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Roraon Pror IV. Concluon Th purpo of h ffor wa o apply a of ymac crra on bologcal, ocal and conomc valu, n combnaon wh maur of haba condon and roraon nd o dvlop a framwork for dcon-makng on pror, parnrhp, and ohr opporun. To h nd, w hav appld a of crra o valua pror for roraon n frhwar haba mporan for almon (Fg 3), rrral haba mporan for Ska black-ald dr (Fg 4) and kar for (Fg. 6). Thr ar ohr crra ha could b dvlopd and appld and ohr faur ha nd o b valuad (.g., commrcal opporun for young growh). Th work rprn a arng plac and lluraon of uch a mhodology. Bad on h mhodology, w hav dnfd warhd n wo uaon ha can b condrd hgh prory for roraon (Tabl 7). Th fr nclud warhd wh vry hgh bologcal and / or ocal valu ha conan md-o-hgh lvl of modfcaon of mporan cologcal ym and funcon. Bad on h bologcal or ocal valu, h warhd ar condrd o b vry hgh prory for roraon. In h frhwar nvronmn, h warhd nclud Klawock Rvr, Sany Crk, Norh and Cnral Thorn Rvr, Harr Rvr, Nazuhn Bay, San Albro Bay Fronag and Ha Inl (Fg 11). In h rrral nvronmn, h nclud Sany Crk, POW Sa Or Sound, Luck Pon o For Cov (Cobbl Landcap), Hca Iland and Eagl Crk / Luck Lak (Fg 12). For mappd kar for ym, h nclud Trou Crk, Survy Crk, Twn Iland Lak, Sa Or Sound, Hca Iland, Tuxkan Iland, Ea El Capan Paag, and Nck Lak (Fg 13). Tabl 7. A prlmnary rankng of roraon pror among warhd on Prnc of Wal Iland bad on valu and condon of frhwar, rrral and kar cologcal ym. Typ 1: Hgh Valu Warhd Ecologcal Sym Rank Frhwar Trrral Kar 1 Klawock Rvr Sany Crk Trou Crk (Ko) 2 Sany Crk POW Sa Or Sound Survy Crk (Ko) 3 N. Thorn Rvr Luck Pon o For Cov Twn Iland Lak 4 Harr Rvr Hca Iland Sa Or Sound (Ko) 5 Nazuhn Bay Eagl Crk / Luck Lak Hca Iland 6 San Albro Bay Tuxkan Iland 7 Ha Inl E. El Capan Paag 8 Nck Lak Typ 2: Mo Modfd Warhd Ecologcal Sym Rank Frhwar Trrral Kar 1 Survy Crk (Ko) Survy Crk Norh Caldr Bay 2 Long Iland Gravlly Crk Shakan Bay 3 Twlvml Crk Maybo Crk El Capan Paag 4 Black Bar Crk Twlvml Crk Swwar Lak 5 Maybo Crk Raz Crk Ko Sumnr Sra 6 Eagl Crk / Luck Lak Twn Iland Lak POW Sumnr Sra 7 Harr Rvr 24
Roraon Pror A cond of warhd ar a hgh prory for nvmn a a rul of hgh lvl of modfcaon wh modra o hgh bologcal/ocal valu. In om ca, cologcal ym whn h warhd may rk long ky funcon and rvc, wh naural proc ladng o furhr dgradaon rahr han rcovry. A h m, no pobl o draw gnralzd concluon abou cologcal funconaly bad on hrhold whn h coar daa ud n h analy. Howvr, ponal candda warhd nclud Survy Crk on Kocuco Iland (wh >9% of dr wnr rang n >25 yar-old young growh and >85% of rparan for n young growh condon) and Twlvml Crk (73% of dr wnr rang n >25 yar-old young growh and 74% of all rparan for n young growh condon). Ohr candda warhd n h cagory rlad o wnr dr haba nclud Gravlly Crk, Maybo Crk, Raz Crk, Twn Iland Lak and Harr Rvr (Fg 12). Whn h frhwar ralm, warhd n h cagory alo nclud Long Iland, Luck Pon o For Cov (Cobbl), Maybo Crk, Luck Lak, Black Bar Crk, Raz Crk, among ohr (Fg 11). Th candda warhd wh hgh dny of mappd kar faur n h hgh prory cagory nclud Kocuko Iland Sumnr Sra, Norh Caldr Bay, Flckr Crk, Shakan Bay, El Capan Paag, Swwar Lak (Fg 13). Th ulma prory of acon on h may dpnd on -pcfc facor and opporun uch a local parnrhp and commrcally vabl young-growh wood produc. Th nx pha of h roraon proc on Prnc of Wal Iland o fld vrfy h dnfd n h prlmnary framwork, o dvlop roraon plan a h warhd cal, prcrpon for projc lvl work, organz parnrhp and fundng opporun, and fnally o mplmn h warhd roraon plan. Thr much work o b don on Prnc of Wal Iland, and h rpor provd a dcon uppor ool for movng forward. 25
5.% A Framwork for Sng Roraon Pror bad on Frhwar Salmon Drbuon and Floodplan For Condon among warhdd on Prnc of Wal Iland 4.5% Klawock Rvr Sock wh unqu gnc or populaon characrc Salmon Bodvry Indx 4.% 3.5% 3.% 2.5% 2.% 1.5% 1.%.5%.% S. Mora Sound Kara Rvr Sarkar Crk Hachry Crk Salmon Bay Sa Or Sound (POW) Norh Thorn Rvr Sany Crk Cnral Thorn Rvr Nazuhn Bay Harr Rvr San Albro Bay Fronag Conrol Lak Ha Inl Swwar Lak S Bokan Mounan Shahn Crk Sumnr Sra (Ko) Trocadro Bay Norh Bg Sal Lak Black Bar Crk Sa Or Sound (Ko) Eagl Crk / Luck Lak Nukwa Crk Raz Crk S. Arm Cholmondly Maybo Crk Trou Crk Ro Bavr Luck Pon o For Cov Skowl Arm Twn Iland Lak Thorn Bay-Tolo Bay Tuxkan Iland Por Johnon Gravlly Crk Vry Hgh Prory Bad on hgh bologcal valu and md-o-hgh modfcaon of rparan haba Twlvml Crk Long Iland Survy Crk Hgh Prory Bad on hgh-o-vry hgh modfcaon of rparan haba % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% Floodplan For Condon (% of floodplan for n young-growh) Fgur 11. A framwork for ng roraon pror bad on frhwar almon drbuon and floodplan for condon among warhd on Prnc of Wal Iland. 26
A Framwork for Sng Nar-Trm Pror for Roraon bad on Dr Harv and For Condon on Wnr Rang (bad on % of wnr rang n >25 yar-old young-growh) 2,5 2, Sa Or Sound Fronag (POW) Sany Crk Hgh Prory Modfd warhd Hghr Valu Emad Toal Harv of Dr (1987-24) 1,5 1, 5 San Albro Bay Fronag POW - Sumnr Sra Hca Iland Luck Pon o For Cov (Cobbl Landcap) Norh Thorn Rvr Klawock Rvr Raggd Cov o Coffman Cov Shahn Crk Lojam Crk Kara Bay-Kaaan Bay Thorn Bay-Tolo Bay Swwar Lak Hachry Crk Norh Bg Sal Lak E. El Cap Pa Kara Rvr Cnral Thorn Rvr Ro Bavr Harr Rvr Nck Lak Sarkar Crk Rd Bay Nauka Crk Sumnr Sra (Ko) Shakan Bay Sa Or Sound (Ko) Indan Crk Tuxkan Iland Twlvml Arm-Kaan Bay Norh Caldr Bay Trou Crk Orr Iland El Capan Pa Eagl Crk / Luck Lak Twn Iland Lak Raz Crk Hgh Prory Modfd warhd Lowr Valu Twlvml Crk Gravlly Crk Maybo Crk Survy Crk % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% For Condon on Wnr Rang (% of wnr rang n >25 yar-old young-growh) Fgur 12. A framwork for ng roraon pror bad on dr harv and for condon on wnr rang among warhd on Prnc of Wal Iland. 27
25. A Framwork for Sng Roraon Pror bad on Dny of Surfac Kar and For Condon among warhd on Prnc of Wal Iland Kar Dny (urfac faur pr q. ml) 2. 15. 1. Survy Crk (Kocuco I.) Twn Iland Lak Hca Iland Vry Hgh Prory bad on hgh kar dny and md-o-hgh modfcaon n clo proxmy o urfac kar faur Trou Crk (Kocuco I.) Sa Or Sound (Kocuco I.) Tuxkan Iland Ea El Capon Paag Nck Lak Hgh Prory bad on vry-o-hgh modfcaon n clo proxmyo kar faur 5.. Rd Bay Kahvarof Paag Fronag Kocuko Iland-Sumnr Sra Norh Caldr Bay POW - Sumnr Sra Flckr Crk Shakan Bay El Capan Pa Swwar Lak % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% Kar For Condon (% young-growh whn 1' of urfac kar faur) Fgur 13. A framwork for ng roraon pror bad kar dny and for condon among warhd on Prnc of Wal Iland. 28