September 2001 Raven Newsletter Juneau Audubon Society

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RAVEN

QUEEN CHARLOTTE GOSHA WI(

Kim Titus, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Biologist, will report

on the results from several years of research on the Queen Charlotte

Goshawk. This hawk had been considered for Endangered Species

status.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Please check the date your membership expires in the top rightcomer of your mailing label (example: 0109 year 01 month 09). If your membership

bas expired this will be your last issue of The Raven. We would encourage you torenew using the form on the last page.

If you have empty half pint canning jars, please bring them to an Audubon meeting or

call Mary Lou at 789-7540. Every year these jars for jelly for the November booth seem

to be more expensive and if we only need to buy new lids for the used jars we savemoney. .

"THE RAYEN" ELECTRONICALL Y???2 One of the major costs to

Juneau Audubon is printing and mailing out the newsletter. With mostpeople now having access to email, we would like to know if you would like

to receive your newsletter by email. We would send it to you in either

Adobe Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. If you would

like to save a tree, reduce the mail you receive and still be in touch, send us

an email with your address and preferred file type (most word process

software will read Rich Text), Our address is [email protected]
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PRESIDENT'S COLUMNBy Steve Zimmerman

Summers over, and it's time to begin our monthly meetings. Over the past three months

several issues have been heating up. Iwant to let Juneau Audubon Society Membersknow about two ofthem.

One of the biggest issues the Juneau Audubon Society is dealing with involves the

proposed "improvements" to the airport. NobOdy wants to sacrifice safety at the airport.

Unfortunately, the impacts of some of the proposed changes, especially cutting down all

of the tree: along the dike trail, are unpredictable and may be counterproductive.

Removing the trees will very likely force birds inland to perch, and force them to fly over

runways that they have never had to cross before in order to feed. Cutting the trees will

not only destroy some of the most important bird habitat in Juneau, but there is a strong

likelihood that it will result in an increase in the number of bird strikes with airplanes.

JAS has succeeded in making the FAA aware of the potential effects of blindly carryingout such actions, and the FAA has agreed to consider them in the airport environmental

impact statement. We are hopeful that the FAA and the City will fuIiy consider the

possible impacts of any proposed actions before mandating their implementation.

Another vexing problem is the crusade that the publisher of the Juneau Empire has

started. He has begun championing the poip.t of view that any vote to move the

legislature will be the fuuh of local environmentalists who have questioned big

development projects in Juneau. The theory is that other cities and towns in Alaska do

not like Juneau because we have not supported the big timber, mining and highway

projects that pro-development interests have promoted. Thus, unless Juneau suddenly

sees the light, and starts supporting mines, roads, timber harvesting, golf courses, and anyother big development project, the rest of the state will vote against keeping the

legislature in Juneau. Unfortunately, a lie told frequently often becomes "the truth."

Anybody who has been reading the editorial page will note the strident attempt to vilify

so-called environmental extremists. This attempt to galvanize public opinion against

Juneauites with an environmental ethic comes around every few years, just like the

proposed capital move. Rather than trying to unify Juneau against the move issue,

however, the publisher and the pro-development interests are splintering the town, hoping

to force through the road, the second crossing, and several other projects, using a "save

the capital" argument to sway popular opinion against any attempt to consider the

environmental impacts of what is being proposed. Not all of us have the time, or want to

write letters to the editor. Not all ofus have the time, or want to attend endless meetings.

Not all of us have the time or want to call the publisher to try to get balance back into the

newspaper. But we must study the issues. We must vote. And we must all stand up

when the pro-development forces try to demonize the values we live by.


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A major portion of Juneau's Tour ship visitors as well as attendants at our rapidly expanding summer cam

also incoming students and faculty at University of Alaska Southeast, plus growing numbers of retirees an

professional artists/writers, are attracted here by the natural environment. Our clean air, the natural forest

natural marine waters at our doorstep and our wildlife that so many ofus defend, are the essence of this

environmental attraction. Juneau's Natural Area Parks, trail system, public overnight cabins and so forth,advocated, defended and often built by volunteers, who special interests sometimes collectively brand as"

extreme environmentalists," contribute enormously to this attraction.

One has to wonder why so many members of the Chamber of Commerce and those who advise us from th

opinion page of the Juneau Empire fail to understand where this major source of Juneau's wealth comes f

The Forest Service is taking comments through September (hon expanding access to Off-Road Vehicles

(snowmobiles and ATV four wheelers) on more Juneau trails. An ORV Planning Committee has made thfollowing recommendations. (The Forest Service would be interested in your comments even if the Septe

4th deadline has past) Contact: mscholte~ra:Jfs.fed.us or Pete Griffin, District Ranger, U.S. Forest Service

Ranger District, 8456 Old Dairy Road, Juneau, AK 99801, Fax: 586-8808

RECOMMENDED FOR ORV USE mEN I !FlED BUT NO CONSENSUS RECOMMENDED NO

No Consensus to Oose to ORVs1. 25 Mile ext to Spaulding Meadows 1. Dan Moller (Kowee Creek Drainage) 1. Auke Lake Trail

2. Bessie Creek, Cowee &W Yankee B M 2. Lawson Creek South to Mt. McDonough 2 . Backloop. Trail3. CBJ Lemon Creek West Side 3. Mendenhall Lake 3. Blackerby Ridge

4. Lake Creek Trail Improvements 4. Mt. Troy Northwest Side 4. Cascade Creek Are

5. McGinnis Creek No Consensus to Recommend ORY Use 5. Davies Creek Logg

6. Mt. Meek Area 5. Dredge Lakes Unit-North End 6. Hidden Valley Area7. North Douglas ORV Park 6. Dredge Lakes Unit- South End 7. Lemon Creek Trail8. Road Accessing Spaulding Meadows 7. Eagle-Herbert Rivers Area 8 . Montana Creek Gra

9. Spaulding Meadows Cabin 8. Gastineau Meadows Ace. to Treadwell Ditch 9 . Pederson Hill Trail

9. Montana Creek Trail to Windfall Lake 10. Treadwell Ditch D

10. Peterson Lake Extension to Spaulding to Eaglecrest

11. Thunder Mountain Flats Area

12. West ofMt. Stewart-Access Access Other

than Eag1ecrest


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Steller's Sea Eagle Report

by Steve Zimmerman

The Steller's Sea Eagle that was seen regularly a few years ago has been found again.

From 1989 though 1996, this bird could be found dependably at Swede Point on the west

side ofthe Taku River. Then it moved. Although one or two reports each summerconfirmed that it was likely still in the area, from 1997 thorough 2000, nobody could

reliably predict where this large member ofthe eagle family would be seen. Out-of-town

birders who came to Juneau hoping to get a look at the bird went away disappointed.

Then, on July 31, local fishermen Leon Shaul reported that a bird he felt was a Steller's

Sea Eagle had flown over him while he was piloting his boat past Taku Point. Taku Point

is couple (,' :niles downstream from Swede Point on the opposite side of the Taku River.

On August 4, several Juneau birders flew down to Taku Point with Coastal Helicopters to

look for the bird. They found it almost immediately, and the word started getting out.

On August 8, Judith Fortney and I flew down to look for the bird and also were able to

[md it. Judith's husband put that news on the North American Rare Bird Alert hotline

and soon folks from as far away as the east coast began making plans to travel here to see

the bird. As recently as August 27th , the bird was still being found; in that case by five

birders from Washington, Idaho and New York. Although Steller's Sea Eagles have been

seen on the Aleutian and PribilofIslands, and also on Kodiak Island as well as the Taku

River, they are an exceedingly rare bird in North America. Having such a rare bird in our

area will likely lead to continued visitations by ardent birders wanting to add this majestic

bird to their lists.

Over a year ago, the Juneau Audubon Society created a rare bird alert hotline. This

hotline provides an opportunity for local birders to report unusual sightings, and to hear

what else has been reported in the Juneau area. If you have seen a rare or unusual bird, or

want to find out what other people are seeing in Juneau, call 586-2591.

EAGLECHA T By Nina Mollett

I'd like to encourage people to join Eaglechat, the Juneau discussion group for birders.

When I moved to Juneau from Fairbanks three years ago, I noticed that the there was no

easy way for newcomers to connect with the birding community. This is not unusual, it

reminded me of Fairbanks years ago, before the Alaska Bird Observatory people set up

shop at Creamer's Field. In Fairbanks back then, it was hard for a person not in the loop

(which was centered in the university ornithology department) to find out, for example,about rare bird sightings. There was no hotline. But some good people started the ABA,

encouraged people to participate in bird banding and surveys, set up scopes during

migration for schoolchildren to use, and the result was not only more interest in birding

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Meanwhile, I had become involved with Birdchat, the National Birding Cooperative,

which allows participants from all over the world (but mostly in the United States and

Canada), to talk wild birds to their heart's content through an e-maillistserv. Some ofthe

world's top birders participate, and it was fun, for example, to find out about the first

North American sighting of a whiskered tern within hours of its discovery, from my

house in Fairbanks. My contribution was that I like to write, and I could describe what

was going on in my backyard, boreal owls nesting and boreal chickadees and ptannigan,

and I could describe the way all of Fairbanks turns out for the geese and cranes in May,

how construction workers park their trucks by the field and gaze at the newly arrived

geese while munching their lunches. The envious readers in New York and California

ate it up.

So, I started Eaglechat in April 1999, it was slow at first as discussion groups usually are,

but by the following spring it had really taken off. Now we have 62 members, including

most of Juneau's birders and a few lurkers who live farther afield. It is intended, first of

all, to allow news of a rare bird sighting to get out quickly to anyone interested. And

secondly, it is meant to provide a forum for discussion of all things bird-related, from

identification problems to rain-resistant birding equipment, from trip reports to flights offanciful description. Thirdly, discussions of habitat conservation are more than welcome.

And finally, recently, it is for a n things Uno, who is the young eagle that many ofus have

been privileged to observe on his Mendenhall Wetlands Nest, growing up, learning to fly

and now learning to fish. His habitat is threatened by the airport expansion, but that is

another story, and one that we are talking about on Eaglechat.

We are hoping to expand the scope (to at least 60 power) of Eagle chat and would

particularly like to invite people in other Southeast communities to join.

The url is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat.Youmayhavetojoinyahoofirst,at

http://groups.yahoo.com/.Orjustsendmeamessage,[email protected], and I'll signyou up. The website has archives of all messages, a search feature so that if you want to

know everything we've ever said about ravens, for example, it's easy; a calendar which

we don't use much, and an area with pictures that people have posted. Please come in and

make yourself at home!

From: "Bev Agler" Today, 26 August, Sunday, there was a juvenile Wilson's

Phalarope at the Mendenhall Wetlands. It was in the tiny slough beyond the

Gazebo and the giant log. It was exactly like the juvenile picture in the 3rd ed of

Nat Geo, if you want to check it out. Sort of like the picture in the new SibleyGuide to Birds, but it does the exact behavior of running along the bank eating

insects that Sibley describes on pg. 194. Nervous picking and darting as he

describes it.

There were also 3-4 Stilt Sandpipers. One of which has a sort of droopy wing.

The Stilts were juveniles right out of Sibley's pg. 190. They look sort of like the
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lesser yellowlegs, but it never takes its bill out of the water, probing the sand

rather like a dowitcher.

Merlin yesterday and today. I also saw a female red-winged blackbird yesterday

in the grass and lots of barn swallows. They haven't all left yet.

Others reported a peregrine today, a harrier yesterday, Bairds sandpipers today,

and a cowbird today.

Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 From: "Nina Molletf"

Nice flock of Townsend's Warblers on Basin Road a couple of blocks before the

bridge, on the right. Also a flock of golden-crowned kinglets, to left just after th,e

bridge. Generally, the place was jumping this morning, the sky partially blue,

with dramatic clouds and a bit of wind ...

Yesterday morning at 7:30 am Larry and I watched Uno fly from his perch on the

roost tree across the meadow, back to his nest. At first, his father was sitting right

next to him on the roost branch, then flew over back of the nest tree and called.

Uno responded by flying over with big, floppy wingstrokes, it was a very rough

landing and amusing to watch, he was upside down like a bat for a moment and

then dropped down to the branch below the one he was aiming for. So, he

doesn't have this flying business down perfectly yet. .

I bought two new bird guides, Kenn Kaufman's as well as Sibley's. I really like

Kaufman's, it reminds me so much of the Peterson guides with the very clear

identification arrows and straightforward approach. I think the touched-up photos

are very well done, and anyway Kaufman is such a wonderful author..

He says one thing in his introduction which I was grateful to read from as fine a

birder as Kaufman: "Birding is something that we do for enjoyment, so if you

enjoy it, you are already a good birder. If you enjoy it a lot, you're a great

birder...there is no right way or wrong way to enjoy birding. Watch out for well-

meaning experts who insist that you should work on identifying difficult birds or

travel to see rare ones. The best approach to birding is the one that you enjoy."

I really appreciated this, because although I've been going out and observing

birds for years, I've never gotten particularly good at separating very similar ones

or finding rare ones, although I admire people who have those skills. Beyond

that, I'm interested in unusual birds and will go somewhat out of my way to seeone, but I most enjoy watching the behavior of the fDOre common ones wherever

I'm living and getting to know what they're really about. Watching this young

eagle grow and learn has been particularly rewarding.

'Course, not many places where you can you refer to an eagle as "a common

bird"!


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AUDUBON ALASKA ACTION ALERT

FOREST SERVICE ROAD LESS POLICY AT RISK

The Bush Administration is on the verge of rolling back the new Forest Service

roadless policy that Audubon Alaska and many others worked so hard to support.

Please send a letter to the Forest Service stating that you support this landmarkconservation policy and want it to stand as written.

Let the Forest Service know that you want these valuable roadless areas,

including those in the Tongass and Chugach, protected for their wildlife, fisheries,

and recreational values. The public has until September 10, 2001 to provide

comments to the Forest Service. Please send your letter to:

Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth

Attention: Roadless ANPR Comments

P.O. Box 22109

Salt Lake City, UT 84122FAX: 801-296-4090

Last year, the Forest Service received a record 1.6 million comments from the

American public, the majority of whom supported this new conservation policy to

protect remaining roadless areas of our national forests from commercial road

construction, logging, and mining. Audubon Alaska coordinated a letter from

over 330 scientists (including 100 Alaskans) to President Clinton asking him to

include Alaska's Tongass National Forest in this important policy. After

undergoing a comprehensive public review process over three years, the policy

was signed on January 5, 2001 and included the Tongass. The policy is

scientifically sound and strongly supported by a majority of Americans. Roadless

areas are crucial to the protection of our nation's wildlife, fisheries and water

resources because they represent the least disturbed habitats in an almost

universally disturbed landscape. In Alaska, the national roadless policy will help

safeguard the ecological integrity of Alaska's rainforest within our nation's two

largest national forests, the Tongass and Chugach. This action win also ensure

the conservation "and sustainable productivity of our valuable fish, wildlife, and

recreational resources in perpetuity for use by future generations of Alaskansand all Americans.

The roadless policy is under great risk of being watered down by the Bush

Administration. Please write a letter today telling the Forest Service you want the

roadless policy maintained and applied to Alaska.

Please send a copy to me by mail or email. Thank you for your support on this

important conservation issue.

John Schoen, Senior Scientist, Audubon Alaska, 308 G Street, Suite 217,

Anchorage, AK 99501, email: [email protected]
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~udubonALASKA

NEWS RELEASE

August 21, 2001

Contact: John Schoen, 276-7034, Lloyd Lowry 455-6885, Kris Balliet 258-9922, Jack Sterne276-4244 x 114

CONSERVATIONISTS DISAPPOINTED WITH DISTRICT COURT'S DECISIONAGAINST LISTING COOK INLET BELUGA WHALES

Washington, D.C. -- District Court Judge James Robertson ruled yesterday against a complaintfIled by Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of several conservation groups and a former Native

subsistence hunter that sought an Endangered Species Act listing for the small and vulnerable

population of Cook Inlet beluga whales. "This action is very disappointing," said Dr. John

Schoen, Senior Scientist for Audubon Alaska. : The plaintiffs in tne case presentedevldence from

the administrative record indicating that most state and federal marine mammal experts agree

that the Cook Inlet population of beluga whale~ are at risk of extinction. For example, Lloyd

Lowry, a beluga expert and former marine mammal coordinator for the Alaska Department of

Fish and Game, has stated that, "because of their low abundance, declining trend, limited range,

and susceptibility to catastrophic events, Cook Inlet beluga whales are a high risk population that

may be facing a real threat of extinction." Lowry also stated that "these fuctors make this a

textbook case for ESA listing." The judge's decision failed to address any of this evidence.

The Cook Inlet population of beluga whales is genetically distinct and geographically isolated

from other beluga populations. While over hunting was the primary cause of its recent decline,

the population is now so small that any number of fa~ors bo!hJ:lUmar!:_


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FEDERAL COURT DECISION A VICTORY FOR SOUND SCIENCE

Birds and Salmon Both Win in Case to Halt Corps Action Without Scientific Review

Seattle, Washingon August 10,2001 - In what the National Audubon Society hailed as a victory for sound

science, a Federal Judge here issued an 18-page order requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to complete a

comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before any more government funds are spent on

hazing Caspian Tems or cormorants, or destroying their habitat in the Columbia River estuary on the

Oregon-Washington border.

In her order, Judge Rothstein also found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred in granting a permit

under the MBTA for taking (killing) birds without an EIS. Conservationists pleas to federal and state

officials for such an EIS over the last 3 years were ignored. Noting that there was no sound science to link

Terns to salmon declines or to impeding salmon recovery of listed species, conservationists emphasized the

need to concentrate on the FOUR H'S that have led to salmon declines and impede recovery: Hydro,

Habitat, Hatcheries, and HarVest.

"This is a significant victory for sound science, birds, and salmon," said John Flicker, Audubon President

and CEO. uWe were disappointed that we ultimately needed to sue the Fish and Wildlife Service and the

Army Corps of Engineers, but the end result is what the law required. No action can be taken until we

understand how birds and salmon interact and how they will be effected by the Corps's proposed action."

The plan to dislocate the largest Caspian Terns colony was initiated by federal and state agencies in

response to the terns consumption of salmonids, over 90% of them hatchery released. The Terns had

concentrated at Rice Island because of both deliberate and natural loss of the sandy, relatively predator free

islands and beaches they need to breed in the Pacific NW.

After being ignored over the years in calling for an EIS, Seattle Audubon, American Bird Conservancy,

National Audubon Society, and Defenders of Wildlife sued in 2000 to require the COE and FWS 'to

complete a comprehensive EIS before continuing to extirpate Terns from breeding islands in the Columbia

River. "This ruling is a victory not only for Caspian terns and cormorants, but also for endangered Pacific

salmon." said Helen Ross, Conservation Program Manager of the Seattle Audubon Society.

Despite the presence of these Terns, many of them extirpated by natural and human induced changes from

other habitat, Chinook salmon returns to the Columbia have been the highest in over 20 years. The entireRice Island Tern colony has been displaced to East Sand Island due to habitat destruction and hazing. The

Tern colony once numbered close to 20,000 birds and hosts 30% of the total North American population o

Caspian Terns and 75% of the west coast population. Gerald Winegrad, Vice President for Policy of the

American Bird Conservancy, stated "The Court's decision is a victory for sound science, for Terns, and

ultimately for salmon. An EIS will examine the science of whether these birds are having any effect

whatsoever on adult salmon returns, for which we believe there is no current evidence. Why waste

hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' dollars on moving Terns around when the FOUR H's need to be

addressed for real salmon recovery."

The Federal Judge ruled initially in 2000 in conservationists favor but the Corps and other agencies still

refused to conduct the scientific assessment required under NEPA in an EIS. There were over 2000 pages

of certified administrative record in the case. "This federal court ruling is good news and a big victory for

Caspian Terns. The Army Corps must stop destroying Tern habitat and hazing Terns until it developscomprehensive information about how this is effecting the terns and the ecosystem," said Perry Plumart,

Director of Government Relations for National Audubon. "There is no credible scientific evidence the

Caspian Terns are the cause of salmon declines."

Another Tern breeding site at the abandoned ASARCO superfund site was destroyed in 200 1 as part of its

clean-up.' 1be Corps, NMFS, and state fishery agencies have not re-established or created habitat outside

the estuary which is required under their own plan. With the surprising approval of the FWS, a successful

experiment to establish a Tern colony on as and covered barge in Commencement Bay was abruptly halte


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when Washington Fish and Game destroyed the colony by taking all 933 eggs under a general FWS

scientific collecting permit. The study was to determine if Terns would breed and fledge young on the

barge and to ascertain their diet. This year', Caspian Tern numbers peaked at 16,000 adults on East Sand

Island. The Terns diet was 22% less salmonids than last year.

Contact: John Bianchi, National Audubon Society

212/979-3026

[email protected]

Audubon Ca!:~ on Other States to Test for Pesticides,

Release Data

New York, NY, June 20,2001 - A New York State wildlife official has

discovered that of birds collected for a study on West Nile Virus, more

died from pesticide poisoning than from the virus itself. In response to

this early data, the National Audubon Society is calling upon

Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and

Virginia to begin testing dead birds for pesticide poisoning, if they

have not already, and to publicly release their findings.

"This data is very troubling," said John Flicker, President of National

Audubon Society. "States owe it to their residents to get to the bottom

of this."

Last year, prompted by concern about the spread of West Nile Virus, ~

New York State asked counties to report dead birds to its wildlife ~

pathology laboratory. After receiving more than 80,000 birds, Dr. Ward Stone discovered that while the

virus was a factor in some of the deaths, the leading cause was pesticide poisoning. Common lawn care

chemicals were among the most common toxins.

"Millions of us use pesticides like Diaznon and Dursban at home," said Frank Gill, Audubon's Senior Vice

President of Science. "We deserve to know as much as possible about their effect on us. Like canaries in a

coalmine, birds warn of danger in our environment. If these chemicals kill birds, what are they doing to ou

kids?"

In addition to threatening wildlife, pesticides are believed to harm humans. According to Pesticide Watch,

pesticides have been linked to a wide range of human health hazards, from short-term impacts such as

headaches and nausea to chronic conditions like cancer, reproductive harm, and endocrine disruption.

"State governments are responsible for protecting the public's health," said Audubon President John

Flicker. "We think it's important for them to find out what these bird deaths mean."Founded in 1905 and

supported by 600,000 members in 510 chapters throughout the Americas, the National Audubon Society

conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing 00birds and other wildlife, and their habitats, for the

benefit ofhumaoity and the earth's biological diversity.
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The Jtmeau Chapter of the Audubon Society publishes these permit notices as a service to its members and

encourages participation in the public review process. For more informatioo on individual permits or

comments call 1-800-478-2712 (Anchorage permits office). For possible permit violations in Southeast

Alaska, call the Jtmeau office at 790-4490. Send your comments to: Regulatory Branch (1 145b), P.O. Box

898, Anchocage, AK 99506-0898.

Even if the comment date has p a sse d , you can still send your comments 10the Division of GovernmentalCoordination. The State review period on 404 permits usually ends after the COE comment period closes

(as a general rule you can add four days to the comment period). It is important that your concerns

reference the Coastal Zone Management program (Section 307 (eX3) of the Coastal Zone Management Act

of 1972) and the State Coastal management program (Alaska Statute Title 46). You may also eomment on

the State's Water Quality Certification (Section 401 of the Clean Water Act). Consistency guidelines for

the Alaska Coastal Management Program (ACMP) on natural resources and habitats can be fotmd in 6

AAC 80.040 to 6 AAC 80.120 and Water Quality standards can be found in 18 AAC 70. Please contact the

Division of Governmental Coordination or the Department of Environmental Conservation for more

information about applicable laws and project comment deadlines.

Division of Governmental CoordU\ation

P.O. Box 110030

Juneau, AK 99811-0300'(907) 465-3562

Department of Environmental Conservation

410 Willoughby Ave.

Jtmeau, AK 99801-1795

(907) 465-5260

For additional information on regulations and guidelines for fill and dredge activity in marine waters and

wetlands see the following: Section 10 of Rivers and Harbors Act 1899 (33 U.S.c. 403) - Placement of

structures in waters of the United States; Section 404 and 404 (b) of the Clean Water Act (40 CFR 230) -

Discharge of fill or dredged material into the waters of the United States; Section 103 Marine Protection,

Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.c. 14] 3) - Transport of dredge material far the purpose of

dumping in marine waters. lfyou need help on commenting or technical assistance, you can call ChrisKent at 463-3494.

Petersburg-Blind Slough 0001 (Reference number 1-2001-0925), Applicant: Mr. Errol

Champion, President, Silver Bay Logging, Inc. Location: South of MitkofIsland in Blind

Slough, Sumner Strait, AK. Proposal: Moor a 50' x 160' steel camp barge with a 30'XSO'

airplane dock/service float. A tanker will transfer domestic water from the Crystal Falls facility.

The mooring time required for the camp barge is seven weeks. Purpose: Provide moorage for a

camp barge containing camp/living facilities for personnel who will be working on a USFS

timber contract. Additional Info.: Up to 2,500 gpd of secondary-treated domestic

wastewater will be discharged from the barge. Contact Ms. Valanne Glooschenk. at (800)

478-2712, iffurther info is desired. Comments due September 6,2001

Due to vacations and other distractions the numerous Corp permit applications during the

summer did not get in this newsletter. The notices are sent to local newspapers and to the

Post Office in your town.


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