I got the below email today from the area biologist when I asked about the greentree levee repair and this summer's planting. Fellow North Alabama waterfowlers may find it of interest.
We have a new weir in place at the GT a few yards from the blowout, all we are
waiting on now is dry weather so we can get some dirt to fill the blowout hole.
The project should be complete by the end of August. My plans are to drop
three boards in the weirs this fall and fill the GT to full capacity to check
the integrity of the system. As far as Raccoon Creek, we are working on another
project there by installing a new discharge pipe at the river to help with
dewatering and it has taken longer than expected due to weather, so we were
late getting pumped out. We are getting close to being dry, but I think corn
and grain sorghum are going to be out of the question since they are 120 day
crops. So my plans are to spot spray weeds and plant millet. We are battling
alligator weed and water primrose almost everywhere and I have found that a
mixture of Roundup and 2-4D works best to knock it back. TVA has helped us out
with these two projects this year and looks like we will be partnering with
them to do a few more projects at Raccoon Creek next year, so it's looking good
for the future. The dewatering unit at Mud Creek (Wannville) is looking great
as well as the Upland Dove fields.
Hopefully we will have another cold winter, which will push all the ducks down.
Seth Maddox
Wildlife Biologist
Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas & Refuges
Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife &Freshwater Fisheries
We have a new weir in place at the GT a few yards from the blowout, all we are
waiting on now is dry weather so we can get some dirt to fill the blowout hole.
The project should be complete by the end of August. My plans are to drop
three boards in the weirs this fall and fill the GT to full capacity to check
the integrity of the system. As far as Raccoon Creek, we are working on another
project there by installing a new discharge pipe at the river to help with
dewatering and it has taken longer than expected due to weather, so we were
late getting pumped out. We are getting close to being dry, but I think corn
and grain sorghum are going to be out of the question since they are 120 day
crops. So my plans are to spot spray weeds and plant millet. We are battling
alligator weed and water primrose almost everywhere and I have found that a
mixture of Roundup and 2-4D works best to knock it back. TVA has helped us out
with these two projects this year and looks like we will be partnering with
them to do a few more projects at Raccoon Creek next year, so it's looking good
for the future. The dewatering unit at Mud Creek (Wannville) is looking great
as well as the Upland Dove fields.
Hopefully we will have another cold winter, which will push all the ducks down.
Seth Maddox
Wildlife Biologist
Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas & Refuges
Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife &Freshwater Fisheries
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