Petersburg Creek–Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness Explained

The Petersburg Creek–Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located on Kupreanof Island, Alaska, within the Tongass National Forest.^[1] Created in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,^[2] the wilderness area protects 46,849 acres of temperate rainforests, salt marsheses and rugged, glacier-carved mountains.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3814492.pdf Petersburg Creek – Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
2. https://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/wilderness/NWPS/documents/publiclaws/PDF/96-487.pdf Public Law 96-487
3. http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=453 Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness