America’s Oldest Forests and Clean Drinking Water
Forests, especially old, undisturbed ones, not only contribute to replenishing our groundwater but also act as the first source of filtration for streams, ponds, and reservoirs.
Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., Oberlin College
Ellen runs campaigns to protect America’s beautiful places, from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. She sits on the Steering Committee of the Arctic Defense Campaign and co-coordinates the Climate Forests Campaign. Ellen previously worked as the organizing director for Environment America’s Climate Defenders campaign and managed grassroots campaign offices across the country. Ellen lives in Denver, where she likes to hike in Colorado’s mountains.
This country has an incredible legacy of protecting land, and we need to keep building on that
Posts by Ellen Montgomery
How Copper Mines Pollute
Toxic chemicals associated with copper mines can pollute the environment, causing serious harm to plants, animals and people.
What is the Gila River?
Is the Gila River a dying desert lifeline or an opportunity to protect a critical river?
UPDATE: EPA says mine could pollute Grand Canyon groundwater
The Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon could contaminate groundwater.
Protect the Gila River as it bends southwest of Phoenix
The Gila River flows past Phoenix, south through the Sonoran Desert and bends west toward California. The area is in need of protection.