Help Save the Miracle Mile

Save the Mile! One of the United States most famous western fisheries is under threat from a Hydroelectric Pump Project. NOW is the time to speak up and let officals know we stand firmly against this project and the detriment it will do to our native sage habitat and fisheries.

Click on the link here to Friends of the North Platte homepage, from there scroll down unti you see the "How we can help" section. From there you can follow the direction listed below or found on the website itself. We appreciate you taking the time to help save this wonderful resource and habitat.

Click here to learn more about Friends of the North Platte and comment to save the Miracle Mile. and all they do to save this incredible fishery and surrounding habitat.

Helpful Instructions On How to Help & How to Submit a Comment

Option 1 - (Quick and Easy)

Step 1:

Go to Friends of the North Platte homepage.

Step 2:

Scroll down past the "Latest News"

Step 3:

Sign the petition labled "SIGN THE PETITION IN OPPOSITION TO THE SEMINOE PUMP STORAGE PROJECT"

Then proceed to option 2 or option 3...


Option 2
- Submit an eComment (Make your voice heard!)

Please note, this is not an easy process, but they don't want it to be...

They want to make it hard to have our voices heard!


Step 1:
Go to ferc.gov. On the left-hand side of the screen, click the “FERC Online” tab.
Step 2:
When you click “FERC Online,” it will pull up a window. On the right-hand side, there is a grey-highlighted section. In that section, click “eComment”

Step 3:

This will bring you to a screen that prompts you to fill out your information. ***BE SURE TO USE AN EMAIL YOU HAVE ACCESS TO!*** Once you fill out your information, you will receive an email to proceed.
Step 4:
After about 2 minutes, you will receive an email from “efiling@ferc.gov”. Open this email. Click the link. ***IMPORTANT: THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SCREEN TO LEAVE A COMMENT. THERE IS A TIME LIMIT ONCE YOU START TYPING. IF YOU HAVE A LOT TO SAY, CONSIDER FIRST TYPING YOUR COMMENT INTO A
WORD OR GOOGLE DOC SO YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE IT TO THE COMMENT SECTION. THIS WILL AVOID YOUR SCREEN TIMING OUT***

Step 5:
Below your information and above the comment box, there is a section asking for a docket number. Enter docket number: p-14787-004. It will pop up a box referencing the rHydro Seminoe Pumped Storage Project. To the right, click the green check mark to select the docket.
Step 6:
Leave your comment. Below the comment box to the left, click the “submit comment” button. And you’re done!

Option 3- Mail-in Comment:
If you would prefer to mail in a comment, it can be addressed to:
Attention: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary
USPS Mailing Address: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC
20426
WE WANT TO MAKE THIS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU TYPE YOUR COMMENT, YOU CAN EITHER:
1. Drop it off at the 240 S. Center Street Casper WY, 82601. WE WILL MAIL IT FOR YOU.

OR
2. Send us your comment via email to info@friendsofthenorthplatte.com with the subject line
“Comment”. WE WILL PRINT IT AND MAIL IT FOR YOU.
**ALL COMMENTS MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER**

Act now before it is too late to save this incredible fishery and the wild habitat that surrounds it! YOUR VOICE MATTERS...