Endangered Patagonia - Skiing Chile's Rio Baker Valley
Over the last ten years, often on assignment and in partnership with organizations and outdoor businesses committed to wildlands conservation, we've been exploring the wild mountains of Chile's Rio Baker Valley. The heart and soul of Chilean Patagonia and the focus of an inspiring conservation effort aimed at creating a new Patagonia National Park, the Rio Baker Valley is also threatened by a shortsighted, profit-driven scheme to "develop" the glacier-born and free-flowing Rio Baker for poorly planned, hydro-electric production. In addition to several monster dams, the Italian-owned ENEL Corporation is hoping to install a 1200 mile transmission line through five Chilean National Parks and two wilderness reserves. "The damming of the Baker," says a local rancher, "would be a terrible tragedy."
PLEASE check out the links below to get informed...and get involved in protecting one of our planet's greatest remaining wild places.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION =>
Write Chile's president and support the work of the campaign, SIN REPRESAS, ("Without Dams") which is focused on preventing the damming of one of the world's and Patagonia's last great and wild watersheds.
=>INFO/BACKGROUND
Without Dams Campaign - SIN REPRESAS International Rivers - Action Alert & Fact Sheet HERE
NRDC - BioGems "Patagonia" Campaign Website HERE
Overview by Patagonia Adventure Expeditions (founders of the Aysen Glacier Trail) HERE
FUTAFRIENDS - Protecting the Wild Rivers of Chilean Patagonia HERE
ECOSISTEMAS - Working in defense of Patagonia ecosystems HERE
HidroAYSEN Dam Proposal (Includes Drawings of Proposed Dams - Scroll Down in PDF) PDF
=>***ACTION***
Write Chile's president and support the work of the campaign, SIN REPRESAS, ("Without Dams") which is focused on preventing the damming of one of the world's and Patagonia's last great and wild watersheds. Follow this link to send a message to ENEL opposing the damsLINK
International Rivers ACTION ALERT
Patagonia, Inc's "Don't Dam Patagonia" Campaign HERE
Vermont Sports - Feb 08 - FEATURE STORY PART 1/2
Vermont Sports - Mar 08 - FEATURE STORY PART 2/2
Patagonia Inc. BLOG - 10/4/07 "The Cleanest Line"
Karhu BLOG - 10/17/07 "Where Will You Ski Today" Blue Pizza" Podcast/Video on EMS Website HERE Story in Vermont's Stowe Reporter - Mar 8, 2007 HERE
Coverage on Telemark Skiing News website HERE
Op-Ed in the Montpelier Bridge - Dec. 06 HERE
A 10min preview of our multi-media show, "Endangered Patagonia - "Turn up your volume... Watch on YouTube
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