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SEVERAL YEARS ON THE ISLAND, AND MANY SMALL LOGGING CAMPS HAVE 

 DEVELOPED INTO PERMANENT COMMUNITIES. A COMMUNITY SUCH AS 

 THORNE BAY, THAT RELIES ALMOST TOTALLY ON LOGGING, COULD NOT 

 SURVIVE AN EXTREME REVISION IN ANILCA. 



BEING A FISHERMAN AND A LIFETIME SOUTHEAST ALASKA RESIDENT, I 

 CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THE NECESSITY FOR CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE 

 TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST TO BE DESIGNATED AS PROTECTED 

 NON-COMMERCIAL TIMBER AREAS. (THE AREAS WHICH I AM PERSONALLY 

 FAMILIAR WITH, AND FEEL SHOULD BE PROTECTED, ARE THE YAKUTAT 

 FORELANDS, KADASHAN RIVER WATERSHED, LISIANSKI AND UPPER 

 HOONAH SOUND, AND BERNERS BAY.) I SINCERELY BELIEVE, HOWEVER, 

 THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS IN THE 

 TONGASS. 



IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THE FOREST SERVICE PROVIDE PROPER 

 RECOGNITION OF OTHER USES SUCH AS FISHERIES, WILDLIFE HABITAT, 

 TOURISM AND SUBSISTENCE. THE FOREST SERVICE SHOULD MOST 

 CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO PROTECT AREAS SUCH AS WILDLIFE RETENTION 

 ZONES AND RIPARIAN MANAGMENT ZONES ALONG STREAMS. IN MANAGING 

 ALL OF THESE MULTIPLE USES, THE FOREST SERVICE SHOULD ALWAYS 

 KEEP IN MIND THE PRESERVATION OF THE VISUAL BEAUTY OF 

 SOUTHEAST ALASKA. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT A 



HEALTHY TIMBER INDUSTRY CAN AND MUST EXIST IN HARMONY WITH THE 

 OTHER MULTIPLE USES OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. 



