The supplemental environmental review of the proposed Ambler Road will address “deficiencies” involving impacts to subsistence hunting and consultation with Alaska Native tribes, the Bureau of Land Management said.
A rock hammer lies on core samples from the Arctic deposit, inside the core shack at Bornite, a mineral deposit and exploration camp in the Ambler Mining District, on July 24, 2021.
The federal government will start taking public comment on Tuesday as it prepares a supplemental environmental review of the proposed 200-mile Ambler Road. The road is being pursued by a state development agency to access a mineral-rich area in Northwest Alaska. The Bureau of Land Management will accept public comment for 45 days to help guide the review, the federal agency said in a statement last week.
Called a supplemental environmental impact statement, the study will consider the impacts of the proposed road in the southern Brooks Range foothills. “We are eager to hear from the public, tribes and corporations to aid in helping us make an informed, durable decision,” said Geoff Beyersdorf, the Fairbanks district manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska.