I've worked as a Physician Assistant in King Cove  and on more than a few occasions the hovercraft wasn't available for emergency transportation of patients due to many factors including severe weather, maintenance issues or lack of adequate staffing. I have also been involved in medical evacuation efforts where the weather or operational issues precluded the US Coast Guard from assisting with emergency transportation of a patient.There are many miles crisscrossing the Izembek Wildlife Refuge, which are routinely used to guide affluent hunters. The thousands of military personnel stationed in the disputed area during WWII didn't cause "irreversible damage" to the environment. A single lane gravel road with restricted access won't be the environmental disaster the "Chicken Littles"  claim the road will produce.The discussion isn't about building what most people in America perceive a "road" to be and used as a routine heavily traveled conduit.