Caribou cross the Kobuk River at Kobuk Valley National Park twice each year — north every spring and south every fall (as seen here). credit: National Park Service
October 7, 2025 - WASHINGTON – In a fact sheet and live announcement from the White House on Monday, the Trump administration called for prompt approval to establish the Ambler mining road, through America’s largest national park landscape.
“This order is so atrocious, it’s nearly unbelievable,“ said National Parks Conservation Association Senior Alaska Director Jim Adams. "Nothing has changed in terms of impacts of this destructive road, or the thousands of Alaskans and hundreds of thousands of Americans who are opposed to it. Let there be no mistake. We will continue to fight this with everything we have. And so will our partners from across the country, including those who live closest to the region, its waterways, wildlife, and national parks that will be forever destroyed if this disastrous road moves forward.”
About the National Parks Conservation Association: Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.9 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for future generations. For more information, visit www.npca.org.
Source: National Parks Conservation Association
