As glaciers vanish, salmon gain new habitat and mining companies race for gold

As glaciers vanish, salmon gain new habitat and mining companies race for gold

Salmon are moving into lakes and streams newly formed by melting glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia, even as mining firms rush to exploit mineral-rich lands newly exposed by retreating ice.Max Graham reports for Grist.In short:Glacial retreat in Alaska and British Columbia is transforming cold, sediment-choked rivers into clearer, warmer streams and lakes that could support expanding salmon populations in the decades to come.At the same tim…

Who will benefit from melting glaciers?- In a remote corner of North America, salmon and mining companies are vying for new territory. – by Max Graham (Grist.org – May 21, 2025)

https://grist.org/ This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It was produced by Grist and co-published with Alaska Public Media. The Tulsequah Glacier meanders down a broad valley in northwest British Columbia, 7 miles from the Alaska border. At the foot of the glacier sits a silty, gray lake, a reservoir of glacial runoff. The ...