Final comments are needed to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop a
destructive road through pristine waterfowl habitat in Izembek National
Wildlife Refuge.  Complete information at http:izembek.fws.gov/EIS.htm 
This is another attempt by big oil to put a road next to a priceless
waterfowl lagoon.  More information on talking points will follow but
it's clear tax payers have already spent enough on the hovercraft.  The
road would be impassable in winter.  Phyllis

Comments needed by May 7 to stop road through Izembek Wildlife Refuge
 
Your participation is needed! Support a No Action Alternative that
preserves the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness and its
world-class natural resources and to tell decision-makers that it’s in
the public interest to protect this national and international treasure.
 
Take this opportunity to oppose a road that would destroy forever the
wilderness character of the refuge, remove Wilderness protection, and
permanently compromise this fragile landscape and designated Wetland of
International Significance and Important Bird Area. The proposed road
would bisect the ecological heart of the Izembek Refuge Wilderness.
 
To comply with a Congressional mandate, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service prepared for public comment an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) on the proposed road through the refuge’s
Congressionally-designated Wilderness. The road would be an additional
enormous cost to taxpayers and would not meet the stated goal of
year-round, reliable transportation access from King Cove to an airport
in Cold Bay, Alaska. This problem was solved when $37.5 million in
federal tax dollars was given to King Cove for a state-of-the art
hovercraft, road improvements and medical facility upgrades, through
Senator Stevens’ 1998 King Cove Health & Safety Act.
 
The EIS includes a No Action Alternative, which Sierra Club and other
organizations support. This approach saves further spending of American
taxpayer dollars and protects the natural environment, while saving
lives. The No Action Alternative supports resuming operation of the
98-foot hovercraft, which can travel in wave heights up to 10-feet and in
winds over 45 miles per hour. It can carry 50 passengers as well as an
ambulance and freight. The U.S. taxpayer bought King Cove this vessel in
2008. The $9 million state-of-the-art hovercraft has transported over 30
individuals in a medical emergency with 100% success.
 
Your input is critical. Please let the Fish and Wildlife Service know you
support the No Action Alternative.YES to the No Action Alternative
 
Comments submitted to: Stephanie Brady, Project Team Leader
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                     Email:
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1011 East Tuder Rd., MS-231                    Phone 907-786-3357
Anchorage, AK 99593                                 Fax: 907-786-3965  

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