I wish for this place we call Haines to have sanctuary from exploitative logging operations that specialize in hauling our forests away to Asia; degrading our watershed, stealing the wood we need to heat our homes and build our houses.  

I wish for this place we call Haines to have sanctuary from large scale corporate mining.  Leaving us with a legacy of pollutants in our watershed.   Forever degrading the health of our ecosystem, jeopardizing the quality…