Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991 Page: 7 of 32
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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY AUGUST II, 1991. PAQ£ H
Petition eermerks improvements for Leke Livingston
By JAMES ALLEN
ONALASKA - The read to produce
positive change in Lake Livingston's
recreational value was planted in
the spring. An ideal calling for a long
range outdoor recreational plan
sprouted when Steve McLauren and
the All-American Bass Anglers
spearheaded a petition drive. Over
3,000 signatures were gathered -
more than enough to gain the atten-
tion of state agencies targeted by the
drive. On July 23 concerned local
parties, Texas Parks and Wildlife
personnel, and the newly-appointed
manager of the Trinity River
Authority gathered at Lakeside RV
& Resort to address the petitioners’
areas of concern
The petition, to be delivered to
Gov., Ann Richards and her starr,
pinpointed three major objectives:
1) Marking river and creek channels
for improved boating safety, naviga-
tion and protection of personal
assets; 2) allowing reasonable
aquatic vegetation controls habitat,
fish spawning areas and shoreline
erosion controls; 3) Continuous
restocking programs of all major
fish species that are not native to
Lake Livingston and its tributaries
for maintaining a well-balanced
sports fishery.
For many years unmarked creek
and river channels have presented a
hazard to the Lake Livingston
boater. Fishermen and other
boaters trying to navigate the long,
winding river channel find it a dif-
ficult task. Boaters who miss a
curve in an unmarked channel can
incur costly damage. Hitting
submerged logs and stumps is not
only expensive, it can cause serious
personal injury.
Charles Truitt of the TRA respond-
ed with some positive news. "The
TRA Board of Directors is currently
considering a proposal to start
marking the river and creek chan-
nels,” explained Truitt. “The staff is
considering cost estimates for the
materials needed to do the work.”
Truitt was unable to comment on a
timetable for marking proprities. In-
terested locals pointed out if TRA
personnel can not mark some of the
more hazardous areas in the near
future, private organizations will be
more than willing to help out.
Assuming liability for privately
placed markers was given as the
reason for past rebutial of channel
marking requests. There has been
some question as to who would
assume liability if Injury or damage
to personal property occurred in
relation to privately placed
markers.
Steve McLauren introduced point
two of the position. “There is very
little submerged vegetation in Lake
Livingston for fisheries habitats,”
Steve said. “We believe this a direct
result of past and present TPW her-,
bicide spraying programs. If this is
the case, why can’t TPW discontinue
the herbicide spraying program and
allow the vegetation a chance to
return?” _
Joyce Johnson, TPW Director of
Aquatic Habitat Enhancement,
responded with an explanation why
TPW has a Water Hyson control pro-
gram on Livingston, and the pro-
blems associated when it was
discontinued in the past. Johnson
noted when the program was stop-
ped, property owners on the nor-
thern end of the lake circulated a
petition asking for Hyacinth control
to be resumed.
Johnson and Mark Howell, TPW
District Management Supervisor for
Lake Livingston, agreed more
submerged aquatic vegetation
would benefit the Lake Livingston
fishery. Although many local in-
terests at the meeting felt spraying
was the major reason for the lack of
it in Livingston's water, the duo ex-
plained continuing turbidity and
sUtation wars the primary reason
submerged vegetation does not
thrive here. B was emphatically
pointed oat transplanting submerg-
ed vegetation would likely be inef-
fective because of the dltation and
turbidity problem.
Mark Howell explained vegetation
which emerges from the water is the
best alternative. “Some type of
rooted, emerged vegetation would
have some beneficial impact on
fisheries,” said Howell, “but
transplant attempts would have to
be massive to have much effect on a
90,000 acre reservoir.”
Indeed Mark Howell seems to be
asserting Ns efforts to get same type
of vegetation program off the
ground. Recently he and Ns staff
transplanted coon tall moss in the
Penwaugh area. R was an effort that
failed. Howell plans another
transplant effort soon, hoping the
coontatl moss will adapt to the
waters in the Ktckapoo Creek area.
Steve McLauren pointed out no
matter how small or large the
transplant effort, some vegetation is
better than none at alL Local help
was offered to assist in future
vegetation transplant efforts and to
help plant shoreline willow trees.
Howell offered the services of his
staff to assist concerned groups in
future transplants.
Mark Howell addressed the third
point of the petition concerning fish
stockings. “Flrii stockings are based
on a lake meeting certain criteria
before stocking,” explained Howell,
“and in the past Livingston has not
met that criteria (lack of fish habitat
was cited as reason criteria was not
met). An attempt will be made to see
if Livingston can qualify for a
Florida largemouth stocking baaed
on a decrease In the previous
measure of Florida Bass gent in-
fluence.”
Roger McCabe, TPW Regional
Supervisor of Inland Fisheries,
doubted restocking efforts would be
a cure all for the relatively low supp-
ly of largemouth bass in Lake Liv-
ingston. He then ruffled some
feathers by second guessing the
stocking of 40,000 fingerling
crappie.” From a biological sense I
doubt the stocking did any good,”
McCabe said, “It probably had only
a public relations value."
McCabe’s comments drew fire
from Lynn Camp, who earlier had
said there was |7,000 of crappie
availaNe to stock Crappiethon, and
asked if that would not help fish
populations. McCabe retorted Camp
by saying the money might be better
spent putting on kids fishing dirties
to get them excited about fishing, ft
would provide more long range
benefit than putting 40,000 Crapr e
in a 90,000 lake.
McCabe r* nded the ir.3^ <,
with son* stem comment* “If
there were easy solutins to enhanc-
ing the fishery at Lake Livingston
these steps would have already been
put in place,” emphasized Roger.
"TPW personnel are professionals.
Fisheries and vegetation manage-
ment is our business. If people will
respect that and let us do our jobs,
the recreational fishery at Lake Liv-
ingston will be the better for it”
Well maybe so Mr. McCabe, but
the reason the petition was started in
the first place was local Lake Liv-
ingston interests did not feel you
were doing your job properly. Three
thousand signatures gathered on a
petition pointed out the fact local in-
terests think changes are needed.
Perhaps this meeting opened some
lines of communication between
state agencies and local interests •
the first step toward developing
cooperation and coordination. Both
are n ''essary ingredients in im-
plementing programs beneficial to
improving Lake Livingston as a
recreational source.
Local teacher receives
outsta ding service award
AUSTIN - Deana Evans, a
teacher in the Livingston Indepen-
dent School District, was the reci-
pient of an outstanding service
award at the Texas Vocational Ad-
ministrators and Supervisors
Association (TVASA) awards lun-
cheon, held Aug. 1 in Austin.
When the USD decreased its voca-
tional staff two years ago, a new
teacher, Evans, inherited two
cooperative programs - Marketing
Education and Office Education.
Iliis necessitated her taking addi-
tional college hours and giving up
her supervision time during the
class day.
This year she is teaching two
microcomputer applications
classes, two business information
processing classes, marketing
education and office education
cooperative. In addition, she par-
ticipated in regional, state and na-
tional activities.
Two of her students qualified for
state competition, and one qualified
for nationid.
In presenting the outstanding ser-
vice award for a vocational teacher,
TV ASA noted Evana “is a dedicated,
caring teacher who works tirelessly
for vocational education.”
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991, newspaper, August 11, 1991; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798222/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.