{ACT} Tell Secretary Salazar to Save Paradise
Judy Reed
LETTER:
OPPOSE IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ROAD
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Will Secretary Salazar Save the Izembek?
A road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge would have devastating consequences for Steller¹s eiders, brown bears, wolves and other wildlife.
Urge Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to oppose a destructive and costly road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska¹s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise where wildflowers blossom on fragile tundra, thousands of birds burst from lagoons of eelgrass and brown bears feast on salmon returning to spawn.
Congress has authorized a land exchange that would allow for a new road to slice through the ecological heart of this special place, devastating fragile habitat and the wildlife that lives there.
Our last hope is to convince the Secretary of the Interior to stop this destructive project -- before it starts.
Take action now -- urge the Secretary of the Interior to oppose a destructive and costly road through Alaska¹s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Tens of thousands of waterfowl, seabirds and shorebirds rely on the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge -- one of Alaska¹s most ecologically unique refuges -- for nesting and feeding. In fact, each fall the refuge shelters nearly the entire population of the Pacific black brant and the emperor goose. This designated wilderness area is also home to brown bears, wolverines, caribou and other wildlife.
Unfortunately, Congress recently authorized a land swap that facilitates the construction of a destructive road that would tear through the heart of this special place, devastating fragile habitat and the wildlife that lives there -- and costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
Now, we have to convince Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar that paving this paradise is a bad idea. It would also set a terrible precedent, threatening refuges and wilderness areas everywhere.
Take action now -- tell Secretary Salazar to oppose a destructive road though an Alaskan paradise.
With your help, we can defeat this costly and terrible plan -- and preserve one of Alaska¹s most spectacular paradises.
Sincerely,
Noah Matson
Vice President for Land Conservation
Defenders of Wildlife
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