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3. 



Senator Wirth's bill needs atrengthenlng to give permanent protect- 

 ion to the key fish md wildlife habitat areas listed in the bill. I con- 

 sider these the absolute minifflum. Where wilderness is not desired, we need 

 a congressionally designated protective land classification. The Forest 

 Service is not going to protect these areas. 



I feel strongly the need to protect the Yakutat Forelands. This is 

 an area unique in southeast Alaska. 



Protection of Castle River, Salt Chuck and Towers Arm are needed to 

 round out the Petersburg Creek-Duncan Canal Wilderness Area. They were 

 included in the original wilderness area proposal. 



Another wilderness area that needs rounding out is that of Tebenkof. 



Port Malmsbury, Affleck Canal, Port Beauchere, Table Bay and Bay of 



Fillers need to be Included. Otherwise we have just a large body of 

 water surrounded by a narrow border of land. 



There is so little left of Prince of Wales Island that it is surely 

 not asking too much that areas such as Calder/Holbrook, Shakan Bay, Sar- 

 kar Lakes, Kart» River and Kegan Lake be given protection. 



The Naha River was our favorite steelhead stream and my husband's 

 ashes are there. Obviously it is a very special place for me. It should 

 be wilderness. 



By not mentioning all of the 25 special areas in the bill, I do not 

 imply t:;at tl;ey are less deserving of protection than my own special areas. 



One final coniJ'.ent. I do feel that those of us wanting reform of the 

 i'ongass are up a^jaiust a stacked deck. I understand the pulp mills sub- 

 mitted hundreds o: applications at tne Isst  minute. -nis jjave few in a 

 conimunity such as Petersburg a c;;3nce tc te heard. This is basically a 

 fisning town and tne fis;ieraen have a larf;e stake in t:.e future of the 

 sal.Tion spawning strear.s of the Tongass. j-n the dry sunimer of 19^7 there 

 was an estimated Kill of over IC'iJOO pinK salaou in jtaney Oreek on Prince 

 of .'.ales Island. 'e ao not ne d more s^lr.on streams da:nar;ed by clearcuttinQ. 



I also cuest-jn t.'.e selection of the 2 pulp mill tov.'ns 9s the locat- 

 ion for the hearings. To have chosen Just one of the mill towns along with 

 Juneau wouldhave given a more representative cross section of the southeast 

 pub..-ic i-i ci.ance tc Ve hc-rd. 



-iial sail), i \a:-.'L tj . t.-iK \...e a.-.' rs fcr rA0..r. o i-crvunily to oe 

 heard and ask t;iat tnis statement be included in the hearing record. 



