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LOUISIANA SWG PROJECTS LA WAP—OCTOBER 2015

APPENDIX A. PAST AND CURRENT SWG PROJECTS

T-1 SWG Surveys and Research T-2 SWG Implementation T-3 Avian and Herpetofaunal Surveys of Buckhorn, Sicily Island Hills, Russell Sage, and Ouachita WMAs T-4 Effects of Forest Management on Wood Thrushes T-5 Associations of Avian and Herpetofaunal Communities with Forest Management at Multiple Spatial Scales T-6 Amphibian, Reptile, and Breeding Bird Communities of Bottomland Forests on Four WMAs T-7 SWG Coordination T-8 Gulf Sturgeon Winter Habitat Study T-9 Identifying Swallow-tailed Kite Activity Centers T-10 Statewide S1/S2/S3 Species Inventories T-11 Statewide Wading Bird and Seabird Nesting Inventory T-12 Database for Tracking S1-S2-S3 Species T-13 Breeding Bird Survey Improvements T-14 Louisiana Marine Animal Stranding Network T-15 Statewide Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Agreement T-16 Natural Areas Registry Program for S1-S2-S3 Vertebrates T-17 Effects of Habitat Management Practices on Avian and Herpetofaunal Communities T-18 Breeding Waterbird Use of Rice Fields T-19 Fisheries Inventory of Major Rivers T-20 Identification of Potential Habitat Sites for the Ornate Box Turtle, Crested Caracara, and Burrowing Owl using GIS T-21 Natural Heritage Statewide Workshop T-22 Henslow's Sparrow Ecology, Foraging, and Survival T-23 Effects of Insectivorous Birds on Tree Growth in the Maurepas Swamp T-24 Herpetofaunal Inventory of Three WMA's in North LA T-25 Effect of Habitat Management Practices on Avian Communities in NW LA T-26 Biodiversity Studies of Macon and Boeuf WMA's T-27 Identifying, Prioritizing, and Conserving Important Birds Areas in LA T-28 Survey for S1 Amphibians in St. Tammany Parish T-29 Snapping Turtle Movements and Reproduction at Black Bayou Lake NWR T-30 Productivity and Survivorship of Landbirds and Their Response to Forest / Habitat Alteration in Bottomland Hardwoods T-31 Management of Shorebird Habitat for Fall Migration in Key WMA's T-32 Assessment of Henslow's Sparrow Abundance and Condition in Managed Savannas across Louisiana T-35 Native Warm Season Grass Drills T-36 Effects of Forest Management and Silvicultural Activities on Abundance and Distribution of Songbirds and Herpetofauna T-37 Status Re-survey of the Alligator Snapping Turtle T-38 Using GIS to Identify Potential Habitat Sites for the Western Slender Glass Lizard and Louisiana Pine Snake T-39 Xeric Sandylands of the West Gulf Coastal Plain T-40 Population Dynamics and Repatriation of Black Bears

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T-41 Distribution and Habitat Associations of Breeding Secretive Marsh Birds T-44 Development of a Prototype Information System for Conservation T-45 Inflated Heelsplitter and Best Management Practices in the Amite River T-46 Morse Clay Prairie Inventory T-47 Conservation Planning for the Coastal Prairie Region T-48 Advancing Restoration of Coastal Prairie, Longleaf Pinelands, and other Habitats for Bird Species of Concern T-49 A Survey of Fishes Inhabiting the Pearl, Tchefuncte, and Tangipahoa River Systems in LA T-50 A Study of Fish 's Barrier Islands T-51 Habitat Measures Associated with Fishery SGCN in Natural and Managed SAV and Marsh Edge Habitats T-52 Prairie Restoration on Ouachita WMA to Enhance Mottled Duck Nesting T-53 Forest Breeding Bird Monitoring Program: Assessment of Forest Management Activities T-54 Nuisance Bear Conflict Prevention and Response T-55 Whooping Crane Habitat Evaluation T-56 Bottomland Hardwood Forest Corridors for Black Bears T-57 Alligator Snapping Turtle Ecology and Reproduction at Black Bayou Lake NWR T-58 Insect Assemblages on Rare Saline Prairies T-59 An Inventory of Spiders in Northwest Louisiana T-60 Integrated Waterbird Use of Moist Soil Areas on WMA's T-61 Predicting the Diversity and Risk of Extinction of Freshwater Mussels T-62 Impacts of Freshwater Diversion Projects on Non-Fishery Aquatic Organisms: Development of Nekton Indicators T-63 Avian Monitoring and Swainson's Warbler Nesting Study in the Pearl River Basin T-65 Understanding the use of Barrier Islands as Nesting Habitat for LA Birds of Special Concern T-66 Promotion of Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool on Selected habitat Types within the LA West Gulf Coastal Plain T-67 LA Breeding Bird Survey Stipends T-68 LA Participation in a Region-wide Count of Swallow-tailed Kite Pre-migration Roosts T-69 Assessment of Population Status and Habitat Use of the Eastern Spotted Skunk in LA T-70 A Survey of Fishes and Mussels Inhabiting the Calcasieu, Mermentau, Vermilion, and Sabine River Systems in LA T-71 Patterns in Fish Community Structure and Environment Requirements of Current and Future SGCN in LA Estuaries T-72 Bear Conflict Management Program T-73 Southwest Louisiana Grassland Restoration Initiative T-74 Habitat Suitability and Condition Assessment of Longleaf Pine Flatwood Savannah Habitat for SGCN T-75 Fish Assemblages in the Amite, Tangipahoa, Tickfaw, and Tchefuncte Rivers T-76 Nongame Winter Bird Projects T-77 Coastal Prairie Condition Assessment and Grassland Bird Habitat Restoration T-78 Aquatic Herpetofaunal Surveys on Boeuf WMA T-79 Population Demographics of LA Black Bears T-80 Preparation for Eventual WAP Revision T-81 RCW Demographic Monitoring and Management T-83 Promotion of Prescribed Burning in the EGCP T-84 Scenic Rivers Inventory of SGCN and Habitats

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T-85 Louisiana Herpetofaunal Surveys T-86 Natural Community Inventory and Enhancement T-87 Southwest Louisiana Grassland Prescribed Burning Initiative T-88 Succession of Two Newly Constructed Barrier Island Marshes and their Efficacy for Providing Fish Habitat T-89 Assessing the Impact of Low-Head Dams on Genetic Structure of Etheostomatine Darters in the Pearl River Basin T-90 Effects of Habitat Edges and Nest Patch Characteristics on the Nesting Success of Painted Buntings T-91 Assessment of Fish Assemblages on Northern Manmade Structures T-92 Abundance, Age Distribution, and Host Fish of Inflated Heelsplitter in the Amite River T-93 Reintroduction of Whooping Cranes to SW Louisiana T-94 Surveys of the Aquatic Turtle Fauna in Southwestern Louisiana, with Emphasis on Three Louisiana SGCN T-95 Coastal Bird Monitoring: Colonial Nesters and Secretive Marsh Birds T-96 Salt Dome Hardwood Forest Breeding Bird Point Counts T-97 Examining Species Diversity and Relative Abundance of a Butterfly Community Visiting Iris nelsonii T-98 Migration, Home Range, and Habitat Use of Bald Eagles T-99 Telemetric Study of Feral Hogs in Mixed Hardwood-Loblolly Pine Forests T-100 Spoil Island Management at the Atchafalaya Delta: Adaptive Management for Nesting Mottled Ducks and Seabirds T-101 WAP Revision T-102 Bat Surveys in Louisiana with an Emphasis on Three Species of Greatest Conservation Need T-103 Ringgold Morse Clay Prairie Restoration T-104 Distribution and Population Characteristics of Calcasieu Painted Crawfish T-105 Effective Population Size and Genetic Connectivity of Seaside Sparrows T-106 Status of the Alligator Snapping Turtle in Southeast Louisiana T-107 Evaluation of (Malaclemys terrapin) Nesting Habitat and Reproductive Productivity T-108 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered (RTE) Species and Natural Communities Located on Louisiana WMAs and Refuges T-109 Influence of Barrier Island Loss and Local Translocations on Distribution and Survival of Brown Pelicans T-110 Using Time-Lapse Photography to Monitor Colonial Waterbird Reproductive Productivity T-111 Wildlife Habitat in a 25-Year-Old Restored Bottomland Hardwood Forest in Response to Three Silvicultural Treatments T-172 A Comparative Survey of Native Bee and Butterfly Communities in Tier 1 Conservation Habitats of the EGCP T-286 Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool on Selected Habitat Types within the Louisiana West Gulf Coastal Plain T-287 Rare Species Detection Using Environmental DNA T-288 Alligator Snapping Turtle Propagation T-305 Status of the Alligator Snapping Turtle in based on Trapping Data T-307 A Survey of Crayfishes, Aquatic Insects and Benthic Fishes in the Sabine, Red, and Calcasieu River Systems T-319 Distribution, Abundance and Use of Artificial Roosts by Critically Imperiled Bat Species in Louisiana T-320 Coastal Prairie Research and Stewardship T-726 Surveys for the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in Louisiana T-766 Coastal Prairie Stewardship on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area T-767 Alligator Snapping Turtle Headstart Program T-772 Nesting Surveys T-777 Develop and Publish Management Plans for Five Louisiana Designated Natural and Scenic Rivers

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T-792 Overwinter Survival of Henslow’s Sparrows in Louisiana T-795 Colonial Waterbird Response to Predator Removal on Barrier Islands T-808 Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool on Selected Habitat Types within the Louisiana East Gulf Coastal Plain T-822 Comprehensive Survey of Marine Bivalves and Gastropods in Near-shore Waters of the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana T-824 The Impact of Off-road Vehicle Traffic on Turtle Nests and Populations in the Comite River, a Scenic Rivers Area T-2-R Chinese Privet Impacts on SGCN

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