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DESCRIPTION: The group of Noyes, Baker, Lulu, and San Fernando 

 Islands off the west coast of Prince of Wales Island. Highest 

 elevation on Noyes and Baker exceed 2000 feet. A home away from 

 home for many commercial fishermen since the islands are in a 

 major commercial fishing ground that brings in over $16 million 

 per year. Wide variety of ecosystems ranging from muskeg and 

 windswept rocky coastlines, to sheltered forested bays and coves. 

 Marine mammals abundant including sea otters and humpback whales 

 which feed near the islands in the summer. Numerous sea otter 

 colonies. Area is important for subsistence and is becoming 

 increasingly popular as a recreation area for tourism. 



HISTORY: Haida Nation has called for a logging ban in the area 



in 1987. Proposed for wilderness by SEACC in 1976. U.S. 



Department of Agriculture wilderness study proposal in 1977. 



Protection requested by Cities of Craig and Klawock in 1988. 

 Growing support for protection from commercial fishing groups and 



local residents. Five year logging ban approved by U.S. House of 

 Representatives in 1988. 



LAND STATUS: Entire area is LUD IV. Within the KPC 50-year 

 contract contingency area. Most of area will be planned for 

 logging and road building after 1990. 



ACREAGE : 



98,604 acres. 



SCHEDULED TIMBER BASE: 3.51 million 

 board feet per year. 



The rugged outside 

 coast: of Noyes Island 

 looking south on 

 Cape Addingcon - - 

 Noyes, Lulu. Baker and 

 Fernando Islands 

 make up Che Outside Island 

 chain off Prince of 

 Wales Island. 



