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Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

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Lake Pontchartrain Atlas:
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Environmental Overview
Environmental Status & Trends
Restoration You are at the Restoration section of the Environmental Atlas of Lake Pontchartrain
Physical Environments
Basin Geology
Biological Resources
Environmental Issues
Bibliography
Resources
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Restoration - Restoration of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

Contributors: Penland, Maygarden, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Slash pine-wiregrass habitat, Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge.
Figure 6: Slash pine-wiregrass habitat, Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge.
The population is growing rapidly in many areas of the Basin, especially the Florida Parishes, bringing far-reaching changes in land-use patterns. Unplanned and poorly planned growth are causing loss of habitat and a decline in water quality.

LPBF has participated in the following actions designed to address these issues:

  1. The establishment of the 15,000-acre Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge in St. Tammany Parish, as well as other greenways throughout the Basin (Figure 6).
  2. The development of New Directions 2025, a comprehensive land use plan for St. Tammany Parish.

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