Louisiana Wildlife Federation Inc

PROJECT ABSTRACTTHE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL UTILIZE OPEN PINE MANAGEMENT (CREATING A LOW BASAL AREA WITH HERBACEOUS UNDERSTORY) TO BENEFIT THE THREATENED LOUISIANA PINESNAKE (PITUOPHIS RUTHVENI) AS WELL AS OTHER LISTED AND AT-RISK SPECIES. PRACTICES WILL INCLUDE FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENTS, FIRE BREAKS, FUEL REDUCTION, PRESCRIBED BURNING, TREE PLANTING, HERBACEOUS UNDERSTORY PLANTING, AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL. STREAM RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED TO BENEFIT THE THREATENED LOUISIANA PEARLSHELL MUSSEL (MARGARITIFERA HEMBELI) AS WELL AS SEVERAL AT-RISK AQUATIC SPECIES. PRACTICES WILL INCLUDE FISH PASSAGE PROJECTS (STREAM BARRIER REMOVAL AND STREAM CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS), RIPARIAN TREE PLANTING, EROSION CONTROL, STREAM BANK STABILIZATION, STORMWATER AND SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT, AND INSTREAM CHANNEL MODIFICATIONS. ALL WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE LOUISIANAS WEST-CENTRAL LONGLEAF AND STREAMS FOCUS AREA, INCLUDING ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, BIENVILLE, GRANT, JACKSON, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, SABINE, VERNON, AND WINN PARISHES.

FENCING FOR TURTLE BREEDING POND