The plight of Pebble Mine and Bristol Bay in Alaska is well-known here at Field and Stream. In our March 2008 issue, Kirk Deeter wrote about the battle to save the area (Download the article: Salmon%20Roulette.pdf).

Molly Costin
Wadena, Minn.

"From the day we were walking, my siblings and I have been hunting and fishing," says Molly Costin. But Costin, 26, has noticed that for most kids today, the ability to walk rarely comes with a guarantee that they'll be heading outdoors.

"I have 11 nieces and nephews, and a lot hunt and fish," she says. "But I talk to them and I hear that their friends don't. [Hunting and fishing] is not normal anymore."