Exhibit 12.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Douglas J. Rowe, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of BirchMountain Resources Ltd.

2.     Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstancesunder which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this annual report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statement, and otherfinancial information included in this annual report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant andhave:

        a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which the annual report is being prepared;

        b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosurecontrols and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date ofthis annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

        c)     presented in this annual report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluationas of the Evaluation Date;

5.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors andthe audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent function);

        a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation ofinternal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for theregistrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

        b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant'sinternal controls, and

6.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I haveindicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes ininternal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internalcontrols subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including anycorrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses.

Date: June 29, 2004

                                                                                                                                   /s/ Douglas J. Rowe                                                                                                                                                                                               Douglas J. Rowe,                                                                                                                                   President and Chief Executive Officer