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April 24, 1989 



Honorable Senator Tim Wlrth 

 US. Senate 

 Washington D.C. 205 lu 



Senator Wlrth, 



My name is Jackie Canterbury ana I live in Ketcnlkan, I am here representing the 

 the Tongass Conservation Society, a diverse large member group. As an educator, l 

 h?ve spent five years In logging camps on Prince of Wales Island at vi^hlch time my 

 interest and suspicions began concerning the management, or shall I say mis- 

 management of the Tongass National Forest. 



TCS applauds you. Senator Wlrth, for your Introduction of S. 346, We know there 

 Is strong support for this bill. Like many Individuals In Southeast Alaska, we are 

 continually saddened by the loss of habitat that Is occuring here In this 

 magnificent country. 



The most difficult to understand, however, is that this mis-management continues 

 to occur despite our levels of knowledge and experiences of the past. 



We now have the opportunity to protect 23 areas within the forest and to provide 

 the necessary mandates for new management directions . We support all 

 components of your bill but urge you to permanently protect all 23 key fish and 

 wildlife areas within the Tongass. 



Staney Creek, like hundreds of other streams on the Tongass, is forever changed 

 due to Forest Service logging practices On Prince of Wales Island alone, hundreds 

 of miles of streamsides have been logged to the waters-edge, in the lower right 

 corner of the photograph is a campground In a clearcut near the creek; complete 

 with picnic tables and a latrine. This is the Forest Service's current idea of 

 multiple use on the Tongass. 



If Congress falls to act, other areas will vanish such as this productive drainage 

 In Nutkwa And the Karta, a popular local fishing area. Sarkar and the Naha. 

 where observers recently counted over lOO swans. Anan, a world class bear 

 stream All too salmon producers. 



