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Brown's Lagoon Small Parcels

These parcels provide important habitat for a variety of species. Browns Lagoon is an especially productive marine estuary and supports high winter concentrations of seabirds in the upper reaches of the bay. Bald eagles and brown bears concentrate at Browns Lagoon to feed on spawning salmon. Eagles and large numbers of pigeon guillemots forage in the lagoon year round and nest on the hillsides bordering the lagoon. Sea ducks, including harlequin, goldeneye, and surf scoter are common. Large numbers of black oystercatchers forage in the rich intertidal habitats of the shoreline. Sea otters widely use the area. Dolly Varden, pink and sockeye salmon spawn in streams running through the area to Uyak Bay.

These parcels are accessible from Uyak Bay and offer opportunities for both recreational and subsistence hunting and fishing, sea-kayaking, wildlife viewing, and other forms of ecotourism. Local subsistence users harvest brown bear, Sitka black-tailed deer, salmon and berries from these parcels and the surrounding lands and waters. These lands likely harbor cultural resources, but have not yet been intensively explored.

Small parcel acquisitions along Browns Lagoon have contributed to the restoration of pink salmon, Dolly Varden, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, harlequin ducks, intertidal and subtidal resources, marbled murrelets, pigeon guillemots, sea otters, recreation, wilderness and subsistence resources and services.