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LAND RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Lavaca Navidad River
March 2008
Authority
LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
Paee
Section
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INTR0DUCTI
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OBJECTIVES
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ON
LAND RESOURCES
3 1
3 1
Regional Setting
3 1
3 2
LNRA Lan d s
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3 3
3 3
3 2 1
Uses of
3 2 2
Wildlife Ha bita
3 2 3
Protected
3 2 4
LNRA Recreational Facilities
RA Lands
LN
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t
3 8
Species
3 9
3 11
Existing Management Programs
Water Quality Management
3 3 2
Land Management
3 3 3
Hay Production and Pasture
3 3 4 Wildlife Habitat Management
3 11
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Cultural Resources
on
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3 15
3 16
3 16
RA Lands
LN
LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
4 1
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4 2
Background
Implementation
501
Property
502
Land
4 2
4 2 1
RA Board
LN
4 2 2
LNRA Board
4 2 3
Guidelines Pursuant to Board
4 3
4 2 3 1 Land Resources
4 3
Policy
Policy
4 2 3 2 Land Resources
an d
4 2 3 3
Man age m en t
Disposal
Rights
Resources
Policy 502
Acquisition
Development Operation
of Land Resources
4 2 3 4 Mineral Estate
4 3
4 2
of LNRA Policies and Guidelines
Public Access
4 3
Use
4 4
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4 9
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4 10
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Wildlife
4 5
RecreationlEnvironmental Fund
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Review and
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Management
Update
APPENDIX
Master Plan 2002 2007
A
LNRA Park and
B
LNRA
C
LNRA 2001 Cultural Resources
Hay
Open Space
Lease
Management
Plan
List of Tables
Page
Table
3 1
Protected
3 2
LNRA Land Use Practices
Species Reported to
Occur in Jackson
List of
County
Texas
3 9
3 13
Figures
Page
Figure
3 1
Lake T exana and Associated LNRA
3 2
Lake Texana
Management
Areas
Lands
3 5
3 6
LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTION
10
The Lavaca Navidad River
district
known
formerly
Legislature
than
more
as
the Jackson
60
sixty
among other powers to
drain the overflow lands of Jackson
the
accomplishment
County
on
County
authority
a
Texas conservation and reclamation
Flood Control District
LNRA
years ago
develop parks
LNRA also has the
LNRA
Authority
or
conserve
to exercise the
created
enabling legislation
s
lands owned
and to
was
LNRA
and
forests
rights privileges
the Texas
authorizes LNRA
acquired by
develop
by
to
reclaim and
and functions essential to
of the purposes of Section 59 of Article XVI of the Texas Constitution
Section 59 Article XVI purposes include in part
the reclamation and
drainage
irrigation of its arid semi arid
development of its forests
and conservation of all such natural
declared
public rights
In order to
things
has
accomplish the
protection
of
LNRA Board
resources
enabling legislation
50 I
manner
Policy
least
502
resources
in the
The LNRA General
was
course
disruptive
to
each
operation
among
policies
adopted
for the purpose of
of LNRA business and the
private property rights
Land Resources
development disposition
of these two Board
are
the LNRA Board of Directors
related Board
Property Rights
private property rights
LNRA business in the
acquisition
Policy
of the State
above mentioned essential purposes of Section 59 Article XVI
2 land
adopted two
LNRA Board
resources
needing
preservation
and all hereby
and the
and duties
of the Texas Constitution and its
other
and other lands
the conservation and
and to the
to establish
ensuring
completion
the
of
general public
guidelines
for the
was
adopted
use
and management of all LNRA land
Manager is responsible for the implementation and coordination
policies
1 1
The
Bend
Palmetto
authorized the United States
Public
Act
Conveyance
Secretary ofInterior
the mineral estate to the Texas Water
the Palmetto Bend Reclamation
Law
to convey
all
Board
Development
November
106 512
title and interest
rights
TWDB
LNRA1
and the
management of the LNRA lands
supply
to
managed
conserve
and
and
in and to
operated
provide
to
dependable municipal
a
regarding
future
The LNRA lands water and facilities
and facilities
fish and wildlife
public
to
access
resources
LNRA
restrictions for purposes of LNRA
resource
excluding
are
and industrial water
and to enhance recreational
LNRA is to
full
provide
water
develop
opportunities Additionally
1
2000
Project
The conveyance to the TWDB and LNRA included several conditions
continued to be
13
s
lands
subject
to
reasonable
and natural
security public safety
protection
otherwise
of the lands
2
not sell
3
prohibit private
4
maintain and manage the LNRA
or
or
dispose
exclusive
uses
conveyed
of lands
s
conveyed
fish and wildlife
for the benefit and enhancement of those
resource
and habitat
resources
5
maintain and manage LNRA s existing recreational facilities and assets
including open space for the benefit of the general public and
6
not
charge
the
public recreational
use
fees that
are more
than is customary
and reasonable
LNRA Board Resolution Nos 2002 002 and 2002 003
supply
contract
revenue
bonds include the
following
authorizing
the issuance of water
restriction upon the sale
or
encumbrance of
LNRA lands
So
long
as
otherwise
any of the Bonds remain outstanding the Authority shall not except as
prescribed herein or in the Bond Documents or in the Code or the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954
1
LNRA
subsequently purchased
as
amended to October 22
the interests of the TWDB
1 2
1986
the
1954
2 0
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this Land Resources
and program
approximate
The
guidelines
7 000
acres
in the
public
surrounding
major objectives
Determine
interest for
Plan is to
organized
use
Management
and recreation
and
Delineate management
wildlife protection
Characterize
measures
land
compatible
areas
to
use
and management of the
suitable for
protect
Plan
2 1
and evaluate them
for
uses
public
important
and
follows
resources
use
considering recreation and fish and
and
sensitive
SOCIOeconomIC resources
Develop implementation guidelines
are as
opportunities
with fish and wildlife needs and other natural
appropriate
develop and present policy
Lake Texana
of this Land Resources
Identify potential public
consistency
Management
policies
for the LNRA
natural
cultural
and
LAND RESOURCES
3 0
The initial task in
developing
the Land Resources
and delineation of natural cultural historic and socioeconomic
land
and
methodology is used
including
soils
as
the
to
project
2
vegetation
7
existing
aquatic
3
usage
land
nearly
featureless
by
a
are
a
archeological
8
archaeological
resources
sites
among these and other land
of water
are
and evaluated include the
water fowl
use areas
protected species
at risk and or b
are
The
resource
documented in databases
following 1
6 water
occurrences
points
access
9
soils
locations of
candidates for enhancement and
sites
located in the Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas
depositional plain rising
series of
outcrop in bands parallel
sedimentary
to the
of gravels sands silts and
Distinguished by
categorizes
the coastal
Omemik James M 1987
Geographers
3
are
5
of
organized inventory
an
map based
a
Regional Setting
underlaid
2
water fowl
and terrestrial habitat that
quality
mapped
4 wildlife habitat
use
by migrating
LNRA lands
a
are
and
within LNRA owned
In this task
wildlife habitats and
relationships
quantity
Elements that
maps
10 cultural historical and
3 1
first order
resources
operations
provide
to
topography vegetation types
Resources linked to the
elements
LNRA
by
primary tool
mapping methodology displays
keyed
affected
potentially
resources
Plan is the identification
Management
77 1
as
level to about 200 ft
plain
elevation
is
It is
The formations consist of interbedded lenses and strata
3
its mosaic of bluestem
plain
sea
The coastal
formations that range in age from Recent to Eocene and
coastline
clays
from
2
grasslands croplands
the Gulf Prairies and Marshes
Ecoregions
and
grazing
vegetational region
lands Gould
of Texas while
of the Conterminous United States Annals of the Association of American
pp 118 125
Ibid
3 1
Omernik refers to it
150 feet above
mean sea
to the coast
adjacent
flowing generally
grass
prairie
6
northwest to southeast into the Gulf
originally
savanna
The
dominated
Indian grass eastern gama grass
grasses
and
grazing hay production
region
by
domestic livestock
grain
grazing
pear and several acacias
broad
a
biogeographical listing
is in
is
use as
grassland
s
dissected
are
climax
numerous
and
been
row
immediately
by
streams
is tall
vegetation
as
big
species
bluestem
of Panicum
impacted by planting
and has been
cropping
Primary agricultural
uses are
cattle
savanna
dominantly weedy and brushy species
and
grasslands
provinces
Ecoregion
cropland hay production
and post oak
portion
is
a
Texan Biotic
of Blair
s
eastern
forests
mix of western
Blair s
grassland
species
of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain
agricultural
vegetation
western
of wildlife fauna for these two
associated and eastern forest associated
Typical
level marshes
crops
between
ecotone
elevations range from
grasses such
gulf muhly
The Gulf Prairies and Marshes occupy the southern
7
sea
nearly all of the climax vegetation has
However
by mesquite oak prickly
Province
Regional
The crescent of prairies woodlands and marshes
improved pasture land
invaded
4 5
Ecoregion
level msl about 100 miles inland to the
and post oak
seacoast bluestem
and others
Western Gulf Coastal Plain
as
or
most of the land in Jackson
improved pasture
the actual
vegetation
that have invaded the
on
area as a
Although
vacant
or
County
the climax
dormant land is
result of land disturbance
by farming ranching and urbanization
40memik
James M
1987
Ecoregions
of the Conterminous United States Annals of the Association of American
1 pp 118 125
77
Geographers
5
Gould F W 1975 The Grasses of Texas Texas A
6
Correll D S
and M C Johnston
1979
M
University
Press
College Station
Texas
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas Texas Research Foundation
Renner Texas
7
Blair W F 1950 The biotic
provinces
of Texas Texas Journal of Science
3 2
1
2
pp 93 117
In contrast the
typically vegetated
with water tolerant hardwoods and
vegetation generally
includes pecan
virginiana
water oak
Celtis sp
sweet gum
bermuda grass
3 2
LNRA Lands
3 2 1
Uses ofLNRA Lands
In addition to the
owns over
primary
and 4
7 000
1
uses
Housing
acres
sands
silts
Marcado
and
approximate
of land
Recreation
for LNRA
Typical of much
clays
areas
corrosivity
such
as
wetness
green briar
10 000
of land
the lake
Uplands
range from dark
and Laewest
clays
sandy
or
to
deep
Smilax bona
underlying
excess
characteristics that may result in
or
limited
problems
3 3
brownseed
carpet grass Axonopus
nox
clays
and yaupon
Lake Texana LNRA also
currently
Figure
has four
are a
3 1
mosaic of
loamy acid
like Dacosta and
Kuy and Milby sands
are
composed
of
All of these soils have
constructing
flex
vegetation
Blacklands
friable sands
permeability
when
hackberry
Wildlife habitat management
3
tight clays
Quercus
ash Fraxinus sp
sp
This land
3 1
Figure
silty while bottomlands
the Chico late and Ganado
Ulmus sp
This
Tripsacum dactyloides
averaceum
and administrative facilities
operational
live oak
sp
cattle have altered the
or
acres
much less disturbed
Schizachyrium scoparium
of the Western Gulf Coastal Plains the soils
sandy clay loams
clays
Crataegus
Hay production and pasture
Stream terraces tend to be
flooded
elm
gamma grass
where crops
surrounding
2
hickory Carya
sorghastrum
Cynodon dactylon
except in agricultural
vomitoria
bluestem
Indian grass
paspalum Paspalum plicatulum
affinis
little
are
of shrubs and grasses
variety
red haw
huisache Acacia sp
virgatum
a
Q marilandica
oak
Liquidambar styraciflua
Panicum
grass
Carya illinoensis
blackjack
Q nigra
mesquite Prosopis glandulosa
switch
of the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers
floodplains
low
strength
and
maintaining
or
frequently
properties
shrink swell
roads
buildings
and waste treatment facilities
are
commonly encountered
Grasslands
acres
surrounding
production
or
are
None of these
and addressed
the dominant
Lake Texana
grazing
part of the recreational
during
Figure
Highway
dominated
by
woodlands
are
59
where
live and post oak
Figure
Texana and the
s
LNRA
occupying
some
3 175
leased for
currently
headquarters
region
facilities
hay
or are
3 1
acres
are
concentrated in the Navidad River bottoms
they consist primarily
elm and
hackberry
of
riparian woodlands
Approximately
1 869
and
savannas
acres
of these
subjected
the
to
degree
of
agricultural
disturbance that the
uplands
3 2
Numerous
in LNRA
acres are
in this
projects
they
as
part of a larger block of frequently flooded woodlands flanking the Navidad River
channel that have not been
have
occupied by
are
serious however
LNRA lands
on
Of these open lands 2674
Wildlife habitat lands about 2 865
above U S
particularly
are
all types of construction
vegetational type
and the remainder
areas
problems
petroleum
surrounding
wells and
petroleum pipelines
LNRA lands
are
located within
These features have been
files
3 4
mapped
and
or cross
are
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Wildlife Habitat
3 2 2
Wildlife habitat in the
Gulf Coastal Plain
Ecoregion
vicinity
of Lake Texana
consists
primarily
in
as
is
generally
the
in the Western
case
of wooded bottomland bordered
of intensive
agricultural development
by pasture
in
and
areas
cropland
The
consistently
has white tailed deer Odocoileus virginian us and densities well above the average
ecoregion
The wooded
for the state
lands above U S
Highway
spite
59
are
considered
species that prefer edge habitat among
Other game and
white
aquaticus respectively
gray and fox
coastal
beaver
LNRA
grassland
8
coyotes
Canis latrans
are
Amphibians
Sylvalagus floridanus and
skunks
Spilogale putorius
the introduced nutria
commonly thought
and
S
and S niger nine banded
inensus
caro
Sciurus
squirrels
Castor canadensus
have been observed
plain
on
habitat for white tailed deer and other
and swamp rabbits
Didelphis virginiana
opossums
and other rodents
present primarily
dense woodlands brush and open
cotton tail
armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus
Mephitis mephitis
high quality
are
game wildlife present in LNRA grass and woodlands include bob
non
Coturnix coturnix
quail
bottomlands that
particularly
areas
some
reptiles including
Myocastor
and
coypus
to be absent from the
the American
alligator
Alligator mississippiensis and several species of poisonous snakes including rattlesnakes
and cottonmouth
copperheads
fringe
9
Alligators
areas
are
Agkistrodon
are
spp
present particularly in bottomland and
abundant in Lake Texana
The marshes and freshwater wetlands of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain
provide
upper
some
of the most
portion of Lake
8
Young E L and
Project No W 127
9
BOR
1974
important waterfowl
Texana
B Richards
provides
1994
more
isolated
migratory waterbirds including
trends
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
White tailed deer
Impact
The
fall and winter habitat for
R 2 Texas Parks and Wildlife
Final Environmental
habitat in the United States
Ecoregion
population
Department
Austin Texas
Statement Palmetto Bend
Reclamation FES 74 54
3 7
Project Department
of the Interior Bureau of
Canada blue
snow
and white fronted geese mallard and
teal wood ducks and others such
3 2 3
Protected
none are
County
Texas
presently
riparian
LNRA in
Any of these species
known to do
corridors
public viewing
areas
Bend
for
so
that have been known to
have the
potential
The American Bald
use
or
migrate through
to occur within LNRA lands but
Eagle is
known to nest in tall
floodplain
upstream of Highway 59 in the heavily wooded bottomlands and in
bordering the
cooperation
Spillway
winged
egrets herons and kingfishers
protected species
trees below the Texana dam
the
ducks blue and green
Species
Table 3 1 lists 12
Jackson
as
pintail
lake
s
major tributaries
with the Texas Parks and Wildlife
at Lake Texana Boat
Ramp
viewing nesting eagles
3 8
i
e
Navidad River and
Department
No 4 above
TPWD
Highway
Sandy Creek
has established
59 and at the Palmetto
trail that includes
a
trailhead
pens and 2 additional
campsite
with 2
and
picnic pavilions
ecological signage
Mustang Wilderness Campground
The
includes 28 tent
campsites
LNRA
site
registration
picnic pavilions
consists of
2 2 miles of trail
recently constructed
a
warm
up
animal storage
the trail
on
approximately
250 wooded
and
acres
boat ramps and information and
adjacent
public
arena
water
supply
restroom and shower
facilities onsite
The Lake Texana State Park consists of
TPWD leases the land from LNRA
developed
acres are
facilities
including park headquarters
displays
a
day
use area
playground paved
restrooms
1
Boat
and 8
are
with
with restrooms
access
fishing pier
woods and
parking
access
to the lake is
group
tent
provided by public
are
camping
presently
area
spillway bridge
at the
can
and
with 55
park
interpretive
picnic
tables
2
campsites
boats
Boat ramps No 1 2 3 4 5 6
of US
Fishing
Hwy
can
also be done
59 and the
Spillway
view all types of wildlife from the concrete
Spillway Viewing
of which 92
and operates the
boat ramps 71
closed
Cherry Park north
acres
restrooms
pavilion
boat ramps
owns
at the west end downstream from Palmetto Bend Dam and
and wildlife enthusiasts
Spillway
Birdwatchers
walkways
on
the
Area
3 3
Existing Management Programs
3 3 1
Water
Quality Management
Most ofLNRA
managed to
TPWD
lighted fishing pier playground floating pier and rental
open while boat ramps No 9 and 10
area
590 wooded
handicapped accessible
from the banks of Lake Texana at the Oscar
fishing
approximately
s
lands
are
control and or prevent
adjacent to
non
point
land that is in
source
3 11
agricultural
pollution
from
use
LNRA lands
agriculture
are
and silviculture
Table 3 2
LNRA Land Use Practices
Tract No
Development
Land Use
Acreage
Zone
Flood Plain
Management
100
Hay Production
Hay Production
HQ Operations
2
82
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
2a
20
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
3
30
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
3a
19
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
4
40
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
4a
45
Flood Plain Management
5
64
Hay Production
Hay Production
5a
161
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain Manll2ement
5g
20
Pasture
Multiole Use Area
6
23
Hay Production
6a
17
Recreation Facility
Flood Plain Management
Flood Plain Manll2ement
7
29
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
7a
44
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
8
40
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
8a
33
Recreation Facility
Wildlife Manll2ement Area
8b
12
Wildlife Habitat
9
13
Hay Production
Wildlife
1 ement
Mana
9a
15
Hay Production
Wildlife
ement Area
Manal
10
II
Hay Production
Wildlife Manal ement Area
II
80
Hay Production
Wildlife Management Area
1869
Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Manll2ement Area
Multiple Use Area
Multiole Use Area
110
1
la
33
Ib
lla
Flood Plain Management
Flood Plain
2ement
Man8
Flood Plain Management
Multiple Use Area
Area
40
Hay Production
12a
243
Recreation Facility
12b
54
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
13
14
Hay Production
Wildlife Manal ement Area
2
Recreation Facility
Wildlife Management Area
18
143
Hay Production
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain
25
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
12
13a
14
14a
15
Flood Plain Management
2ement
Man8
15a
20
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
15b
24
Recreation Facility
Flood Plain Manll2ement
15c
51
Wildlife Habitat
15d
114
Pasture
15e
23
Wildlife Habitat
16
43
Hay Production
ement
Manlll
Multiole Use Area
16a
26
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
16b
617
Recreation Facility
Multinle Use Area
16c
182
Recreation Facility
Flood Plain Manll2ement
17
42
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
18
32
Hay Production
Multiole Use Area
Multinle Use Area
Flood Plain
2ement
Man8
Flood Plain Manll2ement
Flood Plain
155
Pasture
20
22
20
Hay Production
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain Management
20a
20b
4
Recreation Facility
Flood Plain Manll2ement
26
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
4
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain Management
22
42
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
23
21
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
23a
57
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
23b
68
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
23c
49
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain
24
29
Hay Production
Flood Plain Management
8
Wildlife Habitat
Flood Plain Management
192
21
21a
24b
3 13
Flood Plain
2ement
Man8
2ement
Man8
Table 3 2 Continued
Tract No
Land Use
Acreage
Development
Zone
25
26
Hay Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
26
39
Hav Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
27
58
Hay Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
28
68
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
28a
3
Recreation Facility
Multiple Use Area
29a
71
Hav Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
29b
27
Hay Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
29c
29
Hav Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
29d
20
Hay Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
2ge
15
Hav Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
29f
14
Hav Production
Flood Plain Manal ement
30
38
Hay Production
Multiole Use Area
30a
78
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
7
Recreation Facility
Multiole Use Area
31
22
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
33
47
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
33a
14
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
33b
13
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
34
20
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
34a
5
Recreation Facility
Multiole Use Area
34b
to
Hav Production
Multiole Use Area
34c
25
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
34d
25
Hav Production
Multiole Use Area
34e
20
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
34f
36
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
34g
15
Recreation Facility
Multiple Use Area
34n
84
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
34s
67
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
35
32
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
4
Recreation Facility
Multiple Use Area
36
16
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
37
27
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
38
18
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
38a
12
Wildlife Habitat
Multiple Use Area
39
45
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
40
63
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
40a
32
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
42
37
Hay Production
Multiole Use Area
42a
21
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
43
35
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
44
15
Multiole Use Area
7
Hay Production
Wildlife Habitat
50
15
Hay Production
Multiple Use Area
51
40
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
52
39
Multiole Use Area
53
26
Hay Production
Hav Production
54
21
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
4
Wildlife Habitat
Multiole Use Area
30b
35a
44a
54a
Multiple Use Area
Multiple Use Area
4
Recreation Facility
Multiple Use Area
55
32
Hay Production
Multiole Use Area
56
10
Hav Production
Multiple Use Area
54b
3 14
Hay Production and
3 3 3
An estimated 2 192
the
Pasture
acres
improved hay producing
bahiagrass
K R bluestem and
production
are
managed
of LNRA lands
lands
improved
fertility
combination of mechanical and chemical
one
inch above the average
needed
basis to promote
Hay cutting
vigorous plants
species
evaluated Fields
on an as
including
use
the
or
of the grass
standard
those used for
water
burned to promote
without
lease is attached
species
working
existing vegetation
with
and
a
healthy
herbaceous
elect to
improve
introducing improved
3 15
s
on an
as
vegetation
Appendix
are
a
set to shred weeds
performed
and
B
managed
vegetation composition
As part of LNRA
tenant
as
Soils
for wildlife
is the native bluestem and associated
needed basis when conditions allow Weeds
means
are
hay
through
compromising healthy
hay production and pasture
sources
is removed
and retard undesirable
hay production
hay
are
bluestem
land in
on
Weed invasion is controlled
vegetation
the most valuable
Soil nutrients
are
s
gordo
are
organic production
Prescribed bums
In
hay production
Nutrients
Shredding mechanisms
means
herbaceous
practice
mechanical and chemical
independently
application
is scheduled to maximize
benefits In this land
species
healthy
A copy ofLNRA
All lands
climax
height
since
for
species
varieties of Bermuda grass
for nutrient
analysis provides guidance
currently managed
the most desirable grass
sustain soil
to
are
vegetation
are
and conditions
and retard undesirable
controlled
through appropriate
management program
the
productivity
varieties of grasses
are
of a lease
LNRA may
by removing
3 3 4
Wildlife Habitat
Management
Wildlife habitat management focuses
population controlling
populations
horizontal
burning
4
3
feral
hogs
and
Habitat enhancement
growth
and select
in brush and
plantings
Cultural Resources
managing
on
include
of cover and
on
species including upland
controlling brushy vegetation
woody vegetation
and
January
2001
resource
LNRA Lands
studies and surveys
were
performed
transfer of lands and structures of the Palmetto Bend
for the Palmetto Bend
C
Appendix
Project
eligibility
properties
National
status
Lake Texana Jackson
According
located within LNRA lands
Register
of Historic Places
42 43 44 46 52 53
177 and 179
Project
out of federal
County
archaological
are
either
eligible
or
a
In
MOA
Agreement
concerning
the
A copy of
ownership
Management
Texas attached hereto
as
Plan
Appendix
and historical sites of Lake Texana
to the Bureau of Reclamation
thirty
three
potentially eligible
for
cultural
33
listing
in the
These sites include 41 JK 16 19 20 21 32 33 36 40 41
54 57 59 60 66 67
105
106
161
162
Management and protection of these thirty three
accepted by the
in the Lavaca River Basin
and the LNRA
is carried out pursuant to the LNRA 2001 Cultural Resources
the MOA and
called Lake Texana
A to the LNRA 2001 Cultural Resources
The MOA governs the management of the
and site
now
Memorandum of
a
SHPO
with the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer
as
encouraging
forage
the Bureau of Reclamation entered into
the MOA is attached
mast
bird
enhancing edge effect through proscribed
Prior to the construction of the Palmetto Bend Reservoir
series of cultural
white tailed deer
healthy indigenous
habitat for diverse
enhancing
plans
a
Texas Historical Commission
3 16
163
33
164
sites is
166
an
167
172
ongoing
Management Plan
as
176
task and
required by
4 0
LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
4 1
Background
As
199710
a
a
part of the process of developing the Lake Texana Land and Water Resource Plan of
Citizen
s
that
development of
Advisory Committee
CAC
was
convened and
The CAC recommended several
plan
policies
participated
and
in the
proposed
land
management strategies including
Lands
Management
Public Access
Public
should be controlled and limited to
access
locations and
fences should be
boundary
kept
in
designated manageable
place
Special permits license for a fee could be made available where appropriate
for additional public recreation access to Lake Texana for such purposes as
Such facilities should only be permitted in
boat docks and fishing piers
compliance with strict specifications conditions and inspection by LNRA
Consideration should be given to location environmental quality appearance
and public safety structural integrity and lighting
Unlimited
public
access
1
Environmental
2
There would be
3
4
should
damage to
never
be
permitted because
wildlife habitat
control of illegal
hunting
Unsightly and unsanitary solid waste problems
Possible harm to water quality
Fish and Wildlife
Management
of LNRA lands in upper reservoir zone above US
59 should be maintained as a resource management area for wildlife
Approximately
Hwy
no
2700
acres
A waterfowl management
area
should be maintained for
use
by overwintering
waterfowl
Manage Lake
10
Such
plan
is
Texana shorelines to control erosion and
being separated
and
updated
Plan for Lake Texana and Palmetto Bend
into this Land Resources
Stage
2 Dam and Reservoir
4 1
improve
fisheries
Management Plan and the
on
Lavaca River
Water
Management
Recreation
The 1994 Lake Texana Recreation Master Plan should be
particular emphasis
for winter
provide
Water
upon
expansion
implemented
with
of outdoor recreation facilities to better
season users
Quality
Inflows to Lake Texana and water in Lake Texana should be
monitored for
potential pollution
stop andor clean up
1
2
3
sources
continuously
and immediate action should be taken to
of pollution when identified
These include
Petroleum wastes
Spills and
point sources
Non
septic systems surrounding
should be continually inspected to determine potential pollution
exercise statutory powers of LNRA to provide better control
rural wastewater system
Existing
Lake Texana
If necessary
Recreation Environmental Fund
Develop
a
recreationenvironmental fund to be used to
2
Maintain resource management area for wildlife
Create waterfowl management area
3
Implement
1
4 2
Implementation
4 2 1
LNRA Board
The
the 1994 Lake Texana Recreation Master Plan
as
amended
of LNRA Policies and Guidelines
501
Policy
Property Rights
Policy provides
public and fulfill its statutory mission the LNRA must have
strong public understanding of and support for its programs construction projects
The LNRA shall strive to earn that support by
ordinances and other projects
with respect to private landowners and other
and
fulfilling public expectations
members of the public to work to
In order to
serve
the
Minimize
caused
by
Provide
disruptions
to business and intrusions into
private
lives
LNRA activities
appropriate
notification
parties
4 2
of LNRA
activities to
affected
independent appraiser licensed by the State of Texas will be engaged to provide an
opinion of fair market value as a basis for negotiations on all sales leases purchases
or exchanges of land resources
provided however in instances where LNRA is
or disposing of land resources to another public utility
from
land
resources
acquiring
or governmental or quasi governmental agency such an appraisal is discretionary
An
Acquisition
of
specific
land
through eminent domain proceedings
resources
may be
initiated i after an official written offer based upon the amount determined to be
just compensation has been transmitted to the owners of the land resources and the
have been unable to agree with LNRA upon the fair market value of the land
ii if the title
resources and further negotiations for settlement have become futile
owners
cannot be
of the
without
conveyed
In
owner s
a
judgment
court
or
iii if there is
a
conflict of interest
event shall the power of eminent domain be exercised
no
by
the power of eminent
domain may not be used for the condemnation of land resources for the purpose of
acquiring rights to groundwater or of water or water rights
LNRA
beyond
the limits of Jackson
The classification of land
4 2 3 2 Land Resources
All LNRA land
Government Land Use
resources
acquired
or
shall be
Use and
Development Operation
resources
Additionally
County
will be classified for
approved by the
Board
Management
use as
Conservation Land Use
Public Recreational Land Use
Land that is not intended for
Conservation Land Use
recreational land
use
and is
managed
development
in its natural state
as
or
public
open space
including hay production and pastures wildlife habitat and management
It also
water quality protection visual buffers or natural science laboratories
features
that
should
or
historical
scenic
include
significant archaeological
may
be preserved
Government Land Use
service
or
administrative
conservation land
use
developed and managed for government
Land that is
activities
Such land
use
and
is
not
public
recreational
or
may include facilities associated with
with power production and distribution flood control
water treatment and distribution wastewater treatment and collection public
LNRA
s
access
utilities and
Headquarters
Land Resources
recreational leases
Interests in real
or
agreements
property including but
and fee
simple ownership
and groundwater rights
easements
surface
leases
non
subsurface
and
developed and managed by
private entities for parks campgrounds lodging food services boat
Public Recreational Land Use
public or
launching
and aerial
not limited to
and other water
Land which is
access or
recreation facilities
4 4
4 2 3 4 Mineral Estate
All mineral interests in LNRA land
LNRA shall be
managed
resources
retained
consistent with Federal law and in
the purposes for which the Palmetto Bend Reclamation
adopted
that shall be met
any lessee
by
prior
to
a manner
Project
development
or
owned
by
that will not interfere with
was
Gas and Mineral Leases
Stipulations Regarding Oil
General
the United States
by
LNRA has
authorized
defining the requirements
gas and mineral interests in
of any oil
LNRA lands
4 3
Public Access
Public
access
to LNRA lands is
facilities and at boat ramps maintained
provided
by
at LNRA
Public
LNRA
in state and
and TPWD
access
regional
to and
encouraged through
LNRA
activities
outdoor and conservation oriented recreation
lands
in
a
controlled fashion
adversely impact
adjacent property
Non
consumptive
habitat disturb wildlife
owners are
forbidden
or
restricted to
business
11
land
access
lessees and
Regional Planning
Public Relations Inc
R H
Transportation
Bellomy C
designated
11
are
agricultural
encouraged
or
1994
and
lease lands is
but activities that
agricultural
lessees and
described below
recreational lands is
permitted
however
areas
is
of LNRA pursuant to official
designees
overnight camping except
Commission
publications
Access to other LNRA
conflict with
as
of LNRA lands is
and erection of any structure within these
employees
Activities not allowed include
Golden Crescent
Wauer
disturbing activities
agricultural
or cause
strictly controlled
Use of LNRA property other than the
vehicular
activities
use
programs
wildlife conservation lands wooded shorelines and
including
permitted
may
promoting
participation
and recreational
park
Golden Crescent
in
designated recreational
Magazine
Adventure
Advertising
Victoria Texas
1996
The Great Texas Coastal
Birding
Trail
Texas
Highways
Texas
Department of
Austin Texas
1996
Lake Texana State Park
Texas Parks
Austin Texas
4 9
Wildlife
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department
areas
fire
material except
control of
wood
building
access
collection
or
prevent erosion and
conflicts among LNRA property
users
and
and harvest of
hunting trapping
accomplish specific management
needed to
as
public
cutting
landowners
adjacent
In order to maintain
activities
quality problems
water
living plant
and to reduce
it is LNRA
policy
potential
maintain
to
existing property line fencing
Wildlife
4
Management
Lands devoted
primarily
to
wildlife conservation at Lake Texana
headwaters and wooded bottomlands located north of
areas
within Lake Texana State Park and
areas
providing significant though
Highway
59 and the
are
the shallow
recreation
primitive
1
Mustang Wilderness Campground Figure 3
more
Other
limited habitat for wildlife include the LNRA lands
located below the dam and the shoreline woodlands
the lower
occurring throughout
portion
of
the reservoir
shoreline woodlands
The
interspersed
among extensive
brushy
grasslands
of wooded and open land with
a
variety
on
of
along
areas
LNRA lands south of US
and
species
cover
LNRA lands has been leased to local citizens for
small
than 200
hay production
LNRA lands
under the control of the Bureau of Reclamation
not
were
permit long
term
The present
preventing brush
buffalo herds
grazing
less
acres on
pasturage
three tracts and
only
area
or
was
are
This mosaic
59
Most of the
diversity
latter accounts for
a
Highway
types provides significant
of edge habitat which needs to be maintained to support wildlife
on
and swampy swales
fencelines
amounts
grassland
However the
leased while the
Present LNRA
policy
does
leases
hay production
invasion of the
lease program
grasslands
due to
and their eventual domination
4 10
was
a
instituted
as an
economical method of
lack of natural disturbance
by agricultural
domestics
exotic
i
e
fire and
species
and
uncontrolled natives such
performed by
program has
such
personnel
averaged
chemical
as
require
LNRA
much
mesquite Mowing
as
revenues
are
would be
estimated at about
100 000 per year if
to LNRA from the leased
Other
9 500 per year since 1991
about
applications
more
while net
costs
significantly
expensive
more
management effort than mowing due
vegetation
to the
hay production
maintenance methods
and labor intensive and
fragmented
nature
of the LNRA
grasslands
Although
LNRA is
implementing
discussed below small scale
substantial
measure
prairie
prairie
and educational effort
For Wildlife
clearing and
Upland
maintenance of
the mast of brushy
restorations where soils
has been undertaken
remnants
Water Conservation Board to
the recommended
are
primarily
favorable and the
as
a
these
Habitat LNRA recommends
mosaic of wooded and open
enhancing edge
grassland
of woody
habitats and
vegetation
standard wildlife management recommendation in Texas
effects
type landscape that favors production of both cattle and whitetail deer
wildlife
cover
vegetational
and structural
diversity
types and food plants and is considered beneficial
species particularly
when the alternative is
development
selective
by
by lowering
intended to maintain
savanna
wide range of
Soil and
available to wildlife
a
maximize
has
conservation
County
This is
to
as
projects
vegetation making growing points
management also tends
program
vegetation
plant species
LNRA partners with the USDA and Jackson
implement
a
grassland management
12
This type of
since it
to a
a
wide
provides
variety
a
of
of extensive dense stands of
brush
The extensive woodlands that occupy the wildlife management lands north of
59 include ash and elm dominated bottomlands and live oak
12
uplands
Highway
These woodlands tend to
Inglis J M B A Brown C A McMahan and R E Hood 1986 Deer brush relationships on the Rio Grande
plain Texas Kleberg Studies in Natural Resources The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Project S 1203
4 11
be mature with extensive
used for livestock
areas
of closed canopy
consist of
grazing
Surrounding private
grasslands
that
and
open woodlands
more
abundance of
numerous access
roads and other
openings
larger mammal
and
fauna in the wildlife management
additional
clearing
in the immediate
be
grassland
provide
and brush control activities there is
area
and the
and the
region
species
an
an
lands which
are
typically
edge habitat
might
area
primarily
with
While the
benefit from
abundance of this type of habitat both
favored
by
the
savanna
habitat also tend to
relatively abundant
Because of
a
general
lack of woodland habitat in this
the value of this type of habitat to secretive
woodlands of the wildlife management
woodland
areas
without
song birds whose
cowbirds and
area
significant openings
nesting
success
is
or
those
appear to be
affected
by
the nest
dead timber
clearing
of underbrush road construction
except
on a
requiring heavy
or
parasitism
Activities that
and cats
dogs
of mature woodland habitats and disturb wildlife
area
agriculture
particularly important
development
the wildlife management
of intensive
will be left in their current condition
adversely
feral domestic
predation by
species
region
other
very limited basis
as
to
cover
and
the
Extensive
migratory
of brown headed
disrupt
or
retard the
removal of live and
including
developments
are
prohibited
in
policies
of
necessary to carry out
LNRA
Wildlife
populations
on
LNRA lands
monitored in
are
also recommends controlled harvests of deer and
enough
to
adversely
without LNRA
overpopulation
the
s
affect
vegetation
permission
exists in the absence of
population monitoring
are
hog populations
This is
and habitat
is not allowed
on
predators
cooperation
LNRA
in
LNRA
before densities become great
particularly important
property and
controlling large
used in consultation with TPWD
4 12
with TPWD
a
hunting
substantial risk of
mammals
biologists
since
The results of
to determine if and
when such harvests need to be conducted
Feral
lands have not been recommended
LNRA property and is
reduce densities
on
population
undertaken
alligator
was
were
by
predator populations
conducted
were
going
as
well
in 1996 to
beginning
LNRA works with
juvenile alligators
LNRA also works with
to farmers
a
LNRA
on
alligator
a
licensed
A
permit
licensed trapper to
the maximum number of animals allowed each year and will continue to make every
Migratory
lands and
migratory
alligator population
waterfowl utilize shallow water habitats in Lake Texana
surrounding
routes
shallow water
management
of
are on
control
Measures to control the abundant
ongoing
1996 and
during
harvests
the collector from the TPWD
effort to control the
as
hog
to
egg collector who hatches the eggs and sells the
obtained
remove
Attempts
area
powerboats
County lands for overwintering and resting stops along their
Jackson
To maximize their
areas
and
use
of the wetland wildlife habitat shoreline attributes such
preferred vegetation
Protective
LNRA
adjacent
on
measures
in sensitive shallow
include
will continue to be
prohibition
protected
of channel modifications restriction
and erosion control programs to
areas
in the wildlife
conserve
fish
nesting
and nursery habitat
for
use
continuing
in
Soil types and moisture
hay production
to be those
extirpated
prairie
the current program of
LNRA recommends
favoring grassland
restoration
climax communities
from the Texas coastal
However the
efforts
generally
impractical
recommended for those
regimes
plain
small
on
grasslands
leasing existing
on
these
generally upland
Since native
prairie
it would be desirable to return
fragmented
any
some
grasslands
sites tend
has been
nearly
acreage to native
nature of the Lake Texana tracts makes
extensive
scale
in the wildlife management
4 13
LNRA
although
area
restoration
north of US
prairie
efforts
Highway
59
are
The standard lease used
wildlife and
is
required
for
protective
to
and
birds is
of
permission
At all LNRA
and
wildlife
facility
using only
prohibited
The
improve wildlife
habitat
through
species the public
restrictive
will encounter while
degradation
use
areas
signs
main
can
at
soil
or
prohibited except
be added to the property
as
much
as
are
locations
as
necessary will
maintain wildlife habitat
undisturbed
is
soil
preventing
permits
facility
pesticides
secondary
removal of rock
though
improve
is to prevent
plots
regulated
as
on
plots managed
for wildlife habitat and
reminders to the
provide
more aware
use
If
use
begins
lands not reserved for wildlife conservation
4 14
in
history of endemic
general public
of the
reasons
and alert to the types of wildlife
of recreational
appropriate
Public
forbs and grasses due to foot traffic
and kiosks of the identification and life
activity
should be considered
all necessary
use
of LNRA and
cause
a manner
Burning
prohibited
when
approval
Use of chemical toxicants
to be in
shrubs and trees
help
and also make visitors
a
required
only with
parks
visiting Monitoring
should be
written
by
recommended for recreational lands in order to maintain and
may encounter will
regulations
to
Access should be
literature
is
of toxicants which
use
Limiting pesticide
in order to avoid habitat destruction of
education
use
removal of dead timber
landscape
previously
are
is
resources are
important steps
methods
use
approved pesticides
of new facilities in
following
is the
as
of LNRA and then
locations
lands includes restrictions beneficial to
pesticide regulations
Land
reptiles
of mineral
EPA
One of the most
development
Pesticide
quality
for disturbance tolerant wildlife
possible
agricultural
woody vegetation
development
with the express
cover
or
clearing
and
material
of lake water
of mammals birds and
poisoning
LNRA for
with all state and federal
comply
killing mammals
erosion
by
areas
to exceed
for excessive
capacity
hay production
use
additional
lease lands
or
and
or
for
they
facility
seasonal
multiple
use
Although
Water
provided by
prevailing
adjacent
with the
native
Hyacinth
shallow nursery
nesting
centrarchid
Lake Texana has
about 500
acres
maintain control
of the
l4
lS
use
on
an
revenues
using only
had
problem
a
neighboring
with Water
boat and
which
LNRA
land while also
over
Hyacinth
2000
food and
approved
methods and
to boat ramps and to limit
by
areas
and
acres
provides
control will be continued
from the sale of
interruptible
fund for the
to
being
are
haylands
benefiting
typically
air
by
for
cover
treated
annually
numerous
to
fish
limiting application
to
of coverage to less than 20
LNRA to maintain
water out of Lake Texana
development
that cannot be financed with
guidance
of the Park and
of recreation
consultation with the TPWD
15
measures
adjoining
on
leading
access
at
public
Fund
projects
implementation
TPWD
sites and
EPA and TPWD
access
environmental recreation
will follow the
14
vegetation
western and eastern shorelines
encroachment
aquatic macrophyte by
EnvRecriroenmentatioanl
programs and
13
and flooded dead terrestrial
Shoreline erosion control
halting
the shoreline
the reservoir
4 5
The
13
along
species
Aquatic vegetation
points
on some
archaeological
historically
that necessary to maintain
percent
abundance of littoral habitat
areas
Aquatic vegetation
is controlled
species
an
emergents
intention of
primary
recreation facilities cultural and
shallow
has
currently
winds have resulted in erosion
siltation in
applied
Lake Texana
An
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Wildlife
priorities
example
Department
used to support
of wildlife management and recreation
revenues
Open Space
are
from normal water sales
Master Plan 2002 2007
priorities
would
as
LNRA
amended for
established
be
after
of such environmental enhancement to be considered
Inland Fisheries District l E
Lake Texana Fisheries
Management
Ibid
Durocher P P
Provine
Submerged Vegetation
w e
Kraai J E
in Texas Reservoirs
1984
Relationship
Between Abundance of
North American Journal of Fisheries
4 15
Largemouth
Management
4 84 88
Bass and
is the Water Fowl
Management
Area described in the
original Project
by the
4 6
Review and
but
never
Update
The Land Resources
Management
Plan is
a
comprehensive plan reflecting
status of the LNRA lands and what is believed to be the most
use
public change
1974
U S Bureau of Reclamation
funded
beneficially
EIS
these land
resources
the Land Resources
As various programs
Management
users
4 16
are
Plan will be
appropriate
implemented
updated
the current
way for LNRA to
and the needs of the
to reflect the needs of its