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DRAFT DOCUMENT recorded the presence of Chum and Pink Salmon at the Glory Hole area and Pink Salmon at the Beaver Pond complex near Chilkoot Lake. These two species appear to be absent from important habitat sites further up river. Figure 13: Chilkoot River Valley Wetlands with Important Fish Habitat Overlay 11 Both ADF&G and Shipley sampled within the mainstem and side channels of the Chilkoot River. Our results show that both Dolly Varden and Coho Salmon are found within this habitat type wherever it was sampled. Shipley attempted to find and trap at all of the locations that had been surveyed in 1995 by ADF&G (Ericksen, et. al. 1995). We were able to relocate eight of the eleven sites. Stream number 13 was not found. Both Bear Creek and the stream above # 13 were not specifically identified with respect to the sampling locations used in 1995, but our sampling was believed to be close to the original sites. Stream flows had changed in these areas sufficiently, due to the development of a major side slough on the Chilkoot River, that the original sites are no longer recognizable. Sampling results for these 11 Wetlands map courtesy of USF&WS Website: Wetland Mapper. Fish data from Draft 2011 Fish Survey Report by The Shipley Group. Draft Study Plan – June 2012 p. 22 Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project
DRAFT DOCUMENT locations are summarized in Table 1 of the fish survey report that can be found in Appendix C along with the original results obtained by ADF&G in 1995; Appendix H. In general our results were similar to their original findings. Impacts to Fish Resources Impacts to fish habitat could occur for the following reasons: Sediment from erosion of the access road Dewatering of important fish habitat by diverting flow Project discharge changes winter water temperature at river confluence Fish surveys will continue this spring as described in the study plan below. Terrestrial Resources Wildlife habitats in the Haines State Forest support species as small as the red back vole to those as large as moose. The most important species to the local economy and personal use are moose, mountain goat, brown and to lesser extent black bear, fur bearers, and eagles. These species are important for wildlife viewing, sport hunting, subsistence, recreation, and trapping. Also, beaver activity in the Haines State Forest has increased dramatically in recent years. 12 Bears During the reporting period for the 2009 Brown Bear Management Report, approximately 42% of the Game Management Unit (GMU) 1 brown bear harvest occurred in Subunit 1-D (Haines area). The remainder of the harvest taken in other areas included 23% in Subunit 1-A (Ketchikan area), 19% in Subunit 1-B (Petersburg area), and 16% in Subunit 1-C (Juneau area); these harvest percentages were similar to the last reporting period and the long-term averages. 13 A larger percentage of bears are probably harvested along the Haines Highway system in the adjacent Chilkat River Valley because of easier access. Moose Most Subunit 1-D moose inhabit the Chilkat River watershed and the Chilkat Peninsula. Within this area there is an estimated 200-250 sq. mi. of winter range, including 80 sq. mi. of preferred winter range. Small areas of moose habitat are also located in the Chilkoot, Katzehin, and Warm Pass valleys, and along the western shore of Lynn Canal (ADF&G 1990). In Subunit 1-D, the residents of Haines harvest the most moose annually, as shown below in Table 5. 12 Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Haines State Forest Management Plan, Division of Mining, Land & Water, Resource Assessment & Development Section, Division of Forestry, August 2002. 13 Brown Bear Management Report of Survey Inventory Activities 1 July 2006-30 June 2008, ADF&G, Funded through Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grants W-33-5 and W-33-6. Draft Study Plan – June 2012 p. 23 Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project
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The area within the Chilkoot River
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Dolly Varden was 3 fish, but ranged
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Connelly Lake Chilkoot River Figure
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Connelly Lake Chilkoot River Figure
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The mainstem of the Chilkoot river
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APPENDIX I FIELD SURVEY PHOTOGRAPHS
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Beaver pond complex Site of helipad
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Beaver pond complex Downstream view
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APPENDIX D 2012 SEISMIC REFRACTION
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