In addition, she's working to prevent approval of a Bristol Bay mine that could threaten one of the most
productive salmon runs in the world (fished by over 1,000 Washingtonians), and to secure resources to respond to the Japanese Tsunami debris that is beginning to wash up on Pacific shorelines.
America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2009 are: # 1: Sacramento - San Joaquin River System (CA) Threat: Outdated water and flood management The largest watershed in California is on the verge of collapse, threatening the water supply for more than 26 million people, placing the capital of the nation's most populous state at high risk of flooding, and damaging a once
productive and healthy ecosystem that supported the nation's most diverse
salmon runs.