[Trdma-l] possible impact to White Mtns Rec Area

[Drozda/Heppler]

Perhaps you've heard about the proposed Doyon/USFWS land exchange. The 
lands eyed for oil and gas development are immediately north and east of 
and share a common boundary with the White Mountains National Recreation 
area, and a preferred access route for road and pipeline is through the 
Whites. Two meetings are coming up, if you use or care about the White 
Mountains NRA please try to attend these informational meetings. *
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*Yukon Flats Land Trade map showing land swap areas and proposed road 
and pipeline routes along Beaver Creek National Wild River, White 
Mountains National Recreation, is available in pdf from the NAEC website.
Robert


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Wednesday, February 13 NAEC Pre-Hearing Meeting on **Yukon** **Flats** 
**Refuge** **Land** Trade *

6-8 pm NAEC Conference Room, 830 College Road, Fairbanks. Pam Miller, 
Arctic Coordinator, and Fran Mauer, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
biologist will walk you through the proposed land trade in the Yukon 
Flats National Wildlife Refuge and answer questions to prepare for the 
hearing the following week. The Trade removes wildlife habitat from the 
refuge to allow oil development, and threatens Beaver Creek Wild River 
and White Mountains National Recreation Area with a pipeline and road 
corridor. Call Pam, 452-5021 x24, pam at northern.org 
<mailto:pam at northern.org>. For more information on the exchange see 
www.northern.org <http://www.northern.org/>.

*Thursday**, February 21 Public Hearing on **Yukon** **Flats** 
**Refuge** **Land** Trade *

3-5 pm open house Q&A, 5-9 pm – hearing, Noel Wien Library, 1215 Cowles 
Street , Fairbanks. Please attend the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
hearing on the Yukon Flats Land Trade Draft EIS. Call Pam, 452-5021 x24, 
pam at northern.org <mailto:pam at northern.org>.