Salmonid populations depend on the cool, clean waters of the Smith and other Salmon Stronghold rivers.

The Smith River is one of several salmon stronghold rivers within the Klamath Mountains threatened by strip mining in their headwaters. The threat is real enough that adjacent rural conservative communities, Chambers of Commerce, state and national organizations, and tens of thousands of citizens have come together in support of legislation to protect these headwaters areas from new mining claims and future strip-mining proposals. 

You can help! Please begin by reading the article in the Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE) national newsletter, Salmon Stronghold Rivers Story.