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  • The Proposed Ambler Mine and Road–Implications For The Kobuk River Ecosystem And People.

    George Wuerthner

      The word Kobuk means “Big River” in the local native language.  Photo George Wuerthner  I just returned from floating the Kobuk River in Alaska’s Brooks Range. The Kobuk headwaters are north of the Arctic Circle in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and flow west to the Bering Sea near Kotzebue, Alaska. The…

  • Update on Ambler Road in Alaska’s Brooks Range

    George Wuerthner

    Narvak-Lake-headwaters-of-Kobuk-River-Gates-of-Arctic-NP-Alaska-Brooks-Range. Photo George-Wuerthner While much conservation and political attention have focused on whether to allow oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, another project, the Ambler Mining Project, and road construction proposal may pose even greater threats to the Arctic’s wildlife and wildlands. Despite this threat, The Ambler project has thus far received far…

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