Improving Water Quality in the Red River & Ouachita Basins September 2011-September 2012 Olivia Ward Watershed Coordinator Trailblazer RC&D Ruston, La.

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Improving Water Quality in the Red River & Ouachita Basins September 2011-September 2012 Olivia Ward Watershed Coordinator Trailblazer RC&D Ruston, La

Caney Lake Watershed Located in Jackson Parish -Louisiana’s 2010 Integrated Report indicated that Caney Lake is fully meeting SCR and FWP uses, but is impaired for PCR because of fecal coliform concentrations. -Very popular recreational and fishing lake; expensive real estate area also.

Activities & Accomplishments  Visual Site Assessments: via satellite imaging & also via watershed drive (11/23, 11/29).  Counted home sites and chicken houses; got a feel for the watershed – areas of denser population & usage; any other notable areas  Stakeholder Involvement  Educational Outreach  PSAs (3/1, 3/15, 3/29, 4/12) > about Caney Lake; Jackson Parish Independent  Watershed Plan: approximately 70% complete; new information to be added

Stakeholder Involvement  Stakeholder Meetings held on March 19 th and April 16 th  Stakeholders  Dugdemona SWCD  Jackson Parish Police Jury  Jimmie Davis State Park  Caney Lake Watershed Commission > been very helpful, supportive of watershed efforts, and hands-on.  Community/residents/landowners

Educational Outreach In Caney Lake Watershed o 641 People directly reached Sep 2011-Sep 2012 o This was done through presentations at schools, Chamber of Commerce, Police Jury, Library, 4H Survivor Camp, and field trips.

Weston High School 9/26/11 Weston H.S. Essay Contest Winners 3/30/12 Hodge Head Start 11/29/11

WQ Field Trip at Caney Lake with Southside Elementary 3/27/12

WQ Field Trip at Caney Lake with Jonesboro-Hodge High School 4/3/12

WQ Presentation at Jackson Parish Library 6/13/12 WQ Presentation at Jackson Parish Library 7/9/12

Total WQ Outreach Around TB Parishes for Sep Sep 2012 = 5,015! Claiborne Academy 11/1/11 WQ Field Trip to Lake Bistineau State Park with Central Elementary 10/11/11 Cope Middle School 12/5/11 Springhill Library 7/19/12

Other accomplishments & Future Plans  Revisions were made to the previous watershed plan on the Dugdemona River and re-submitted; in addition, a proposal was submitted to have forestry workshops conducted within the Dugdemona watershed.  Continue working on Caney Lake watershed plan; add in new monitoring data. DEQ collected new samples on Caney from March 3, 2012 – July 10, Finish Plan.  Begin work on new watershed assigned; Cheniere Creek Watershed in Ouachita Parish.

QUESTIONS ? ~MERRY CHRISTMAS~