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KADASHAN RIVER PR0P08A1j. 



DESCRIPTION: Located on Chichagof Island north of the Moore 

 Mountains on southern Tenakee Inlet. Adjacent to proposed 

 Chichagof area and five miles from City of Tenakee. One of the 

 region's top five producers of pink salmon, one of top ten chum 

 salmon producers, and an important coho salmon stream. Harvest 

 value of commercial fish over $1 million in 1985. One of the 

 highest concentrations of brown bear in southeast Alaska. 

 Abundance of deer dependent upon coastal old growth for winter 

 range. Kadashan has one of the largest grassf lat/estuaries in 

 northern Tongass and provides good habitat for waterfowl and 

 shorebirds. Important for subsistence use. 



HISTORY: Area first visited by John Muir and his Tlingit guide 

 Kadashan in 1880. Alaska Trollers Association, United Southeast 

 Gillnetters Association, the Southeast Seine Boat Owners and 

 Operators, and SEACC all successfully opposed logging plans for 

 this area in 1980. The City of Tenakee has opposed logging plans 

 for this area since the early 1980s; Tenakee went to court to 

 successfully block road construction in the valley in 1984. The 

 Alaska Department of Fish and Game considers this area to be one 

 of the most valuable stream systems in our region, and designated 

 it as a Class I area — complete protection requested. Kadashan 

 supported for protection by Sealaska Corporation. United 

 Fisherman of Alaska requested protection of the area in 1988 as a 

 priority fish habitat area. City of Sitka support for protection 

 in 1988. Five year moratorium for area approved by U.S. House of 

 Representatives in 1988. 



LAND STATUS: LUD III. In APC 50 year contract area. Currently 

 deferred from logging up until completion of the 81-86/86-90 Sup- 

 plemental EIS in May of 1989. However, the area has been 

 proposed for logging and roads as part of the APC 91-95 operating 

 plan, which will be completed by July 1990 — several years prior 

 to the final TLMP Revision. 



ACREAGE: 3 4,2 04 acres. 



SCHEDULED TIMBER BASE: 2.5 million board feet per year. 



