A toad colony at the Haines Airport once threatened by a planned expansion project has apparently been granted a reprieve.
The Alaska Department of Transportation this week said it has reversed its plans to fill in a one-acre pond and portion of Yendeistakye Creek that is home to western toads, rearing and spawning coho salmon, and rearing and spawning Dolly Varden.
“We’ve scaled back the project. We are going to leave that pond and the…
