Cedar River Snorkeling

scouting for upcoming salmon run shoot...

Proposed Gravel mine on the Cedar River...  (this can't happen, there are multiple groups pushing back on the proposal if you want to get involved, i'm just here to help out and provide visual content and help build awareness now that I know of the issue)
Segale Mine Proposal
A gravel mine and asphalt plant is proposed by Segale Properties on a ~1,000-ac forested site along the Green River Gorge near Cumberland. On April 3 the Joint Rural Team submitted Comments (http://gmvuac.org/.../JRT-Comment-Ltr-Tacoma-Water-Segale...) to the Tacoma Water District asking it to not provide water to this project, which it needs to move forward and is a major hurdle in seeking to secure its project permits. 
There are many issues associated with the proposed mine. The site is the most important part of a unique uplands-connected habitat corridor and is an important migration corridor, as well recognized by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. It is the last wild place with access and the last Chinook habitat on the Green River, as down river has been channelized. A massive mine complex would highly degrade the habitat corridor of the Middle Green River, change the river’s hydrology, and forever change the last wild place in Rural King County. It would negatively impact one of the state’s most prestigious campground and fishing area, place commuting residents in danger with large trucks carrying water to the site 24/7, severely damage our already delicate