100 Partners Strong
Hunters & Anglers for the Brooks Range Hits Milestone
The ranks of Hunters & Anglers for the Brooks Range continue to grow as the coalition working to maintain America’s most wild and remote hunting and fishing grounds recently reached the monumental milestone of 100 formal partners.
These 100 formal partners include Alaska-based businesses and guides, as well as national conservation and outdoor industry leaders. This coalition stands shoulder-to-shoulder in opposition to the proposed Ambler Industrial Road, a 211-mile private industrial corridor that would slice across the southern flanks of the Brooks Range and open the region to mining and other industrial development. The road would cross 3,000 streams and several rivers and bisect the migration of the Western Arctic caribou herd.
“This 100-partner milestone shows that the unified voice celebrating America’s most remote hunting and fishing grounds has never been stronger,” said Greg Halbach, owner of Remote Waters which offers guided fishing trips in the Brooks Range. “As one of the original partners, it’s incredible to see our numbers grow as we continue to work to ensure future generations of hunters and anglers can experience a wild Brooks Range.”
Representing various stakeholders across Alaska and America, coalition partners all agree: The risks of the proposed Ambler Industrial Road far outweigh any potential benefits, especially for people who want to maintain the world-class hunting and fishing opportunities that the Brooks Range is renowned for.
By enabling raw minerals to be exported overseas, the Ambler Road project would deepen U.S. dependence on foreign mineral processing and supply chains, including those controlled by China. This would directly undermine America First priorities which emphasize reducing reliance on adversarial nations for critical minerals and strengthening American control over strategic critical resources.
We respectfully ask the Administration to take a closer look at this project’s costs and consequences. A thorough and objective review may lead to a different conclusion, one that better reflects our shared values of conservation, national security, and responsible resource development.
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