244 



F- an. ^.jfe - - 'i^t'.J'iit^r U, ; : -''' 



yher considering the neeos st old-gro th dependent 



5 P % C : e s which a v c l d fringes c f o 1 d - g r o u t K . At 3 

 minimum it is essential t h a * 1 r e - o r * * i S e r v i ■: 5 r e p '• a c •= 

 this unusable retention .;i*. .-, high val je jildlife 



habitat . 



The area between Meek Lake arid El Cap i tan Passage ra- 

 been subjected to intensive tir^er harvest in pes*, 

 years a r. 3 or.', y i,n c • u 3 e s ! i rr. 1 t e d retentic-n f c r r et.r .a n 1 

 ui'i'ife vs-tues-i Two "sa'*age" units. 25 and 15 ace; 

 in sire, uere recently reme-ed from retention statu; 

 an-: 'iog;eo with nc state r fc iec<. Verv few tipped up 

 Stumps, we r e evident in these extensive clear-cut; wh :•;-■ 

 reduced tr.e value of remaining retention. Gi»'en ine 

 fragmentation of the retention i r. t !-. ; s aria, we ?e'ieve 

 an interagency review 0' ".-.is ares should consider 

 moving a'' 0? Ire Neck i_a-t "etentjon to include '.■-. 

 ~r.\ .: i m 1 '. s i d e in i •. t e r. d * •: rotation or, the .^ o r t • • =•::•= 



the Lake jhe~e we origi-ia 



requested retection 



1 •: a r e 3 



De-. 



■CO-'! 



the FOR 2 .■ -on 



approximately L-- 3cr«; o» -eten-ior ja- logged ir, *wc 



the a r e a n r * '-. q 



y VI 



1 1 



This retention was established for a 



wi ' c ' i f 4 :crricor wh : 

 an: reduce: 1 ""■ v a ' u e . 



:r. 



• Ow serious i' c or.i=" orr, : i± c 



i : ; r c : p. s t e 1 1 *.u < 



• .-. 1 1 : • est of 1 h •. 



j-.e: r c: "saKaj. 



t r -: e :• • e r * 1 n e  



1 C " . " 1 - ci *» . • G 



i;iji> 



:••' t ion or 3  d- ;rowt n 



Creek bridge on FCR 10 

 : ' c aged- • -aa 1 r . . f h-t : ' ; 

 -. a r. d : here h as tee', r .3 



Ou: 



-.t : ; 

 .!3S 



. P. z 



understand t r 3 1 : 

 : * r \ i ■; e r -. : " a •: e : 



tern with t c::r- \ :, 



Cut du- in : ji.r  - . : 



de- 



10. 



- 3 3 : -" c' d gr 3wth prescr 



i t Se" f • At 3 r; 1 1. . rrn."i , 



a road through o'd-grow 



e : . t : : n g of the a b s i u t 



:i.i:t' tc provide a roa 



"ep'ioement retention -' 



ght"3f-uav.. '-Je are iinau.' 



has :een designated, but 



fir: .j n n e c e s s a r , 200 F 



u9!"i iO'.ie retention. A<gj 



d and destroyed :n value 



e t: 

 d 



" iJ.T, 



id , - - 



