Defend Alaska's Brooks Range
America's Brooks Range is one of the last truly wild landscapes on Earth. This vast, roadless region is home to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the endangered Kobuk Wild and Scenic River, and the migration routes of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, which sustains Indigenous communities that have depended on these lands for generations.
Now, that remarkable landscape faces a new threat. The proposed Arctic Mine Project is the first major mining project seeking permits in the Ambler mining district, a remote area that can only be developed if the controversial 211-mile Ambler Road is built through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning its environmental review of the mine, and public input is critical. Urge them to fully account for the impacts both the mine and the Ambler Road will have on wildlife, park resources, subsistence traditions, and Indigenous communities in the Brooks Range.
Now, that remarkable landscape faces a new threat. The proposed Arctic Mine Project is the first major mining project seeking permits in the Ambler mining district, a remote area that can only be developed if the controversial 211-mile Ambler Road is built through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning its environmental review of the mine, and public input is critical. Urge them to fully account for the impacts both the mine and the Ambler Road will have on wildlife, park resources, subsistence traditions, and Indigenous communities in the Brooks Range.
The proposed Arctic mine project at the end of the proposed Ambler Road is likely to be a disaster for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and the Alaska Native communities in the region.
I urge the Army Corps to evaluate the full scope and cumulative impacts of the proposed Arctic mine project, including the associated proposed Ambler industrial road. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd is essential to the subsistence, food security and lifeways of the people of the region. Industrial development and road construction would cut through caribou migration routes, threatening habitat connectivity and access to traditional hunting grounds, placing already vulnerable food systems at further risk. If the Arctic mine and associated Ambler Road advanced, trucks filled with ore would travel through Gates of the Arctic daily, threatening the park's wild nature.
The environmental review must include the impacts of roads, infrastructure and related development on caribou populations, subsistence practices and Indigenous self-determination. Meaningful consultation with affected communities and the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge must be central to this process.
I urge the Corps to ensure the full project scope is evaluated, and that Indigenous food security, irreplaceable national park ecosystems and the long-term survival of the Western Arctic Caribou herd are prioritized.
Sincerely,
[your name]
Sign PetitionSign PetitionI urge the Army Corps to evaluate the full scope and cumulative impacts of the proposed Arctic mine project, including the associated proposed Ambler industrial road. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd is essential to the subsistence, food security and lifeways of the people of the region. Industrial development and road construction would cut through caribou migration routes, threatening habitat connectivity and access to traditional hunting grounds, placing already vulnerable food systems at further risk. If the Arctic mine and associated Ambler Road advanced, trucks filled with ore would travel through Gates of the Arctic daily, threatening the park's wild nature.
The environmental review must include the impacts of roads, infrastructure and related development on caribou populations, subsistence practices and Indigenous self-determination. Meaningful consultation with affected communities and the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge must be central to this process.
I urge the Corps to ensure the full project scope is evaluated, and that Indigenous food security, irreplaceable national park ecosystems and the long-term survival of the Western Arctic Caribou herd are prioritized.
Sincerely,
[your name]
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