Written by Joshua Prestin
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’re looking for a way to help save Alaska’s Bristol Bay, you likely aren’t googling “bear attack fatalities,” but if you’re the guy planning to float more than 100 river miles through the Bristol Bay region it’s probably worth a look.
Patrick Clayton is that guy, but he won’t be going to Bristol Bay without your help. Clayton recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for an AK mission this summer, capturing photographs to raise awareness about the wild places and species threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine. If he goes, you’ll be seeing a lot more of his images, which he’ll make available for free to any nonprofits that help support his journey and oppose the mine.
Clayton says, “It’s go time on this issue. We, as a community of fly fishers and conservationists, need to get it together and stop this thing.” Pebble Mine’s shadow looms heavy on the mind of the outdoor photographer, not only because he earns a living in the outdoors, but also because he’s seen firsthand what’s at stake. Clayton has travelled Alaska as a commercial fisherman and a skier, and he hopes that bringing back beautiful, innovative images of the wild places and resources at risk will help motivate others to actively oppose the Pebble Mine.
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