It is a time-honored tactic to claim a project that disrupts a river will only improve fish habitat and not jeopardize it. Current conditions of rivers and oceans on planet earth disprove this claim. One cannot compare Haines Highway project from 25 Mile to the border along the Klehini River to the upcoming project from 4 Mile to 25 Mile along the Chilkat River.
The Chilkat is essential for king, sockeye and coho salmon.…