The loss of these birds would have an impact on the economy of Iowa and other
states because hunters and bird watchers spend millions of dollars on equipment,
food and lodging.
- Phyllis Mains, Van Wert The Register cut
vital information--Below is what I actually wrote:
Dear Editor, Re: The Road to Nowhere
Like “The Bridge to Nowhere”,
American tax payers may have to pay for “The Road to Nowhere” through the heart
of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in
In 1998, when Congress passed the King Cove Health and Safety Act, American tax payers spent $39.5 million dollars to upgrade medical facilities at Cold Bay, purchase a hovercraft to provide regular ferry and emergency medical service between King Cove and Cold Bay, construct new marine terminals, and build a road between King Cove and the hovercraft terminal. The proposed road could exceed $55 million dollars and generations of Americans would pay for the maintenance. The hovercraft trip takes 20 minutes and the proposed road would take one to two hours in the best weather conditions.
Izembek National Wildlife
Refuge’s cold-water lagoons and internationally significant wetlands are
critically important resting places for migrating waterfowl. Virtually all of the world’s Pacific
black brant and Emperor Geese stop at Izembek to feed and rest. The refuge is also home to tundra swans,
ptarmigan, bald eagles, and hundreds of thousands of geese, as well as
threatened species, such as Steller’s eiders, many who migrate to
The public can write comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by May 1. Additional information concerning the proposed land exchange is at http://izembek.fws.gov/EIS.htm