LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE — The two floatplanes circled beneath low clouds before landing on an alpine lake, deep in the mountains west of Anchorage.They carried employees of the state of Alaska — footsoldiers in a long-running turf war with the federal government.
It was early August, but the high peaks above the lake were already dusted with fresh snow. On a beach at the water’s edge, the passengers climbed out.They carried guns…
On rivers and in courtrooms, Alaska battles for land inside national parks and preserves
LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE — The two floatplanes circled beneath low clouds before landing on an alpine lake, deep in the mountains west of Anchorage.They carried employees of the state of Alaska — footsoldiers in a long-running turf war with the federal government.
It was early August, but the high peaks above the lake were already dusted with fresh snow. On a beach at the water’s edge, the passengers climbed out.They carried guns…