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Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Tensas RiverNationalWildlifeRefugeTensas ComprehensiveConservationPlan Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Kelly Purkey, Refuge Manager 2312 Quebec Road Tallulah, LA 71282 TensasTensas RiverRiver Phone: (318) 574-2664 Fax: (318) 574-1624 NationalNational WildlifeWildlife RefugeRefuge E-mail: [email protected] ComprehensiveComprehensive ConservationConservation PlanPlan U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD http://www.fws.gov October 2009 USFWS Photos Comprehensive Conservation Plans provide long-term guidance for management decisions; set forth goals, objectives, and strategies needed to accomplish refuge purposes; and identify the Fish and Wildlife Service’s best estimate of future needs. These plans detail program planning levels that are sometimes substantially above current budget allocations and, as such, are primarily for Service strategic planning and program prioritization purposes. The plans do not constitute a commitment for staffing increases, operational and maintenance increases, or funding for future land acquisition. Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region September 2009 Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN TENSAS RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FRANKLIN, MADISON, AND TENSAS PARISHES, LOUISIANA U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Atlanta, Georgia October 2009 Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN I. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and Need for the Plan .................................................................................................... 1 Fish and Wildlife Service .............................................................................................................. 3 National Wildlife Refuge System .................................................................................................. 3 Legal and Policy Context .............................................................................................................. 5 Legal Mandates, Administrative and Policy Guidelines, and Other Special Considerations ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health Policy ......................................... 5 National and International Conservation Plans and Initiatives ..................................................... 6 Relationship to State Wildlife Agency ........................................................................................... 7 II. REFUGE OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 9 Refuge History and Purpose ........................................................................................................ 9 Special Designations .................................................................................................................. 10 Oil and Gas Activities ................................................................................................................. 10 Ecosystem Context .....................................................................................................................11 Regional Conservation Plans and Initiatives ..............................................................................13 Ecological Threats and Problems ............................................................................................... 16 Loss of Bottomland Hardwoods and Fragmentation .........................................................16 Encroachment of Invasives ...............................................................................................17 Altered Hydrology ..............................................................................................................20 Physical Resources .................................................................................................................... 21 Climate .............................................................................................................................. 21 Geology and Topography ..................................................................................................21 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 23 Hydrology .......................................................................................................................... 23 Air Quality ..........................................................................................................................23 Water Quality and QuanTity ..............................................................................................24 Biological Resources .................................................................................................................. 26 Habitat ............................................................................................................................... 26 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................... 34 Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................................... 49 Socioeconomic Environment ...................................................................................................... 50 Refuge Administration and Management ...................................................................................51 Land Protection and Conservation ....................................................................................51 Visitor Services ................................................................................................................. 53 Personnel, Operations, and Maintenance .........................................................................60 III. PLAN DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................. 63 Summary of Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities .....................................................................63 Habitat Management .........................................................................................................63 Fish and Wildlife Population Management ........................................................................64 Resource Protection ..........................................................................................................65 Table of Contents i Visitor Services ................................................................................................................. 65 Refuge Administration ...................................................................................................... 66 Wilderness Review ........................................................................................................... 66 IV. MANAGEMENT DIRECTION ....................................................................................................... 67 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 67 Vision ......................................................................................................................................... 68 Goals, Objectives, and Strategies .............................................................................................. 68 Habitat Management......................................................................................................... 68 Fish and Wildlife Population Management........................................................................ 74 Resource Protection and Management ............................................................................ 91 Visitor Services ................................................................................................................. 99 Refuge Administration .................................................................................................... 107 V. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................... 109 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 109 Projects .................................................................................................................................... 109 Habitat Management....................................................................................................... 109 Fish and Wildlife Population Management...................................................................... 111 Resource Protection ......................................................................................................
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