MISSISSIPPI (Cont. ) 



U. S. Forest Service 



1. Yazoo - Little Tallahatchie Flood Prevention and Watershed Improvement Project. 



Flood prevention and erosion control nneasures have been inaugurated on badly 

 gullied, worn-out former farm and pasture land in the headwaters of the Yazoo 

 and Little Tallahatchie Rivers. Work consists of intensified fire protection; 

 site preparation by construction of brush and desilting dams and by planting love 

 grass and other herbaceous species for intermediate control of soil movement; 

 and planting pine trees to provide permanent land cover with resultant elimination 

 of erosion and soil movement. The effect of this project on fisheries management 

 lies in reduction of stream silt load and turbidity. 



North Mississippi; began in 1947, continuing; Supervision Forest Supervisor, Missi- 

 ssippi National Forests. 



Address correspondence to: Regional Forester , U. S. For est Service, 50 Seventh 

 St. , N. E. , Atlanta 5, Ga. 



MISSOURI 

 Conservation Commission 



1. August A. Busch Memorial Wildlife Area Lake Development. 



Primarily this area is managed as a field trial unit and for public fishing. Thirty- 

 two lakes and ponds, with a total area of 145 acres, have been constructed and 

 managed for largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish fishing. The numbers 

 and kinds of fish caught on the area are reported by the anglers and the total 

 creel for each lake, insofar as possible, is computed for each year's fishing. 



St. Charles County; began in 1947, continuing; $18,000; William E. McDannold, 

 Project Leader. 



Address correspondence to: G. B. Herndon, Chief, Fisheries Section, Conserva- 

 tion Commission, Jefferson City, Mo. 



2. Trimble Wildlife Area Development 



Fishing is available in a 170-acre lake on this area which was developed primarily 

 for waterfowl hunting and as a waterfowl refuge. This fishing area will be open 

 to public fishing for the first time in May 1953. The record of the creel will 

 be maintained on each fishing trip on the lake. The lake is being managed for 

 largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish fishing. 



Clinton County; begain in 1950, continuing; $29,700; Harry Deming, Project Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: G. B. Herndon, Chief, Fisheries Section, Conserva- 

 tion Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri. 



3. Lake Paho Public Fishing Area Development. 



The objective of this project was to establish a large lake (270 acres) for public fish- 

 ing of largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish. Intensive watershed con- 

 trol is also being carried on in order to create interest in watershed management 

 on private land in the drainage area. 



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