Wildlife Action Plan Details

CWCS Cover [3]
CWCS Inside Cover Page [4]
Executive Summary [5]
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents [6]
List of Tables [7]
List of Figures and List of Charts [8]
Roadmap [9]
List of Acronyms [10]

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION [11]

Conservation and Management of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources in Louisiana
Problem and Need for a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
The CWCS in Louisiana

CHAPTER 2. STATE OVERVIEW [12]

Geographic Context [13]
Land Ownership and Population Trends
Recent Trends in Consumptive and Non-consumptive Recreational Use in Louisiana
Ecological Regions and Aquatic Drainage Basins in the State
1. Terrestrial Systems [14]:
  1. East Gulf Coastal Plain (EGCP)
  2. Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain (UEGCP)
  3. Mississippi River Alluvial Plain (MRAP)
  4. Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain (UWGCP)
  5. Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain (LWGCP)
  6. Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes (GCPM)
2. Aquatic Systems [15]:
  1. Freshwater
  2. Water Quality Assessments
  3. Louisiana's Natural and Scenic Rivers
  4. Management Basins
    1. Atchafalaya Basin
    2. Barataria Basin
    3. Calcasieu Basin
    4. Mermentau Basin
    5. Mississippi Basin
    6. Ouachita Basin
    7. Pearl Basin
    8. Pontchartrain Basin
    9. Red Basin
    10. Sabine Basin
    11. Terrebonne Basin
    12. Vermilion & Teche Basin
  5. Marine

CHAPTER 3. APPROACH [16]

Organizational Structure [17]
1. Technical Committees
2. Coordination with Other Agencies
3. Public Involvement and Partnerships
4. Cooperation with Other States
Species of Conservation Concern [18]
Species Prioritization Process
Taxonomic Groups [19]
1. Amphibians and Reptiles
2. Birds
3. Mammals
4. Fishes
  1. Freshwater Fish
  2. Marine Fish
5. Mussels
6. Crustaceans
7. Butterflies
Habitats [20]
1. Terrestrial Habitats
2. Aquatic Habitats
Threats to Species of Concern and Related Habitats [21]
Threats to Terrestrial Habitats [22]
Threats to Aquatic Habitats [23]
Prioritization of Terrestrial Habitats by Ecoregions
Prioritization of Aquatic Habitats

CHAPTER 4. CONSERVATION HABITATS AND SPECIES ASSESSMENTS [24]

Terrestrial Habitats
1. Agriculture-Crop-Grassland [25]
2. Barrier Island Live Oak Forest [26]
3. Barrier Island [27]
4. Batture [28]
5. Bayhead Swamp/Forested Seep [29]
6. Bottomland Hardwood Forest [30]
7. Brackish Marsh [31]
8. Calcareous Forest [32]
9. Calcareous Prairie [33]
10. Coastal Dune Grassland/Shrub Thicket [34]
11. Coastal Live Oak-Hackberry Forest [35]
12. Coastal Mangrove-Marsh Shrubland [36]
13. Coastal Prairie [37]
14. Cypress-Tupelo-Blackgum Swamp [38]
15. Eastern Hillside Seepage Bog [39]
16. Eastern Longleaf Pine Savannah [40]
17. Eastern Upland Longleaf Pine Forest [41]
18. Freshwater Marsh [42]
19. Hardwood Flatwoods [43]
20. Intermediate Marsh [44]
21. Live Oak-Pine-Magnolia Forest [45]
22. Live Oak Natural Levee Forest [46]
23. Mixed Hardwood-Loblolly Pine/Hardwood Slope Forest [47]
24. Saline Prairie [48]
25. Salt Dome Hardwood Forest [49]
26. Salt Marsh [50]
27. Sandbars [51]
28. Sandstone Glade/Barren [52]
29. Shortleaf Pine/Oak-Hickory Forest [53]
30. Slash Pine-Pondcypress/Hardwood Forest [54]
31. Small Stream Forest [55]
32. Southern Mesophytic Forest [56]
33. Spruce Pine-Hardwood Flatwood [57]
34. Vegetated Pioneer Emerging Delta [58]
35. Western Hillside Seepage Bog [59]
36. Western Longleaf Pine Savannah [60]
37. Western Upland Longleaf Pine Forest [61]
38. Western Xeric Sandhill Woodland [62]
Aquatic Habitats
1. Freshwater Habitats
  1. Atchafalaya Basin [63]
  2. Barataria Basin [64]
  3. Calcasieu Basin [65]
  4. Mermentau Basin [66]
  5. Mississippi Basin [67]
  6. Ouachita Basin [68]
  7. Pearl Basin [69]
  8. Pontchartrain Basin [70]
  9. Red Basin [71]
  10. Sabine Basin [72]
  11. Terrebonne Basin [73]
  12. Vermilion-Teche Basin [74]
2. Marine Habitats and Strategies
  1. Soft Mud Bottom
  2. Shell/Shell Hash Bottom
  3. Hard Mud/Clay Bottom
  4. Sandy Bottom
  5. State Territorial Open Water

CHAPTER 5. GENERAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIES [75]

General Strategies [76]
1. Aquatic Summary
2. Terrestrial Summary
Aquatic General Strategies:
Terrestrial General Strategies [77]
1. Working with Private Landowners:
2. Creating Partnerships:
3. Education/Outreach:
4. Invasive Species:
5. Working with Legislators:
6. Research Strategies:

CHAPTER 6. DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS [78]

CHAPTER 7. CONSERVATION PRIORITIES [79]

Terrestrial Habitats
Aquatic Habitats

CHAPTER 8. RESEARCH AND MONITORING [80]

Research
Database Needs
Biological Monitoring
1. Terrestrial Habitats and Species [81]
2. Aquatic Habitats and Species [82]
  1. Freshwater
  2. Marine
  3. Coastal Restoration
Measuring Strategy Success [83]
Adaptive Management

REFERENCES [84]

APPENDICES
Appendix A. Managed Areas by Ecoregion [85]
Appendix B. CWCS Core Committee [86]
Appendix C. CWCS Technical Committees [87]
Appendix D. CWCS Public Workshops [88]
Appendix E. Explanation of Rankings [89]
Appendix F. Species of Conservation Concern in Louisiana [90]
Appendix G. Louisiana Terrestrial Habitats [91]
Appendix H. CWCS Habitat Threat Assessment Participants [92]
Appendix I. CWCS Strategies Development Participants [93]
Appendix J. Example of Threats Assessment - EGCP [94]
Appendix K. Threats Definitions [95]
Appendix L. Sources of Threats Definitions [96]
Appendix M. Terrestrial Habitat Priorities [97]
Appendix N. Terrestrial Species Strategies [98]
Appendix O. Aquatic Species Strategies [99]
Appendix P. Research and Monitoring Projects [100]
Appendix Q. Coastal Restoration Projects [101]

CORRIGENDA
Corrigenda - Inside Cover Page [102]
Corrigenda - Main Text [103]

Documents:

Wildlife Action Plan - Full Version [104]