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Originally I am from Montana and I have seen the impact on 

 logging communities and the toll it takes on hard-working people. 

 In fact I have seen families lose everything they have worked for 

 all their lives and Senator Burns can confirm that, that the Mon- 

 tana loggers are being strangled today by the environmentalists 

 and the legislation. I believe in rules and regulations but not to the 

 point that people cannot stand up under the pressure. 



Thank you. 



Senator Wirth. Thank you very much, Mr. Dahlgren. 



Michelle Bonnet. 



STATEMENT OF MICHELLE BONNET 



Ms. Bonnet. My name is Michelle Bonnet and in August of 1987 

 I had the great pleasure of climbing Holbrook Mountain on the 

 east side of Kosciusko Island. Now that hike was one of the most 

 wonderful experiences of my life. Holbrook is beautiful and unique. 

 On that one small mountain are contained all the perfect elements 

 of a mountain, first the classy mossy old-growth woods, then the 

 muskegs with baby bear prints in the mud, then the thick scrubby 

 pine that is a struggle to climb through, then the steep rock and 

 finally the beautiful, wonderful small peak, from which you can 

 gaze all around Sea Otter Sound. 



On that small peak, an owl had been sitting there before we 

 came along and there was also a deer bed and many well-traveled 

 deer trails most of the way up the mountain. 



There are plans to cut the timber on Holbrook and there is also 

 this bill that Senator Wirth has introduced that will grant at least 

 some protection to the Mount Holbrook Area. I urge you to pass 

 this bill and also to strengthen it so that this magical, full-of-life 

 place will never be cut. 



I was born in Alaska and grew up here. I spent six years of my 

 childhood on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island. I have al- 

 ready seen too many parts of Sea Otter Sound clearcut and roaded. 

 I remember as a child going to Deweyville to explore. I also remem- 

 ber perfectly the moment I rounded the point coming into Sarkar 

 Creek and was hit with the brand-new view of that huge, ugly, 

 completely out-of-place bridge. The roads had once again reached a 

 favorite place. 



Sea Otter Sound and the rest of Prince of Wales have seen 

 enough of this large-scale logging and road building. Why is it nec- 

 essary to do more damage? 



I support fully the cancelling of KPC and APC contracts. These 

 companies have only their profits in mind and not the best inter- 

 ests of southeast Alaska or its residents. I also support Senator 

 Wirth's bill and hope it is passed so that this National Forest can 

 receive the protection it deserves. 



Senator Wirth. Thank you, Michelle. 



Mr. Sloss. 



STATEMENT OF JEFF SLOSS, ALASKA DISCOVERY, INC. 



Mr. Sloss. My name is Jeff Sloss and I work in the tourism in- 

 dustry. I have with me a letter signed by 180 Juneau residents that 

 were disappointed that the hearings were not held in Juneau and I 



