Stop Merritt Island Nasa Project
NASA is proposing two alternatives for a private spacecraft launch site which would result in closure of public access and would likely impact water quality on and near the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Canaveral National Seashore in Brevard County.
These projects are on a very aggressive timeline; NASA needs to hear from you now!
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NASA is undertaking an "Environmental Assessment" under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the environmental impact of these alternative sites. However, Surfrider's review of NASA’s site selection effort reveals NASA has not adequately addressed (1) wildlife impacts of these proposals, (2) the devastating potential impacts to the local economy, and (3) other possible sites in the area. In fact, the evaluation appears to have arbitrarily and prematurely excluded already disturbed sites on adjacent Air Force property from consideration. Audubon considers both Sites 1 and 2 to be unacceptable and is calling on NASA to identify new alternatives from those prematurely excluded from consideration.
Each site is approximately 200 acres in size. Both sites have the potential to cause serious impacts to both uplands and wetlands, and viable habitat utilized by over 310 species of birds.
The two proposed sites would cause significant habitat loss for federally imperiled and declining wildlife species, and Site 2 could result in the closure of public access to the world-renowned Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center, Bio Lab Road, and Haulover Canal as well as the Cruikshank, Scrub Ridge, Oak Hammock, and Palm Hammock trails.
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