Dams, dams, and more dams. The Bear River in southeastern Idaho is already one of the most dammed and diverted rivers in the western United States, however, there is yet another dam in the works.

The Bear's long history of dams and diversions has left much of the river severally degraded and no longer able to support native Bonneville cutthroat trout. Now, the last healthy and free-flowing river section is in the crosshairs. A new proposed dam would submerge one of the true natural gems on the southern end of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

	An angler enjoys the fishing on the Bear River in the Oneida Narrows. Photo: Chris Hunt. Let the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission know today that the Bear River is too important to cutthroat trout.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is responsible for permitting this new proposed dam and needs to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to express your opposition to this poorly conceived project and let FERC know that the last thing the Bear River needs is another dam! Destroying fish and wildlife habitat and eliminating public access to a blue ribbon trout fishery is NOT what we want for the Bear River.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED by April 14, 2007.

It's a complicated process to comment online, but don't be discouraged! Read the detailed instructions, or comment via postal mail.

For background information, and points to make in your comments, visit the Bear River Dam webpage. For questions or further information, please contact Scott Christensen at (406) 586-1593 or schristensen@greateryellowstone.org

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GYC's Annual Meeting this year will be held in Cody, Wyoming at the Riley Arena Center. Does the drive for energy independence have to wreck Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley? What does responsible oil and gas drilling mean? Join us on June 8-9 in Cody, Wyoming. Online registion now open.

"Communities, Conservation, and Change in Wyoming" is the theme of this years meeting, and energy development, so how and where it should and (shouldn't) occur will be on the agenda. Learn more about the details of the Annual Meeting, or register online now.

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