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Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for Southwest Mississippi
- 1 - Table of Contents ITEM Page List of Maps 4 List of Tables 5 List of Figures 9 Introduction 10 1: Southwest District Characteristics 12 1.1: Geography 12 1.2: Demographics 17 1.3: Climate 23 1.4: Economy 23 2: Documentation of the Planning Process 25 2.1: Background 25 2.2: Plan Jurisdictions 25 2.3: Methodology 26 2.4: Roles of the Participants 26 PDD Staff 26 Jurisdictional Representatives 27 2.5: Involvement of the Public and/or Other Interested Parties 27 3: Risk Assessment 30 3.1: Organization of this Section 30 3.2: Critical Facilities 30 3.3: Hazard Identification 30 3.4: Earthquake 32 3.5: Hurricane 35 3.6: Flooding 39 Types of Flooding 39 3.7: Tornado 56 Tornado Severity 56 3.8: Dam Failure 61 3.9: Wildfire 64 3.10: Radiological Disaster 67 3.11: Winter Storm 68 3.12: Assessing Vulnerability-Overall Summary and Impact 69 4: Comprehensive Regional Hazard Mitigation Program 99 - 2 - Introduction 99 4.1: Goals and Objectives 99 Goals 99 Objectives 100 4.2: Local Capability Assessment 100 General Authorities and Programs 100 Planning and Zoning 101 Fire Codes 101 Building and Other Codes 101 Local Emergency Management 102 Water Management and Flood Control Districts 102 Flood Insurance 103 Tables of Community Mitigation Capability Assessment 103 4.3: Hazard Mitigation Strategies 106 Earthquake 107 Hurricane 120 Flooding 188 Tornado 225 Dam Failure 251 Wildfire 275 Radiological Hazard 302 Winter Storm 333 5: Plan Maintenance Process 348 5.1: Monitoring, Evaluating and Updating the Plan 348 Monitoring 348 Evaluating 348 Updating -
Two New Species of Freshwater Crayfish of the Genus Faxonius (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri
Zootaxa 4399 (4): 491–520 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2018 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4399.4.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CBED78E9-6E23-4669-94A4-8A33DB109AE6 Two new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Faxonius (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri JAMES W. FETZNER JR.1,3 & CHRISTOPHER A. TAYLOR2 1Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 USA. E-mail: [email protected] 2Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, 607 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 USA. E-mail: [email protected] 3Corresponding Author Abstract Two new species of freshwater crayfish are described from the Ozarks Plateau of northern Arkansas and southern Mis- souri. Both species are restricted to the mainstem of rocky streams that are at least fourth-order or greater in size. Recent genetic and morphological investigations of the coldwater crayfish, Faxonius eupunctus Williams, 1952, indicated that it was actually composed of several undescribed species. Faxonius eupunctus is herein restricted to just the Eleven Point River system. Faxonius roberti, new species is found in the mainstem of the Spring and Strawberry river systems in north- ern Arkansas. It differs from F. eupunctus by lacking a male Form-I gonopod with a distal spatulate mesial process, and presence of two spines on the dorsal side of the merus, where F. eupunctus typically has 1 spine. Faxonius wagneri, new species is known from a 54 mile (86 km) stretch of the Eleven Point River mainstem, ranging from just southeast of Greer, Missouri to just north of Birdell, Arkansas. -
E. Heritage Health Index Participants
The Heritage Health Index Report E1 Appendix E—Heritage Health Index Participants* Alabama Morgan County Alabama Archives Air University Library National Voting Rights Museum Alabama Department of Archives and History Natural History Collections, University of South Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library Alabama Alabama’s Constitution Village North Alabama Railroad Museum Aliceville Museum Inc. Palisades Park American Truck Historical Society Pelham Public Library Archaeological Resource Laboratory, Jacksonville Pond Spring–General Joseph Wheeler House State University Ruffner Mountain Nature Center Archaeology Laboratory, Auburn University Mont- South University Library gomery State Black Archives Research Center and Athens State University Library Museum Autauga-Prattville Public Library Troy State University Library Bay Minette Public Library Birmingham Botanical Society, Inc. Alaska Birmingham Public Library Alaska Division of Archives Bridgeport Public Library Alaska Historical Society Carrollton Public Library Alaska Native Language Center Center for Archaeological Studies, University of Alaska State Council on the Arts South Alabama Alaska State Museums Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository Depot Museum, Inc. Anchorage Museum of History and Art Dismals Canyon Bethel Broadcasting, Inc. Earle A. Rainwater Memorial Library Copper Valley Historical Society Elton B. Stephens Library Elmendorf Air Force Base Museum Fendall Hall Herbarium, U.S. Department of Agriculture For- Freeman Cabin/Blountsville Historical Society est Service, Alaska Region Gaineswood Mansion Herbarium, University of Alaska Fairbanks Hale County Public Library Herbarium, University of Alaska Juneau Herbarium, Troy State University Historical Collections, Alaska State Library Herbarium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Hoonah Cultural Center Historical Collections, Lister Hill Library of Katmai National Park and Preserve Health Sciences Kenai Peninsula College Library Huntington Botanical Garden Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park J. -
Mt. Arista State/Federal Agency Certification Hej£By
NPS Form 10-900 . 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name: Liberty Hall other names/site number: Mt. Arista 2. Location street & number: 22822 Hwy 27 not for publication __ city or town: Crystal Springs vicinity x_ state; Mississippi code: MS county: Hinds code: 49 zip code: 39059 State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this K nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ^ meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant _ nationally _ statewide X locally. ( __ See copjinuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official Date State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (_ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification hej£by certify that this property is: entered in the National Register, __ See continuation sheet, determined eligible for the National Register -
Scaleshell Mussel Recovery Plan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Scaleshell Mussel Recovery Plan (Leptodea leptodon) February 2010 Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes – Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Fort Snelling, MN Cover photo: Female scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), taken by Dr. M.C. Barnhart, Missouri State University Disclaimer This is the final scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon) recovery plan. Recovery plans delineate reasonable actions believed required to recover and/or protect listed species. Plans are published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and sometimes prepared with the assistance of recovery teams, contractors, state agencies, and others. Objectives will be attained and any necessary funds made available subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved, as well as the need to address other priorities. Recovery plans do not necessarily represent the views or the official positions or approval of any individuals or agencies involved in plan formulation, other than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They represent the official position of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only after being signed by the Regional Director. Approved recovery plans are subject to modifications as dictated by new findings, changes in species status, and the completion of recovery actions. The plan will be revised as necessary, when more information on the species, its life history ecology, and management requirements are obtained. Literature citation: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010. Scaleshell Mussel Recovery Plan (Leptodea leptodon). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 118 pp. Recovery plans can be downloaded from the FWS website: http://endangered.fws.gov i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many individuals and organizations have contributed to our knowledge of the scaleshell mussel and work cooperatively to recover the species. -
Reproductive Ecology and Habitat Preference of the Leopard Darter, Percina Pantherina
REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY AND HABITAT PREFERENCE OF THE LEOPARD DARTER, PERCINA PANTHERINA By PAUL WILLIAM /~AMES Bachelor of Science University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1981 ·4::er of Science ...1.issouri State University 3pringfield, Missouri 1983 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the·Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY July, 1989 . - ~· ,• ) "' Oklahoma State Univ. Lihra1 REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY AND HABITAT PREFERENCE OF THE LEOPARD DARTER, PERCINA PANTHERINA Thesis Approved: ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank my advisor, Dr. o. Eugene Maughan, for giving me the opportunity to work on this project and for his encouragement throughout my graduate program. I would also like to thank the members of my graduate committee, Dr. William A. Drew, Dr. Anthony A. Echelle, Dr. Rudolph J. Miller, and Dr. Alexander v. Zale, for their professional and personal advice throughout the course of the study. I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to the u. s. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit for providing financial and technical support for the study. I am especially grateful to Mr. Frank James of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's McCurtain County Wilderness Area for his friendship and hospitality during extended field trips. A sincere thanks goes to Rick Horton, Steve O'Donnell, and Todd Phillips for their help in the field and laboratory. A special thanks goes to Stuart Leon for helping with the development of many of the field and data analysis techniques used in this study. -
Population and Conservation Biology of The
POPULATION AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF THE THREATENED LEOPARD DARTER By CONRAD STEFAN TOEPFER Bachelor of Science Centre College Danville, Kentucky 1990 Master of Science Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1992 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY July, 1997 p::t q '1 D 1 t,1,r >P POPULATION AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF THE THREATENED LEOPARD DARTER Thesis Approved: dJ~?t~ Thesis Adviser ~· Dean of the Graduate College ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my adviser, Dr. William L. Fisher, for his encouragement and assistance on this project. He allowed me to flourish, and I will always value his contribution to my future. I would also like to thank the members of my committee, Dr. Tony Echelle, Dr. Stan Fox, Dr. Don Turton, and Dr. Emily Stanley, for their advice during the course of my research. I would like to thank the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, U.S. Fish and Widlife Service, and the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit for their financial support of the study. I would like to extend special thanks to Ken Collins at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ecological Services Office for his assistance in obtaining additional funding and special permits and for his general advice and insights concerning leopard darters. I appreciate a number of students and family members that helped with field work. I extend my thanks to Rex iii Anderson, Mike Sams, Mike Miller, Jason Ballew, and Tracy Brotherton. -
Ouachita Mountains Ecoregional Assessment December 2003
Ouachita Mountains Ecoregional Assessment December 2003 Ouachita Ecoregional Assessment Team Arkansas Field Office 601 North University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 Oklahoma Field Office 2727 East 21st Street Tulsa, OK 74114 Ouachita Mountains Ecoregional Assessment ii 12/2003 Table of Contents Ouachita Mountains Ecoregional Assessment............................................................................................................................i Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..............................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................3 BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................................................4 Ecoregional Boundary Delineation.............................................................................................................................................4 Geology..........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Soils................................................................................................................................................................................................6 -
Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Monday, November 9, 2009 Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:08 Nov 06, 2009 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\09NOP3.SGM 09NOP3 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS3 57804 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 215 / Monday, November 9, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR October 1, 2008, through September 30, for public inspection by appointment, 2009. during normal business hours, at the Fish and Wildlife Service We request additional status appropriate Regional Office listed below information that may be available for in under Request for Information in 50 CFR Part 17 the 249 candidate species identified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. General [Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2009-0075; MO- this CNOR. information we receive will be available 9221050083–B2] DATES: We will accept information on at the Branch of Candidate this Candidate Notice of Review at any Conservation, Arlington, VA (see Endangered and Threatened Wildlife time. address above). and Plants; Review of Native Species ADDRESSES: This notice is available on Candidate Notice of Review That Are Candidates for Listing as the Internet at http:// Endangered or Threatened; Annual www.regulations.gov, and http:// Background Notice of Findings on Resubmitted endangered.fws.gov/candidates/ The Endangered Species Act of 1973, Petitions; Annual Description of index.html. -
Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2017 Fred Bourland University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Research Series Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station 10-1-2018 Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2017 Fred Bourland University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/aaesser Part of the Agricultural Science Commons, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, Botany Commons, and the Horticulture Commons Recommended Citation Bourland, Fred, "Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2017" (2018). Research Series. 2. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/aaesser/2 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Series by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2017 The intensity of Verticillium wilt at Judd Hill in 2017 demonstrates the importance of evaluating cotton lines at this location for tolerance to the disease Edited by Fred Bourland A R K A N S A S A G R I C U L T U R A L E X P E R I M E N T S T A T I O N October 2018 Research Series 652 This publication is available on the internet at http://arkansas-ag-news.uark.edu/research-series.aspx Cover Photo: Judd Hill cotton test site showing the intense severity of Verticillium wilt and variations in symptoms between adjacent plots as plants approached maturity in 2017. Fred Bourland, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture. Layout by Christina Jamieson Technical editing and cover design by Gail Halleck Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville. -
Species Biological Report Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis Rafinesqueana)
Species Biological Report Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) Cover photo: Dr. Chris Barnhart (Missouri State University) Prepared by: The Neosho Mucket Recovery Team This species biological report informs the Draft Recovery Plan for the Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2017). The Species Biological Report is a comprehensive biological status review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for the Neosho Mucket and provides an account of species overall viability. A Recovery Implementation Strategy, which provides the expanded narrative for the recovery activities and the implementation schedule, is available at https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/. The Recovery Implementation Strategy and Species Biological Report are finalized separately from the Recovery Plan and will be updated on a routine basis. Executive Summary The Neosho Mucket is a freshwater mussel endemic to the Illinois, Neosho, and Verdigris River basins in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It is associated with shallow riffles and runs comprising gravel substrate and moderate to swift currents, but prefers near-shore areas or areas out of the main current in Shoal Creek and Illinois River. It does not occur in reservoirs lacking riverine characteristics. The life-history traits and habitat requirements of the Neosho Mucket make it extremely susceptible to environmental change (e.g., droughts, sedimentation, chemical contaminants). Mechanisms leading to the decline of Neosho Mucket range from local (e.g., riparian clearing, chemical contaminants, etc.), to regional influences (e.g., altered flow regimes, channelization, etc.), to global climate change. The synergistic (interaction of two or more components) effects of threats are often complex in aquatic environments, making it difficult to predict changes in mussel and fish host(s) distribution, abundance, and habitat availability that may result from these effects. -
Storm Data Publication
MARCH 2016 VOLUME 58 NUMBER 3 STORM DATA AND UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH LATE REPORTS AND CORRECTIONS NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE NCEI NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Cover: This cover represents a few weather conditions such as snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding that may occur in any given location any month of the year. (Photos courtesy of NCEI) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Storm Data and Unusual Weather……………………………………………………………………..3 Additions....................………………………………...…………………………………………….300 Corrections........…………………………………….……………………………………………....310 STORM DATA (ISSN 0039-1972) National Centers For Environmental Information Editor: Sherri Nave STORM DATA is prepared, and distributed by the National Centers For Environmental Information (NCEI), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena narratives and Hurricane/Tropical Storm summaries are prepared by the National Weather Service. Monthly and annual statistics and summaries of tornado and lightning events resulting in deaths, injuries, and damage are compiled by the National Centers For Environmental Information (NCEI) and the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Storm Prediction Center. STORM DATA contains all confirmed information on storms available to our staff at the time of publication. Late reports and corrections will be printed in each