In September 1979 Hurricane Frederic damaged approximately 50 million board feet of timber on the Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area (PRWMA) located in George and Jackson counties. Officials of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC), which administers the PRWMA, decided to salvage the damaged timber.
The report reviewed the salvage timber operations on the PRWMA, including improper timber cutting activities which occurred, initial planning and supervision by DWC, and terms of the timber contracts. PEER recommended, among others, that the Attorney General review contract violations and that the DWC develop a comprehensive timber management plan for all state-owned wildlife management areas, with priority to PRWMA.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.