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Exhibit 12.2 

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION 

I, Dan J. Rocheleau, certify that: 

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Birch Mountain ResourcesLtd., as amended by Form 20-F/A (Amendment No. 1).

2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statementof a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to makethe statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annualreport; 

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statement, and other financial informationincluded in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; 

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15b-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial 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)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internalcontrol over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, toprovide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reportingand the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordancewith generally accepted accounting principles; 

c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectivenessof the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and 

d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control overfinancial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report thathas materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting and; 

5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on ourmost recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent function); 

a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operationof internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and 

b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employeeswho have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financialreporting. 

Date: April 4, 2007 

|  |  | */s/ Dan J. Rocheleau*                                      |
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|  |  | **Dan J. Rocheleau,**                                       |
|  |  | Acting    Chief Financial Officer and Director of Financial |
|  |  | Reporting                                                   |

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