Yellow Dog Plains

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The Yellow Dog Plains is an area north and west of Marquette, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. The Yellow Dog River flows through it, as does the Salmon Trout River. The Salmon Trout River is unique in that it has a breeding population of coasters, a potandramous form of Brook Trout. Coasters are virtually extinct from their native range on the south coast of Lake Superior, except for the Salmon Trout River. The Yellow Dog Plains is a remote and virtually untouched wilderness, aside from large scale logging operations.

Kennecott Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is currently considering opening a sulfide mine in the Yellow Dog Plains. The plan, called "the Eagle Project" by Kennecott, has garnered both local support and opposition. Proponents claim that the mine would produce jobs, while the opposition claims the mine would produce irreversible environmental damage.