Caddo Lake/Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain NFWF Project Ryan Smith Steve Gilbert Jesse Valdez The Nature Conservancy

Components Completion June 2008 Revision of conservation assessment of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plan ecoregion –Aquatic biodiversity assessment –Revision of terrestrial prioritization Data atlas –Caddo Lake watershed

Ecoregional Assessment Aquatic conservation assessment –Aquatic ecosystem classification –Species of conservation concern –Areas of biodiversity significance –Threats and impacts –Supporting database

Ecoregional Assessment Ecosystem Classification Mapped in NHD Classification variables –Geology, gradient, stream size, flow Examples –Sandy bottom West Gulf coastal plain creeks –Pineywoods blackwater rivers

Ecoregional Assessment Areas of Biodiversity Significance

Data Atlas Compilation of existing data –Standard federal, state datasets –Caddo-specific datasets –Land use, water quality, geology –Priorities Land ownership/tract data –Harrison, Marion Counties

Data Atlas – Land Ownership