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\ PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Approaching Petit Bois Island from the east (6/9/71)
PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Stand of slash pine on Petit Bois Island; Gulf of Mexico in distance (6/7/71) - . PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Mid (6/9/71) section of Petit Bois Island
PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Tidal pond along Sound (north) side of Petit Bois Island (6/7/71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Flock of terns in flight at west end of Petit Bois Islarfd (6/8/71) .!~
PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Surf- of Gulf of Mexico washing south shore at east end of Petit Bois Island (6/8/71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Believed to be "sea oats", this plant grows more profusely on Petit Bois Island than1 elsewhere in the Seashore (6/8/71) - ~ ·1
OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: West tip of Petit Bois Island ·showing navigational markers ; note mouttd of shell and sand ;· eposited from dredge spoil (6/8/71) OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: West end of Horn Island; Gulf of Mexico with surf at right; Mississippi Sound in distance (6/7/71)
PROPOSED WILDE~NESS: Easterly tip of Horn Island; Gulf at right, Sound at left, Horn Island Pass (ship channel) at upper right (6/7/71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Dunes, ponds and slash pines at west end of Horn Island (_6/7 /71)
PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Ponds near Sound side at east end of Horn- Island (6/7 /71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Sand bluff along north shore of Horn Island (6/8/71)
OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: BSF&W field station-cabin at left, corrugated metal storage building at right (6/7/71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Portion of Ship Island-East, • Sound waters below; Gulf waters above (6/7/71)
OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: Fort Massachusetts and portion of Ship Island-West. Sound waters below; Gulf waters above (6/7/71) PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Campers on sand bar at east end of Horn Island (6/8/71)
PROPOSED WILDERNESS: Unburned trash left on top of a dune at ~ast end of Petit Bois Island (6/8/71) OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: Fort Pickens at west end of Santa Rosa Island, Florida (6/9/71)
OUTSIDE WILDERNESS: Maze of dune buggy and motorbike trails on the dunes of Perdido Key, Florida (6/9/71) RECOMMENDED WILDERNESS: Closeup view of part of Chandeleur Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana (6/9/71)
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An excellent report, complete and comprehensive .
Page l, last paragraph
Section 3 (c) of the #ilderness Act directs the Secretary to r eview every roadless island within national wildlife refuges and game ranges . Since Petit Bois and Horn Island NWRs were abolished by Section 7 of P. L. 91- 660 , I lielieve the roadless area restriction of ) 000 acres must now apply (see later comment about roadless areas) .
Page 6, second paragraph
This statement is in apparent conflict with the land classification plan in the master plan .
Page 9, third paragraph
Again, this statement is in apparent conflict with the land classification plan in the master plan . ·
Page 10, Agreement with BSF&W
This agreement calls for maximum protection of wildlife values . I don ' t agree that wilderness designation would a,utomati ca lly and arbitrarily accomplish this . Wildlife mapagement practices might be necessary now or later. which would not be acceptable in wi l derness; or conversely, wilderness designation might in tMe fu ure preclude application of ideal wildlife management pra~tices .
Page 11, Basic Research
Here and on page 3 are about the ·only examples of hesitancy in proposing wildern~ss for portions o~ the. Seashore . There is much t o he done before wilderness can be proposed, ani resolution of existing rights of various kinds , if any, is one of t hose t hings . Here is also mentioned the Mississip).1.i leg is la ture 1 s action in extending t he Seashore boundaries one mile outward from the shoreline of the islands . This appears already to have been iaccomplished by the enablin~ act, which sets the boundary of the Seashore at that distance. Perhaps what the State's action does is to donate Stat e submerged lands for this purpose .
Roadless Areas
On e of t he first things to be done in a wilderness sturlv is to draw up roadless area boundaries of ~000 acres or more . This should be done prior to any discussion of wilderness po t ential. 79~· - . . ----
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Comments on Gulf· Island Trip Report.
Rationale For Wilderness Suitability
Petit Bois Island: Proposed wilderness designation for the major portion appears justified based upon the condition of the resource and the concept and plan for use as outlined in the Master. Plan. ·
Ship and Horn Islands: While proposed wilderness designation of Ship Island - East and the eastern portion of Horn Island appears logical in ·terms of the condition of the resource and compatible types of use, it may not be logical in terms of appropriate intensity of use. Such a proposal should be-·firmly supported by an approved concept and plan for use which assures, "outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and uncon fined type of recreation." Implicit in the definition of wilderness is a limited human use situation - if the plan for the Seashore assures this, OK:
Submerged Grass Beds, etc : These areas, primarily on the Sound side of the Islands, are extremely important ecologically in the natural process of island formation and movement of the island shoreward. Therefore, there is great logic in including these presently submerged landsin the proposed I . . wilderness if they also qualify on the basis of the concept and plan for 'their-··use. The thought expressed on page 12, 1st paragraph, "to pro·tect the submerged grass beds from damageby propellers or other causes", is not a basic reason for wilderness suitability. Valid basic reasons would be t;he qualifying wild~rx~ess character of the area and a concept and plan for use and,J.preservation which supports wilde_rness su,itability_. · · .--~·.: ...... ; '·. ~ ' . . . . ·,' . L ·:-· .' .. ~
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