Tundra travel quandaryAlaska seeks to protect both North Slope tundra and winter exploration: field work tests just completed, results will be released in November Kristen Nelson Petroleum News Editor-in-Chief
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is responsible for opening and closing state lands on the North Slope for off-road tundra travel each winter. Since the state began setting a tundra opening date 34 years ago, the window for on-tundra work has shrunk from more than 200 days to around 120.
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The $1 million study Two test areas Measurements crucial to study October represents “worst case” Tundra opening tools have changed Institutional history, transparency Economic implications of tundra season
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