CHAPTER IV: WILDLIFE HABITATS FOR MISSISSIPPI’S SGCN,
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS^222A Develop/improve urban/suburban/infrastructure land use development planning/zoning to
address SGCN habitats.
A Prohibit gravel mining in stream channels, discourage gravel mining in floodplains and improve
oversight and planning for such mines on upland sites.
A Improve environmental review and permit process and oversight and enforcement of existing
regulations in important habitats/populations.
A Reduce wetland filling and ensure/encourage local, comparable mitigation for wetland loss and
maintain updated flood zone maps.
A Control exotic and invasive species (plant and animal).
A Provide public education about conservation of SGCN and/or their habitats.
A Discourage incompatible recreational uses.
A Improve enforcement of existing species protection regulations.
A Promote and develop landowner incentive and assistance programs for conservation of SGCN
and their habitats.
A Encourage appreciation of SGCN and their habitats by providing public access and compatible
recreational activities.
12.10. Pascagoula Drainage
Value to SGCN - 118
Rank - 4th of 18 Lotic and Lentic SystemsDESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
NGM, EGCP, UEGCP
The Pascagoula drains much of the southeastern
quarter of Mississippi. Streams in this drainage have
not been modified to the extent of streams in other
areas of the state, although some of the smaller streams
have been channelized. There is also a flood control
reservoir on Okatibbee Creek in the upper Chickasawhay system. As in other
areas of the state, some streams are experiencing accelerated rates of erosion
and sedimentation, possibly due to land use changes. Many streams in this
drainage are classified as blackwater streams.
CONDITION AND CONSERVATION STATUS
The Pascagoula drainage is largely free flowing, with only a few small
impoundments on tributaries. Channel modification in the Pascagoula drainage
has been less extensive than in some other drainages in the state. However,
Small blackwater stream, Pascagoula River Drainage.Pascagoula Drainage