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 SOUTH KDin ISLAMP PROPOSAL . 



DESCRIPTION: Roadless complex of lands located on central, east 

 and south Kuiu Island adjacent to existing Tebenkof Wilderness 

 area. Extensive coastline with numerous coves, bays, canals, and 

 mountain peaks over 2000 feet. Main features include Bay of 

 Pillars, Salt Lagoon, No Name Bay, Conclusion Island, Sumner 

 Island, Alvin Bay, Reid Bay, Port Beauclerc, Affleck Canal, 

 Seclusion Harbor, Kell Bay, Port McArthur and Port Malmsbury. 

 Great variety of landscape and coastline, plus valuable 

 estuaries. Mixed forest and muskeg ecosystems. Important area 

 for waterfowl, black bear, furbearers, sea lions, and sea otters. 

 Collectively, the numerous small streams emptying into the bays 

 produce an important commercial fishing resource. Bear Harbor 

 Creek a good producer of pink salmon. Bay of Pillars, directly 

 north of the existing Tebenkof Wilderness, features two very good 

 salmon streams including one sockeye run. A popular recreation 

 area with many good anchorages. 



HISTORY: As a part of the draft TLMP during the late 1970s the 

 USFS interdisciplinary team (IDT) recommended roadless (LUD II) 

 management status for the southern half of the proposal. Town of 

 Pt. Baker requested permanent protection of this area in 1988. 

 Sumner Straits Fish and Game Advisory Committee called for no 

 logging in 1986. Parts of the proposed area including Seclusion 

 Harbor and Bear Harbor supported for protection by United 

 Fishermen of Alaska as priority fish habitat areas. Five year 

 logging ban for the area voted by U.S. House of Representatives 

 in 1988. 



LAND STATUS: Lands are LUD III and LUD IV with the exception of 

 ^Bay of Pillars, which is currently a LUD II. Located totally 



within APC 50-year contract contingency area. Much of the area 

 , was proposed for logging and road building in the APC 81-86 

 Operating Plan and also in the 86-90 Operating Plan. VCUs 

 416-418 have been deferred until completion of the 81-86/86-90 

 Supplemental EIS in May 1989. Roads currently being built in 

 VCUs 420 and 419. Log dump proposed for No Name Bay. All under 

 administrative appeal. Bay of Pillars has been proposed for 

 logging by APC in their 91-95 operating plan, which will be 

 finalized in July 1990 — well before completion of the TLMP 

 Revision. 



ACREAGE: 191,565 acres. 



SCHEDULED TIMBER BASE: 7.55 million board feet per year. 



