John,
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula, is one of the most ecologically important areas in the United States. This magical place is a sanctuary for migratory birds and awe-inspiring wildlife like brown bears, salmon, walruses, caribou, and wolves.
Now the refuge faces a devastating threat from a proposed road that would cut through its heart. When the federal government considered a similar road through the refuge in 2014, the consensus was that it would cause irreparable harm.
Nothing has changed to make this new road any less destructive.
Izembek’s wetlands and eelgrass beds, some of the largest in the world, are critical feeding grounds for millions of migratory birds who fly to the Arctic to breed every summer. Almost the whole Pacific population of black brants stops here, along with emperor geese, tundra swans, and federally protected Steller’s eiders. Eelgrass beds are also vital for fighting the climate crisis: A recent study found they can absorb carbon 30 to 50 times faster than forests.
A road would slice through this irreplaceable bird paradise.
Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to allow a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
