With the Special Assistance of:

Gary M. Hanson, Director
Red River Watershed Management Institute
Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Wetland Education Through Maps and Aerial Photography

Information and materials contributors:

Dewitt Braud, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge: satellite image

Jason Dugas, Johnson Controls World Service Inc.: National Wetlands Research Center: Photo interpretation

Sunny Brinker, Chadron State College: General organization and packaging of materials

Michele Meissner, Chadron State College: General organization and packaging of materials

Heather Murphy, Chadron State College: statistics and packaging of materials; geographic summary

Kelly Mouton, Johnson Controls World Service Inc., National Wetlands Research Center: Cartography and photo reproduction

Christopher Wells, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center: Photo acquisition

Other contributors:

Giselle Andersen, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Crystal Ekberg, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Jake Frost, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Richard Kunckel, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Sarah Lockwood, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Phil Lockwood, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

Sources of Data Information

Aerial Photography

1959 Black and White, Red River, Shreveport, LA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1975 Black and White, Red River, Shreveport, LA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1985 Color Infrared, Red River, Shreveport, LA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1998 Color Infrared, Shreveport, LA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
2004 Color Infrared, Red River, Shreveport, LA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) Satellite Image

2002 Red River, LA: Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

Maps

Portions of the following maps were used for site identification, skills and exercises, and wetland analysis:

1:250,000 scale, Shreveport, LA, Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:100,000 scale, Shreveport South, LA, Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, Shreveport East, LA, Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, 1998 Bossier City, LA / 1980/1992 North Highlands, LA, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
1:24,000 scale, Thibodaux. LA, Topographic Quadrangle, 1957/80: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center
Red River Habitat Map 1959: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River Habitat Map 1975: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River Habitat Map 1985: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River Habitat Map 2004: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River 1959 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River 1975 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River 1985 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Red River 2004 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Sources of Data Information

Red River Background:       Compiled by Catherine M. Lockwood and Heather Murphy

Skills and Techniques:        Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team

Photo Essay::                       Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team