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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/36495| Title: | Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Program Definite Project Report (R-16F) with Integrated Environmental Assessment : Cottonwood Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement, Pool 21, Mississippi River, Miles 328.5-331.0, Lewis and Marion Counties, Missouri |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island District |
| Keywords: | Restoration ecology Environmental protection Environmental management Wetlands Mississippi River |
| Publisher: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island District. |
| Abstract: | The 463-acre Cottonwood Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project lies on the right descending bank of the Mississippi River between River Miles 328.5 and 331.0, approximately 4 miles upstream of Lock and Dam 21 in Lewis and Marion Counties, Missouri. The project area encompasses all of Cottonwood Island and the riparian land between the Fabius Levee and Drainage District levee and Cottonwood Chute. All project lands are in Federal ownership. Cottonwood Island has been managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation since 1954, under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MDOC site management includes forest management and crop production. Forest management promotes age diversity of trees for wider animal usage, while crop production benefits deer, squirrels, and migratory birds. Opportunities exist to increase overall preferred habitat quality and quantity at this location. The goals of the proposed project are to restore aquatic overwintering, main channel border, and wetland habitats. The following objectives have been identified to meet these goals: (1) improve water quality for fish; (2) provide overwintering habitat for fish; (3) provide flowing water habitat for fish; (4) provide additional habitat and substrate for benthic and aquatic organisms (5) increase food, shelter, and breeding habitat for wildlife; and (6) improve bottomland hardwood diversity and quality. |
| Description: | Definite Project Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/36495 |
| Appears in Collections: | Environmental Documents |
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| CottonwoodDPRJun96.pdf | 34.41 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |