Phyllis—thank you for all your efforts on this issue!

Jane Clark

Below is a thank you letter written by David Raskin, Officer of Friends of Alaska Refuges,  who has been instrumental in providing scientific information to those of us who are not scientists to aid us in writing letters to USFWS with reasons to deny this road--like other issues this had gone on for years!!!.  He has worked tirelessly with the Alaska coalition, at times with meetings of all the CEOs of Environmental groups--at the end they were weekly and I was able to attend some by conference call.  This is the best example of science proving a road was not necessary with all the damage it would do to global, prime habitat for so many waterfowl, resident, migratory, and eel grass beds--science and facts never stopped big business as now we have drilling in the arctic ocean above the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--SO I CONSIDER THIS WIN HUGE.

Sierra Club was involved and we in Iowa need to write Sally Jewell a thank you letter too.  Her address is listed and in David's letter are a number of facts you can rely on to be right.  Hope every IA Sierran will celebrate this win for pristine wilderness and thank her.  Phyllis