Fairbanks project looks to restore crippled Cripple Creek

East Cripple Creek Pit (Alaska Department of Natural Resources photo)A project is underway to restore a Fairbanks area creek. The multi-year endeavor spearheaded by the Interior Alaska Land Trust and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is aimed at bringing Cripple Creek on the west side of town back to life. The Interior Alaska Land Trust owns a crucial portion of the project area, where the trust’s Martha Reynolds said the focus is addressing drainage problems resulting from 1930’s era p