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Canada Geese make use of these ?onds and adjacent 

 habi.tat. Thus, it is essential that the 

 lakeside/muskeg buffer described in the KPC 89-94 FEIS 

 be incorporated in this unit layout. Similarly, a 

 streamside buffer is needed along the streams draining 

 these ponds. Unfortunately, this buffer has already 

 been eliminated along the easternmost stream, but sorr.e 

 timber is still available close to the stream that ciri 

 serve as an incomplete puffer betueen the unit and th* 

 uat er course • 



2- Unit 540-109 is an early release unit uhich is in the 

 process of being logged but fails to incorporate 

 resource protection measures identified in the FEIS. 

 Specifically, the FEIS called for a 150 foot buffer 

 betueen muskegs and adjacent units. This buffer is net 

 only missing along portions of the adjacent muskegs, 

 but an approximately 100 x 150 foot tract of scattered 

 trees (bull pine) in a muskeg has been felled for no 

 apparent reason. There appears to be a serious gap in 

 communication betuee*i the FEIS 3nd sale administrators. 

 Hou uGuld the Forest Service explain this encroachment? 



3. Unit 528-104 uhicn flous into Hoi e-i n-t he-Uai 1 has not 

 yet been laid-out. but will need to include at least a 

 100 foot streamside buffer to protect fishery values- 

 Specifically, the uncataloged stream uhich runs through 

 this unit supports coho salmon. Oounstream, this 

 uatercourse is cataloged as stream no. 105-41-10050. 

 The upper limits of fish habitat need to be determined 

 by USFS personnel prior tc laying out this unit and the 

 upper portion of the stream added to our Catalog of 

 Anaoromous Uaters. 



4. Unit 554.2-100 uas a unit of concern identified in the 

 state's consistency determination for the 89-94 FEIS. 

 As ue understand the situation, this unit has nou been 

 released and a road has been constructed into the unit 

 paralleling an uncataloged portion of a Sarkar Lake 

 tributary uhich supports coho salmon. A someuhat 

 inadequate streamside buffer has been included in the 

 unit boundary. Also, of significance is the fact that 

 this drainage has been almost entirely logged within a 

 relatively feu years so that additional logging uill 

 likely affect stream flous. Because the unit contains 

 most of the old-grouth left in the drainage, wildlife 

 sign (deer and black bear) uas extremely high. Uith 

 the cutting of this unit, impacts to these species in 

 this watershed uill be exacerbated. Logging for this 

 unit does not split on one tributary to the stream and 

 logs to the streambanks of a second tributary uhich 

 supports resident fish uith only split lining as a 

 prote-'.ion measure. This tributary should be protected 

 uith -•• a^e-:uate buffer. Ue find it difficult to 



