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The Calcasieu-Sabine Basin
THE CALCASIEU-SABINE BASIN The Calcasieu-Sabine Basin consists of two semi-distinct hydrologic units, the Calcasieu River basin and the Sabine River basin, which is continuous between Louisiana and Texas. This study is confined to the Louisiana region east of the Sabine River to Louisiana Highway 27 (Figure 25). Fresh, intermediate, and brackish marshes dominate this estuary (Figure 26 and Table 8). The Calcasieu, Sabine, and Neches rivers are the principal sources of freshwater inflow into this region. The Sabine and Calcasieu rivers follow a north-south gradient, whereas the Neches River flows into Sabine Lake from the northwest. Additionally, an east- west flow occurs between the basins via the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and existing canals on the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge. The hydrology of this area is affected by a complex combination of riverine freshwater inflow, Gulf of Mexico tides, precipitation, and wind effects on water level and directional flow. The Sabine River is the dominant influence across most of the basin in moderating gulf salinity and tidal fluctuations. Observations by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel reveal that strong and prolonged south and southeast winds result in large volumes of Gulf of Mexico water being pushed into Calcasieu and Sabine lakes, which causes the water level in the marshes to rise (Paille 1996). A similar effect on marsh water level has been observed during periods of low barometric pressure in the region (Paille 1996). History of Hydrologic Modifications to the Calcasieu-Sabine Basin Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Ship Channel, and Calcasieu Lake The lower Calcasieu River and the Calcasieu Ship Channel (CSC) have been maintained for navigation since 1874, when the U.S. -
Environmental Assessment for SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
FERAL HOG MANAGEMENT Environmental Assessment For SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX Sabine National Wildlife Refuge DRAFT- MAY 2010 Environmental Assessment 2010 Feral Hog Management for Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish, Louisiana U. S. FWS Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex 1428 Hwy 27 Bell City, LA 70630 Prepared by: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bell City, Louisiana May 2009 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ..........................................................5 Chapter 2 ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION .......................8 Chapter 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTS…………………..………………………..10 Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES…….………………………..…...30 Chapter 5 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHERS …….............................................................................................38 Literature Reference …………………………………………………………………..39 APPENDECIES Aerial Capture, Eradication and Tagging of Animals (ACETA) Handbook ........................................................................42 Non Law Enforcement Firearms Policy for the Southwest NWRC.……….43 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Location of Sabine Refuge National Wildlife Refuge and the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex………………………………….11 Figure 2. Distribution of Feral Hogs in the United States; courtesy of the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Athens, Georgia………………………….7 Figure 3. SNWR Mgt.Units……………………………………………………………………12 Figure 4. Vegetation SNWR………………………………………………………………… -
Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS): Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop
Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS): Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop Workshop Summary Report Submitted - October, 2000 - To: Mitchell Goldberg Principal Scientist CDM Federal Programs Corporation 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 2170 Dallas, Texas 75201 Submitted By: Donald D. MacDonald Christopher C. Ingersoll MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd. U.S. Geological Survey 2376 Yellow Point Road 4200 New Haven Road Nanaimo, British Columbia Columbia, Missouri 65201 V9X 1W5 Dwayne Moore R. Scott Carr The Cadmus Group, Inc. U.S. Geological Survey 411 Roosevelt Street, Suite 204 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 3200 Ottawa, Ontario Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 K2A 3X9 Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS): Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop Workshop Summary Report Submitted - October, 2000 - To: Mitchell Goldberg Principal Scientist CDM Federal Programs Corporation 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 2170 Dallas, Texas 75201 Submitted By: Donald D. MacDonald Christopher C. Ingersoll MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd. U.S. Geological Survey 2376 Yellow Point Road 4200 New Haven Road Nanaimo, British Columbia Columbia, Missouri 65201 V9X 1W5 Dwayne Moore R. Scott Carr The Cadmus Group, Inc. U.S. Geological Survey 411 Roosevelt Street, Suite 204 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 3200 Ottawa, Ontario Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 K2A 3X9 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................ iii List of Appendices ...................................................... -
Hydrologic Investigations of the Lower Calcasieu River, Louisiana
HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE LOWER CALCASIEU RIVER, LOUISIANA By Max J. Forbes, Jr. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4173 Prepared in cooperation with the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1988 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL HQDEL, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director For additional information Copies of this report can be write to: purchased from: District Chief U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Books and Open-File Reports P.O. Box 66492 Section Baton Rouge, LA 70896 Federal Center, Bldg. 810 Box 25425 Telephone: (504) 389-0281 Denver, CO 80225 CONTENTS Page Abstract................................................................. 1 Introduction............................................................. 2 Purpose and scope ................................................... 3 Acknowledgments..................................................... 3 General description...................................................... 3 Historical activity affecting the hydrology of the lower Calcasieu River . 5 Hydrologic features and processes ........................................ 8 Physical characteristics ............................................ 8 Freshwater inflow to the lower Calcasieu River...................... 8 Flow in the lower Calcasieu River................................... 24 Diversion of water from the Sabine River............................ 31 Diversion of water from the lower Calcasieu River.................. -
Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation Lake Charles, Louisiana
Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation Lake Charles, Louisiana Final Remedial Investigation Report August2003 Volume I of X Text and Tables U. S. EPA Contract No. 68-WS-0022 Wod< Ass-ig:nm e_nt Noa 94-1.RJC0-06ZZ CDlt 8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 1000 Dallas, Texas 75231 tel: 214 346-2800 fax: 214 696-5373 August 29, 2003 Mr. John Meyer Remedial Project Manager U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, Project Management Section (6SF-LP) 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 5202 Subject: Calcasieu Estuary - Final Remedial Investigation Report Deliverable Dear Mr. Meyer: Enclosed are three copies of the Calcasieu Estuary Final Remedial Investigation Report deliverable. Each copy consists of text pages, Tables, Figures and document covers/ spines revised per our meeting on Monday August 25. Document revisions were in response to comments received during public review. Revised sections include the Executive Summary, Sections 7, 8, 10 and 15, Tables 2-1, 7-2 and 10-2, and Figures 2-5 and 7-2. Three sets of electronic copies (compact disk copies) are also attached. The revised sections have been linked, and these copies replace the Draft Final electronic copies. If you have any questions regarding this deliverable, please feel free to call me at (214) 346- 2874. We look forward to continuing our support to EPA on this work assignment. ~.,-r,~4e~ry ITUtruol .your·S., Mitchell S. G 10r Project Manager cc: Project File 3282-941-CO-EPOU-17203 consulting· engineering . construction , operations Calcasieu Estuary Remedial Investigation Lake Charles, Louisiana Final Remedial Investigation Report August2003 Executive Summary U. -
Fort Polk and Vernon Parish, 1800-1940
University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Faculty Publications Anthropology, Department of 1999 A Good Home for a Poor Man: Fort Polk and Vernon Parish, 1800-1940 Steven D. Smith University of South Carolina - Columbia, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/anth_facpub Part of the Anthropology Commons Publication Info Published in 1999. This project was funded by the Department of Defense’s Legacy Resource Management Program and administered by the Southeast Archaeological Center of the National Park Service under a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina. This Book is brought to you by the Anthropology, Department of at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Good Home for a Poor Man Fort Polk and Vernon Parish 1800 – 1940 Steven D. Smith A Good Home for a Poor Man Fort Polk and Vernon Parish 1800–1940 Steven D. Smith 1999 Dedicated to Andrew Jackson “Jack” Hadnot, John Cupit, Erbon Wise, John D. O’Halloran, Don Marler, Mary Cleveland, Ruth and John Guy, Martha Palmer, and others who have wrest from obscurity the history of Vernon Parish. This project was funded by the Department of Defense’s Legacy Resource Management Program and administered by the Southeast Archeological Center of the National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement CA-5000-3-9010, Subagreement CA-5000-4-9020/3, between the National Park Service and the South Carolina Institute of Archaeol- ogy and Anthropology, University of South Carolina. -
Cameron Prairie Draft Hunt Plan
Draft Sport Hunting Decision Documents for Cameron Prairie NWR Draft 8/08 Contents 1. Draft Hunting Plan 2. Draft Environmental Assessment 1. Draft Sport Hunting Decision Documents for Cameron Prairie NWR Contents 1. Sport Hunting Plan ii DRAFT SPORT HUNTING PLAN UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CAMERON PRAIRIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (GIBBSTOWN UNIT) 2008 Recommended by _________________________Date:_______________ Refuge Manager Reviewed by _____________________________Date:_______________ Refuge Supervisor Concurrence by ___________________________Date:_______________ Regional Chief, NWRS Approved:________________________________Date:_______________ Regional Director TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………..……….3 II. CONFORMANCE WITH STATUTORY AUTHORITIES………… ………..5 III. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES………………………………….…………..5 IV. ASSESSMENT…………………………………………………………………7 V. DESCRIPTION OF HUNTING PROGRAM…………………………………11 VI. MEASURES TAKEN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH OTHER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES…………..…………………………………12 VII. CONDUCT OF THE HUNTING PROGRAM……………………………….12 2 I. INTRODUCTION Created in 1988, Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was the 447 th refuge established within the National Wildlife Refuge System and the first created under the goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, a continental conservation effort among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Land was purchased on December 28, 1988, with funding provided by the Migratory Bird Stamp Act (USFWS 2003; 1998). The Refuge administers two units, the 9,621acre Gibbstown Unit (Figure 1) and the 14,927acre East Cove Unit, originally established under nearby Sabine National Wildlife Refuge but managed by Cameron Prairie NWR. The Refuge was administratively combined with nearby Sabine National Wildlife Refuge in 2000, and is now part of the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex (USFWS CCP 2006). Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge joined the Complex in April of 2004 and Shell Keys in 2005.