National Wildlife Federation Talk on Upper Peninsula Mining

Join Us at “Mining in Michigan”
For an Inside Look at Threats to the Upper Peninsula

You’re invited! Join the National Wildlife Federation at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment for “Mining in Michigan: A case study of a proposed sulfide mine in Marquette County, Michigan.”

Learn about the controversy and about a new potential mine site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula while watching a documentary produced by the National Wildlife Federation and interacting with a discussion panel.

Find out what mining means to Michigan and the Great Lakes.

The film, “Mining Madness, Water Wars: The Great Lakes in the Balance” explores the controversial proposal by Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to develop a new sulfide mine in Marquette County, Michigan. Sulfide mining has been proven deadly to streams and harms public health.

WHO: National Wildlife Federation and
the School of Natural Resources & Environment WHAT: Mining in Michigan: A case study of a proposed
sulfide mine in Marquette County WHEN: Monday, November 24th at 5 p.m.

WHERE: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
School of Natural Resources & Environment
440 Church Street (this block is pedestrian only)
Room 1040 Dana Building