BLM director visiting Alaska’s North Slope

Arctic waters seen from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. Photo: NASA Goddard Center.
The Director of the Bureau of Land Management is visiting the North Slope this week.
Over the next two days, Director Neil Kornze will meet with native corporations, local government officials, and community leaders in the region.
Tuesday, Director Kornze is helping cap two cores south of Barrow. The Simpson Core and Iko Bay were both drilled by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s. They’re among 18 legacy wells t