Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Stop the road through the refuge

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most remarkable places in Alaska. This 300,000-acre coastal wilderness has sweeping eelgrass beds, tundra, and volcanic landscapes that sustain more than 200 species of wildlife. It is the heart of global migration for birds like Pacific black brant and emperor geese, and a crucial winter home for the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd. Few places on Earth bring together this much ecological richness in such a wild, intact landscape.

But this refuge is at risk. A proposed road would cut through its wetlands and wildlife habitat, threatening the birds, caribou, and fragile ecosystems that depend on this place. It would also set a dangerous precedent for opening other protected lands to development.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Map

What's At Stake

Bear

Wildlife everywhere

Izembek is one of Alaska’s most vibrant wildlife strongholds. The entire world population of emperor geese passes through its wetlands, the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd winters on its tundra, and salmon-rich streams draw remarkable concentrations of bears. More than 200 wildlife species and nine species of fish rely on this wild, intact refuge.
Birds

Izembek Lagoon

Izembek Lagoon’s vast eelgrass beds form one of the world’s most important feeding grounds, sustaining nearly the entire populations of Pacific black brant, Taverner’s Canada geese, and emperor geese each fall.

KEEP FIGHTING

A road through the heart of Izembek would slice through wetlands, fragment critical habitat, and open the door to development in one of America’s most important refuges. Approving it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens protected public lands across Alaska and the nation.

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