Cane River Study: Environmental Assessment - Lower Mississippi Delta Region - National Park Service


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	Cane River Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment Table of Contents Intr oduction Background and Purpose of the Study Issues and Concerns Threats to the Resources Status of Plans in Other Agencies The Study Area Cane River Cultural Landscape Location, Access, and Transportation Natural Resources Geology, Topography, and Soils Floodplains and Wetlands Prime and Unique Farmlands Vegetation Wildlife Threatened and Endangered Species Climate and Air Quality Water Resources and Water Quality Potential Historic and Scenic River Designation Cultural Resources Historical Background Historic Resources Socioeconomic Environment Population and Economics Existing Landownership and Use Recreation, Visitor Use, and Visitor Services Resource Criteria and Evaluation Introduction Criteria Significance National Historic Landmarks Potentially Nationally Significant Sites Other Sites Important to the Creole Story Suitability Feasibility Conclusion Interpretive Themes Alternatives for Management Introduction Alternative A - No Action Management Visitor Use and Interpretation Preservation and Development Estimated Costs Alternative B - Frontier Story: Historic Viewshed Management Visitor Use and Interpretation Preservation and Development Boundary Estimated Costs Alternative C - Plantation Story: NPS Management of Two Sites Management Visitor Use and Interpretation Preservation and Development Boundary Estimated Costs Alternative D - Comprehensive Story: Heritage Partnership Management Visitor Use and Interpretation Preservation and Development Boundary Estimated Costs Further Studies Required Environmental Assessment Impacts on Visitors Impacts on Natural Environment Impacts on Cultural Environment Impacts on Socioeconomic Environment Summary of Public Involvement Appendixes A: Identified Rare Species - Natchitoches Parish Louisiana Natural Heritage Program B: Socioeconomic Data Tables C: Criteria of National Significance - National Historic Landmarks Selected Bibliography Study Team and Consultants

Last Updated: March 14, 2001