Comments for Save the Wild UP

Comment on Bright Ideas Category by Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:40:55 +0000

Richard - go ahead - just see if it’s that easy!! Jokes on you - jus a sad regurgitation of old environmental untruths. Maybe you all with come up with real arguments other than Not In My Backyard. If all the world saw life as an ostrich we’d never get anywhere.

Comment on Events/Public Meetings Category by Emily Whittaker

Emily Whittaker — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:15:38 +0000

The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve in Big Bay, MI was awarded a grant from the National Forest Foundation to assist the Forest Service in reaching baseline management standards for wilderness areas. All wilderness areas throughout the country must meet a minimum criteria to be considered managed to standard. So with this award, we will help the McCormick Wilderness Area meet the national criteria. We will do this through work associated with invasive plant species, air quality, and recreation site reviews. We are now moving forward with the McCormick Wilderness Stewardship Project and looking for individuals who would be interested in participating in a new group called Friends of the McCormick. This group will be an informal meeting of like-minded folks who would like to help protect the McCormick Wilderness Area. The group’s activities would range from volunteer days in the wilderness area to hanging posters to spread the word about this place. If you are interested, please put our first meeting on your calendar. We will meet at the Huron Earth Deli on 410 N 3rd St. in Marquette on June 4, 2009 at 6:30pm. We will meet and greet (and eat!) so please RSVP at emily@yellowdogwatershed.org or by calling 906-345-9223.

Comment on SWUP is 5 Years Young! by fred

fred — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:11:42 +0000

on God’s Good earth. Prayer is essential,
activism is mandatory…Do It Now

Comment on SWUP is 5 Years Young! by fred

fred — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:09:16 +0000

Having lived “down state” I’ve always felt
a religious experience crossing the bridge
and the state of mind that comes along with
it.While my childhood memories include my
father and me and the closest he ever got
to being “the dad”, each year in my trips north I feel the angst and compromse of the
boiling down of “wealth” for the sake of
everything the U.P.was never about..so much
is said about who we are AS A GENERATION about
what is tolerable,it appears as though we
must demand a line be drawn..Now,Be Here
and defend our real value as human guests
on this precious sweet remainder of lifeforce

Comment on UP Citizens Return to London to Address Rio Tinto Board on Eagle Mine by Stephen Kastner

Stephen Kastner — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:51:27 +0000

Celebrate the 39th Anniversary of Earth Day! Meet Eric Hansen and Learn About the Threat of Sulfide Mining to Lake Superior

On Sunday I was surprised to meet author and environmentalist Eric Hansen in Ephraim. I expected a nice talk on nature and hiking in the UP… instead I met a passionate individual who is determined to alert people to the impending loss of one of the planet’s largest and most valuable natural resources.

More at… http://is.gd/tWuJ

Comment on Earth Day Celebration! by Wendel Johnson

Wendel Johnson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:42:36 +0000

Dear Save the Wild UP:
Keep up the good work to protect the UP for all of us. Stay in touch.

Best regards,

Chappee Rapids Audubon Society
Marinette, WI

Comment on A Great Man Has Passed by Lois Haglund

Lois Haglund — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:44:30 +0000

I have read and promoted his books … was in the thro’s of sending him a letter, witb the topic of “he & I were in the same book, but, not on the same page”. DAMN! I hope to invest in some of his books. Marvelous man!

Comment on Aquila Representative Faces Criticism at Public Meeting by Terry Dishneau

Terry Dishneau — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:14:05 +0000

As a person born in Daggett, raised in Stephenson, and am conservative in philosophy, I am very skeptical of the “economic benefits” except for Aquila Mining. This could destory the following:
recreation: Deteriation of Shaky Lakes Park,
almost permanent damage to groundwater ruining the agricultue business in Menominee County, greater damage to tourism and recreational fishing in the Menominee Rivcer.
Potential polution of Lake Michigan. Damage to groundwater and wells in Lake Township and Wisconsin properties bordering the Menominee River.

Comment on A Great Man Has Passed by Julianne Bockius

Julianne Bockius — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:35:42 +0000

Very nicely written article. I knew Fred from my earliest childhood and loved him dearly. I was heart-broken as a teenager when he married June, but soon came to love her as well. My heart goes out to June at this sad time.

Comment on New Jeff Gibbs Documentary Sneak Preview April 5 in Marquette by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:34:17 +0000

It is great that the students of NMU are involved in Save the Wild U.P.. The more people that we have involved the better. Keep up the good work.

Comment on Send Kennecott Humboldt Mill Comments to the DEQ by Simone Huscio

Simone Huscio — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:20:10 +0000

I am against any mining in Yellow dog plains and I also don’t want milling operations going on in Humbolt township. When are you going to carry out the wishes of the majority instead of caving in to the interests of a large(FORIEGN) corporation. This is disgracefull!Would you want this in your neighborhood?

Comment on Send Kennecott Humboldt Mill Comments to the DEQ by Brian Bialk

Brian Bialk — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:57:12 +0000

Please consider the ramifications of mine pollution. This mine will have long lasting effects, please know what those effects are before making your decision.

Comment on Accolades for Daisy May by hannah

hannah — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:50:07 +0000

i just want to thank may for bringing our family’s attention to savethewildup.org.

after hearing her stunning song twice (sometimes it takes an extra kick in the pants, you know?), i couldn’t get the idea of those sulfide mines out of my head.

“we really have to believe it.” thank you, may, for the hope & the awareness!

hannah

Comment on February 18: DEQ Hosts Public Meeting in Humbolt by Jason Marcotte

Jason Marcotte — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:00:36 +0000

What happened at the meeting? I’m In LA now, and want to catch up, my mother lives near there.

Comment on Video interview with SWUP’s Dick Huey by Brian Weber

Brian Weber — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:05:08 +0000

**A CALL TO ALL NMU ALUMNI***

YES WE CAN STOP SULFIDE MINING!

There are 60,953 NMU “inCirlce members”. Together we can continue to make CHANGE.

PLEASE join and become active in the NMU Affinity Circles group, SaveTheWildUP.org.

Comment on Humboldt Township Board Lends Kennecott Support by Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:42:10 +0000

these stories are why i don’t believe this organization they don’t get their facts straight. the Humboldt Mine, Concentrator and Pellet plant were Owned, developed and built By Cleveland Cliffs. Callahan bought the concentrator and ran it in the 80’s before selling it to Minerals processing co. CCI sold it’s share to O’dovero. It was never “leased for Iron Ore” It was a finctional CCI mine from 1953 until 1970, and produced pellets from 1960-70 from their own ore and from 71 it used the Republic mine ore until 1980. IT WAS OWNED by CCI

Comment on Marquette’s Mining Journal Revokes Online Comment Feature by mifealedsiple

mifealedsiple — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:41:41 +0000

stimulating and informative, but would participate in something more on this topic?

Comment on Bright Ideas Category by Richard Sloat

Richard Sloat — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51:42 +0000

let’s start our own mining company and buy up all available land for $5.00/acre

Comment on February 18: DEQ Hosts Public Meeting in Humbolt by savethewildup

savethewildup — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:29:55 +0000

Rich,

We corrected the directions, Co Rd FA is correct (not SA). A map is also included.

The testimony is from the public to the DEQ so citizens can be heard.

SWUP

Comment on Mining & Exploration in the UP Category by Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:14:29 +0000

I was born in the UP in 48 and was there
when all the iron ore mines were opened
and our rivers were red from the seepage.
Opening this mine would be devasating to
all our waters being poisoned by this
pollution. UP has only to my knowledge have
had 25% of its minerals mined. The UP is
sacred and full of wildlife and national
forests with its rivers and lakes. We ALL
must get involved and try to stop this
move in mining anywhere!!! Keep me posted.
Sharon