Senate Passes Izembek Land Swap–Again

For the second time, the U.S.  Senate has approved a hefty public lands package that includes a land swap in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. It could increase the size of the Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuges by more than 61-thousand acres, in exchange for 206 acres sought by the community of King Cove.

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington D.C.

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