis (red vest) at guides a tour of a Yup'ik archeology site on a bluff above the Nushagak River.")
Associate Professor Mike Davis (red vest) at guides a tour of a Yup'ik archeology site on a bluff above the Nushagak River.
[Photo by Tom Moran/Alaska EPSCoR]
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Arctic Division meeting participants joined on a Saturday morning field trip that included sites along the Nushagak River.](/news/releases/2011/images/1017alaska/medium/31_group_shot.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Arctic Division meeting participants joined on a Saturday morning field trip that included sites along the Nushagak River.")
Arctic Division meeting participants joined on a Saturday morning field trip that included sites along the Nushagak River.
[Photo © Todd Radenbaugh]
