Help needed for dredging in Oregon

[windak]

HI,

My name is Dianna Blazo. My husband, Richard, and I have been dredging for over 20 years. We have dredged in Georgia, Nevada, California and Oregon.

In just the last few weeks, there is a lot of talk about closing down dredging on the Chetco River. There are several valid claims, but they are going to try to shut them down anyway. We have fishermen and treehuggers alike fighting for the closing of this river. The Chetco River is in southwest Oregon.

I am trying to organize a group of people to help with the fight to keep dredging open on the river. As we know, once one river is closed, others follow soon.

I need help in locating and amassing copies of won court cases concerning dredging, surveys and studies that have been done that prove dredging does not harm the river or the fish, anything will help.

I have contacted the New 49ers, Waldo Mining, and NWMPC, all of which we are members of. I am requesting the same help from them. I need to have all the articles together so I can prove my facts. If there is anyone or group that you think can also help, please let me know. I know that we are in for a battle here. They closed down California and it would not take much to convince the people of Oregon to close down dredging also. Even if the survey was done for another state, it will just show that we are serious about our dredging.

I appreciate any help that you can offer to me.

Thank you in advance,

Dianna Blazo
diannablazo@yahoo.com
96020 Sundown Road
Brookings, OR 97415
541-412-0199

[Gold Seeker]

Dianna,

You can find a number of studies on dredging and the impact on the environment at this link in PDF form.....

http://www.akmining.com/mine/study.htm

You may want to contact the PLP as well, they should be able to help in your fight.....

http://www.plp1.org/home.html


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[mojavejoe]

Dianna check your e-mail. Sent you some info...
Good Luck,
Joe