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From a scientific standpoint, we currently do not know how 

 to add large woody debris to higher gradient streams typical 

 of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest so that it will be 

 stable, functional, and last for many (up to 200) years. 

 Because of the large amount of wood needed and the required 

 distribution throughout the stream, it would most likely be 

 cost prohibitive. Some evaluations of adding LWD to streams 

 are being made, but the results have been inconclusive. The 

 USFS is adding LWD to streams and ADF&G may be recommending 

 such action. 



25. At page 4 of your testimony, you cite the losses of Large 

 Woody Debris recruitment "if these streams are logged down 

 to the stream bank without leaving any buffer on the Class I 

 streams over which you have jurisdiction? [sic] . 



A statement similar to this is made on page 4 of our 



testimony. 



26. In fact, didn't Mr. Reed from ADF&G compliment the Forest 

 Service for its use of buffer strips on Class I streams in 

 the Alaska Pulp Company 1986-1990 Forest Service 

 Environmental Impact Statement in a December 13, 1989 

 letter? 



We have not seen Mr. Reed's letter of December 13, 1989, 



complimenting the USFS on its use of buffers. We have, 



however, seen a letter from Don Cornelius and Jack Gustafson 



through Rick Reed to Frank Rue, Director of Habitat, ADF&G 



on September 14, 1989. This letter documents a field trip 



to Prince of Wales Island with USFS staff to inspect USFS 



activities in the KPC Long-Term Sale with primary focus upon 



riparian management activities. They found significant 



effects of logging on fishery resources within only a small 



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