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fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-627ad4e779f24" data-node="627ad4e779f24"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE-ALASKA</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-627ad4e779f22" data-node="627ad4e779f22"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-627ad4e779f25 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="627ad4e779f25"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-627ad4e779f26" data-node="627ad4e779f26"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5d23a80d15098 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5d23a80d15098"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group 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It includes some of our nation’s most vital natural resources — millions of acres of wilderness-quality lands with critical habitat for migratory birds, brown bears, caribou, threatened polar bears, walrus, endangered beluga whales and more. The Alaska Native communities that live in and around the Reserve have maintained a subsistence lifestyle for thousands of years based on its living resources.</p> <p>Birds from all four flyways in North America, plus several international flyways, migrate to the Reserve every year to raise their young. Tundra swans from the Atlantic Flyway, white-fronted geese from the Mississippi Flyway, pintails from the Central Flyway, and Pacific black brant from the Pacific Flyway converge on this summer destination, just to name a few. Even shorebirds from as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand find their way north to the Reserve.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Development in the Reserve in Alaska's Western Arctic has begun, multiple drilling projects are on the horizon, and industry has shifted its focus to gaining access to protected "Special Areas" including the sensitive wildlife habitat surrounding Teshekpuk Lake.</p> <p><strong>Five Special Areas of exceptional wildlife value have been are set aside for protection within the Reserve. </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-68fl14ne0jzp fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="68fl14ne0jzp"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-html fl-node-ptf8v5m9u2il" data-node="ptf8v5m9u2il"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-html"> <blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@alaskawild/video/7243850948194569518" data-video-id="7243850948194569518" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;" > <section> <a target="_blank" title="@alaskawild" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alaskawild?refer=embed">@alaskawild</a> What is the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR-A), or just “the Reserve?” For starters, it’s where ConocoPhillips’ <a title="willowproject" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/willowproject?refer=embed">#WillowProject</a> is being developed and where several other massive oil and gas leases are scheduled for development in the coming years. 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<h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">THE WILLOW DRILLING THREAT</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-627ad55ad6e3b fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center fl-row-has-layers" data-node="627ad55ad6e3b"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-builder-layer fl-builder-shape-layer fl-builder-top-edge-layer fl-builder-shape-rect"> <svg class="fl-builder-layer-align-top-center" viewBox="0 0 800 450" preserveAspectRatio="none"> <defs> <linearGradient id="fl-row-627ad55ad6e3b-top_edge_-linear-gradient" gradientUnits="objectBoundingBox" gradientTransform="rotate(90 .5 .5)"> <stop offset="0%" stop-color="rgb(255,255,255)" stop-opacity="0" /> <stop offset="100%" stop-color="rgb(255,255,255)" stop-opacity="1" /> </linearGradient> <radialGradient id="fl-row-627ad55ad6e3b-top_edge_-radial-gradient" cx="0.5" cy="0.5" r="0.5"> <stop offset="0%" stop-color="rgb(255,255,255)" 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for this fragile Arctic region, home to Indigenous communities and bountiful wildlife including caribou, fish and migratory birds. It's also a disaster for our climate. At a time when scientists agree: We MUST STOP new drilling to secure our planet's future, Willow is a terrible idea. </p> <p><a href="https://alaskawild.org/blog/video-alaska-wilderness-league-calls-on-biden-to-stop-climate-disaster/"><strong>WATCH OUR VIDEO: </strong> An explainer of ConocoPhillips' Willow drilling project.</a><br /> <a href="https://secure.alaskawild.org/a/stoparcticoil"><strong>TAKE ACTION: </strong>To speak out against Arctic drilling, click here!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-62cc2f7493f12 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="62cc2f7493f12"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-62cc33476c4a9" data-node="62cc33476c4a9"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-12808 size-full" src="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER.jpg" alt="Caribou from the Teshekpuk herd graze near an oil pipeline 30 miles west of Prudhoe Bay. Although the pipeline rises 6' above the tundra, in studies, caribou tend to treat the pipeline as a wall. Although Teshekpuk Lake remains a designated area with special protections, recent discoveries have prompted interest in oil drilling and infrastructure." itemprop="image" height="800" width="1200" title="The Well News blog 5 16 2022 COVER" srcset="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER.jpg 1200w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER-300x200.jpg 300w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER-768x512.jpg 768w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Well-News-blog-5-16-2022-COVER-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <div class="fl-photo-caption fl-photo-caption-hover" itemprop="caption">Caribou from the Teshekpuk herd graze near an oil pipeline 30 miles west of Prudhoe Bay. Although the pipeline rises 6' above the tundra, in studies, caribou tend to treat the pipeline as a wall. Although Teshekpuk Lake remains a designated area with special protections, recent discoveries have prompted interest in oil drilling and infrastructure.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-62cc33e09f4c3" data-node="62cc33e09f4c3"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p><em>Caribou from the Teshekpuk herd graze near an oil pipeline 30 miles west of Prudhoe Bay. Although the pipeline rises 6' above the tundra, in studies, caribou tend to treat the pipeline as a wall. 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