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5. Set the boundaries of the area to be affected far 

 enough back from the coastline of the ocean and 

 Dry Bay so as not to affect the areas primarily 

 used by commercial fishermen. 



II. Further Refined Position As To Roads 



Previously the City and YKI were opposed to all roads 

 in the Yakutat Forelands so long as the coastal areas along 

 the ocean and Dry Bay were excluded from the restrictions to 

 be imposed on the Forelands. Now we realize that excluding 

 roads for all purposes may hamper the use of the Forelands 

 in the future for fishing, hunting, recreation and tourism. 

 Therefore, if logging is excluded from the area whether or 

 not roads will be built will be determined based on the 

 value to fishing, hunting, recreation and tourism. In 

 addition, if Congress prohibits roads, then some future 

 administrator might close all motorized trails which are 

 used now or could be used in the future. 



Fishermen not only drive three and four-wheelers along 

 the beach to support their commercial fishing, but they also 

 use them to go along the Akwe River toward Akwe Lake, as 

 well as other rivers and lakes. Hunters also use motorized 

 boats to travel the rivers and motorized vehicles to travel 

 trails throughout most of the area. Although most of the 

 commercial fishing occurs near the ocean, the general 

 fishing and hunting in the area supplies protein for the 

 residents of Yakutat. These activities must be allowed to 

 continue and expand as much as the fish and wildlife 

 resources will allow. 



III. The People In Yakutat Have Consistently Opposed a 

 Wilderness Designation For The Yakutat Forelands 



The people in Yakutat are opposed to and fea 

 additional wilderness areas around Yakutat. Yaku 

 surrounded by parks, preserves, and wilderness -- 

 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Gl 

 National Park and Preserve, and the Russell Fjord 

 Area. Only the Forelands are not now in a park o 

 wilderness area. Initially we had hoped that par 

 preserves, and wilderness areas would enhance the 

 Yakutat residents to make a living from fishing, 

 experience to date has proved that we were mistak 

 seems that the regulation of Dry Bay is designed 

 discourage Yakutat fishermen. No more cabin perm 

 being given to commercial fishermen in the Dry Ba 

 Therefore, practically all of the fishermen from 

 required to build only temporary tents in an area 

 open on a spit where the wind can blow fiercely. 

 Service watches very closely how the fishermen li 

 example, even the height and width of each tent i 

 to the inch. The tents have to be taken down eac 

 and the frames are destroyed by the winter weathe 



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