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
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
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: [log in to unmask]
1011
East Tuder Rd., MS-231
Phone 907-786-3357