Notice of Tundra Closure for National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

The following press releases was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management on May 12, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management’s Arctic District Office today announced the closure of winter overland tundra travel for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) effective at 12:01 a.m., May 15, 2020.

Snow and weather conditions in the NPR-A are no longer adequate for winter overland tundra travel.

For additional information, contact Shelly Jones at (907) 474-2310, or the Arctic District Office at (907) 474-2200.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management