TABLE OF CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION

1. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION and MAP

2. AREA

3. DEGREE OF PROTECTION

4. SITE DESCRIPTION
A. Project Area, Core Sites, and Designated Areas
B. Climate
C. Physiography/Geomorphology
D. Hydrology
E. Salinity Distribution
F. Wetland Classification

5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC VALUES

6. CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION

7. INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
A. Tidal Marshes
B. Migratory Species
C. Unfragmented Habitat
D. Rare and Endangered Species
E. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
F. Fisheries

8. CHANGES IN ECOLOGICAL CHARACTER
A. Invasive and Nuisance Species
B. Mosquito Ditching
C. Stormwater Discharges
D. Dredging and the Disposal of Dredged Sediments
E. Water Quality

9. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

10. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND FACILITIES

11. PRINCIPAL REFERENCE MATERIAL

APPENDIX A PROPERTY NAMES AND OWNERS
APPENDIX B INDEX MAP SHOWING PROJECT LANDS
APPENDIX C SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION
APPENDIX D LISTS OF SUMMER AVIFAUNA
APPENDIX E FEDERAL AND STATE-LISTED SPECIES