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timber harvest, this area will become more valued for its 

 wildlife habitat. Many productive fish streams are found here 

 supporting pink, chum, and coho salmon along with rainbow, 

 steelhead, cutthroat, and Dolly Varden. Shipley and Sutter 

 drainages support especially good runs of sockeye salmon. 

 Herring spawn in Labouchere Bay; dungeness crab mature in 

 several of the bays. 



Chichagof 



A portion of central Chichagof Island (353,540 acres) that 

 extends from Icy Strait to upper Hoonah Sound. The area 

 includes some of the more important fish and wildlife areas on 

 Chichagof Island, including Idaho Inlet, Port Althorp, Goose 

 Flats, Crab and Seal bays, Lisianski River, and upper Hoonah 

 Sound. Excellent brown bear habitat throughout - the 

 protection of this area would help insure the long-term 

 maintenance of a healthy brown bear population on Chichagof 

 Island. Port Althrop is closed to bear hunting to promote 

 viewing. Some of the highest deer densities in southeast 

 Alaska are found in this area, especially in upper Hoonah Sound 

 and Tenakee Inlet. Also, the area provides excellent habitat 

 for marten, river otters, bald eagles, waterfowl, and numerous 

 forest birds. Sea otters are found in Port Althrop. The fish 

 resources are great. The Lisianski River is one of the top 5 

 salmon producers in the region. It also has substantial 

 populations of rainbow, steelhead, cutthroat, and Dolly Varden. 

 The Trail River in Idaho Inlet is one of the top 5 pink salmon 

 streams on Chichagof Island. The area contains numerous other 

 productive bays, rivers, and lakes. 



Chuck River — 



An area of 125,574 acres located on the mainland coast south of 

 Juneau. A high value fisheries area. Chuck River is one of the 

 highest producers of pink salmon in southeast Alaska. Also, it 

 supports high populations of 4 other salmon species along with 

 rainbow, steelhead, cutthroat, and Dolly Varden. Because of 

 the rich fisheries resource, the area supports good populations 

 of black bear. 



Kadashan 



A high value fish and wildlife area of 33,641 acres located on 

 the south side of Tenakee Inlet across from the community of 

 Tenakee Springs. An extremely rich and divers*^ wildlife area, 

 Kadashan provides habitat for one of the highest density brown 

 bear populations in Southeast. Also, it has some of the 

 highest density deer populations in Southeast along with 

 abundant numbers of marten, river otters, and waterfowl. The 

 Kadashan River is one of the top 5 producers of pink salmon in 



