The Brooks Range is one of Earth’s largest roadless areas. In 2013, the State of Alaska proposed building a 225-mile industrial access road to facilitate the construction of an open-copper pit mine near the village of Ambler. This would be the largest road construction project in Alaska since the development of the Dalton Highway in 1974.
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The Ambler Road would parallel five subsistence communities, cross 161 rivers and streams (two of them designated Wild and Scenic Rivers) and pass through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The Ambler Mining District and the proposed road serves as habitat for salmon, whitefish and sheefish as well as a crucial migration corridor for Alaska's largest caribou herd, the Western Arctic. Paving Tundra follows a 350-mile journey along the road corridor into the Brooks Range to question the meaning of progress, and to document what might be lost if the tundra is paved to Ambler.
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Join us for a viewing of Paving Tundra, followed by a Q&A session with tribal leaders, director Jayme Dittmar, and National Geographic photographer Katie Orlinsky to learn more about ongoing efforts to defend the Brooks Range.
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Doors at 7:30 PM.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
With more than 1.6 million members and supporters, National Parks Conservation Association are the voice of America’s national parks, working to protect and preserve our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for present and future generations. NPCA celebrates the parks — and works tirelessly to defend them — whether on the ground, in the courtroom or on Capitol Hill.
