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Management Plan for Catlett Islands: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Management Plan for Catlett Islands: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia Prepared by: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Natural Heritage Technical Report 05-04 2005 Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 i Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 Management Plan for Catlett Islands: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve -Virginia 2005 Natural Heritage Technical Report 05-04 Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage 217 Governor Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-7951 This document may be cited as follows: Erdle, S. Y. and K. E. Heffernan. 2005. Management Plan for Catlett Islands: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report #05- 04. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage. Richmond, Virginia. 35 pp. plus appendices. ii Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 iii Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................ iv PLAN SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 Site Purpose.........................................................................................................................1 Policy and Management Approach......................................................................................2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ................................................................................................2 Description and Location.....................................................................................................2 Climate.................................................................................................................................2 Geology, Landforms, Soils .................................................................................................3 Hydrologic Conditions ........................................................................................................3 Site History .........................................................................................................................4 Surrounding Land Use .........................................................................................................4 Associated Natural Resources..............................................................................................4 NATURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES .........................................................................................5 Overview..............................................................................................................................5 Biodiversity Significance.....................................................................................................5 Natural Communities...........................................................................................................5 Element Occurrences ...........................................................................................................7 Rare / exemplary ecological communities ..............................................................7 Rare plant species ...................................................................................................7 Rare animal species .................................................................................................8 Potential Natural Heritage Resources .................................................................................8 RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP........................................................................................................9 Goals and Objectives ..........................................................................................................9 Biological Management Issues ...........................................................................................9 Operations Management Issues.........................................................................................11 Data Gaps and Research Needs .........................................................................................13 Management Recommendations .......................................................................................13 LAND ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION NEEDS ................................................................16 CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17 FIGURES 1 - 7 ………..................................................................................................................18 i Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................33 APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................................36 A. Management policies for CBNERRVA B. General Public Access Plan – CBNERRVA C. Natural Heritage Rarity Ranks and Status Explanation D. Invasive Species / Problem Native Species Information E. 2004 Phragmites Survey for Catlett Islands F. Waterfowl Hunting: Catlett Islands G. Federal and State Natural Resource Laws Affecting Reserve Sites H. Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations ii Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Catlett Islands-CBNERRVA: boundary and location ..................................................19 Figure 2. Catlett Islands: location of heronry ...............................................................................21 Figure 3. Natural communities of Catlett Islands ........................................................................23 Figure 4. Vegetation sample plot locations: Catlett Islands ........................................................25 Figure 5. Catlett Islands: Phragmites australis patch delineation ...............................................27 Figure 6. Catlett Islands: location of Ligustrum obtusifolium ......................................................29 Figure 7. Catlett Islands: conservation and protection needs and possibilities ............................31 iii Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Completion of this project was made possible through a contract and arrangement between Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia / Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and was funded through the Reserve operational Grant No. NA03NOS42001323 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Estuarine Reserves Division. We recognize and thank William G. Reay, Director of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia, for supporting biological research and management planning, and for his unfailing assistance with this plan. Additionally, we acknowledge the Management Plan: Chesapeake Bay Virginia, National Estuarine Research Reserve System (1991) from which we borrowed heavily and/or copied outright in some instances. This Management Plan for Catlett Islands was compiled, developed, and completed with the combined expertise and reviews of many individuals from DCR, as well as individuals representing other state, federal, and private agencies, and private citizens. The authors especially thank numerous boat captains and field assistants – VIMS; Anne Chazal, Phil Coulling, Rick Myers, Tom Smith, Johnny Townsend, and Nancy VanAlstine – DCR’s Division of Natural Heritage. iv Management Plan for Catlett Islands - 2005 Management Plan for Catlett Islands: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Virginia PLAN SUMMARY The Catlett Islands are one of the four reserve components of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve System in Virginia (CBNERRVA). NERRS is administered nationally by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the primary purpose of addressing national estuarine research and management issues. CBNERRVA is operated by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) within the College of William and Mary. Sites currently comprising CBNERRVA are Goodwin Islands, Catlett Islands, Taskinas Creek, and Sweet Hall Marsh. A small portion of Catlett Islands is owned (fee-simple) by VIMS, while the majority is privately owned. Resource management and public use at Catlett Islands is coordinated by the CBNERRVA program. Catlett Islands support significant marsh and maritime forest communities, a small heron colony, significant historic resources, and ideal Bald Eagle nesting habitat. However, no rare species of plants or animals are currently known from the reserve. Management issues at Catlett Islands include invasive species control, protection of the existing heronry, protection of surface and groundwater resources, and unauthorized artifact collection. The highest priority management actions needed are invasive species control and protection of
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