Chichagof Conservation Council
The Chichagof Conservation Council (CCC) is a nonprofit network dedicated to providing information about conservation issues, especially those that affect Tenakee Inlet and Chichagof Island.
In this period of rapid political and climate change, we are keenly aware that maintaining the integrity of Tenakee Inlet’s vibrant salmon streams is the greatest legacy we can offer future generations.
Until passage of the Tongass Timber Reform Act in 1990, management of the Tongass National Forest was dictated by 50-year contracts that guaranteed profits for two voracious pulp mills. Persistent local voices called for permanent protection of Kadashan, Trap Bay and the fish-rich watersheds of Upper Tenakee Inlet.The House version of the Tongass Timber Reform Act included all of those areas, but the eventual compromise legislation dropped Upper Tenakee Inlet. CCC’s primary goal remains finishing the job and gaining permanent protected status for Seal Bay, Long Bay, Goose Flats, the head of Tenakee Inlet, and Saltery Bay.
Many people share the dream of sustainable local food production. In Tenakee that dream is already a vigorous reality, and getting better all the time. CCC also supports and fosters local food production–both gardening and wild harvest–because local sustenance promotes conservation of resources at the most basic level.
