PARKS IN LOUSIANA

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DIFFERENT PARKS Louisiana is very rich in nature, there are a lot of parks to enjoy nature

and wild life. In the state of Louisiana we can find:

19 State Parks  2 State Forests   2 State Historic Sites 22 State Wildlife Management Areas   3 State Wildlife  Refuges  1 National Forest 2 National Historic Parks   2 National Wildlife Areas  9  National Wildlife Refuges

SOME STATE PARKS• BAYOU SEGNETTE STATE PARK

• CHICOT STATE PARK

• GRAND ISLE STATE PARK

BAYOU SEGNETTE STATE PARK

It’s a thirty-minute drive across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and has a multitude of recreational opportunities: boating, fishing, canoeing, picnicking…..as well as an ecosystem that offers you the chance to spot plants, trees and wildlife from both swamps and marshland.

CHICOT STATE PARK• Chicot boasts a unique

combination of natural resources on land. Mature hardwood uplands and extensive beech-magnolia forest areas add to the beauty of the cypress-tupelo lake environment. Large numbers of deer, raccoon and other wildlife live in the surrounding woods. A birding guide to Chicot State Park is also available for bird watchers. The 300-acre Louisiana State Arboretum, an area devoted to a living, natural exhibition of over 150 species of plant life native to Louisiana, is located adjacent to the main entrance.

GRAND ISLE STATE PARK• This is Grand Isle State Park--

a natural heaven on the most popular barrier island off the coast of Louisiana. A beach ridge created by the action of the waves of the Gulf, Grand Isle serves as a breakwater between the Gulf and the network of inland channels that connect to the bayou tributaries of the Mississippi River. It is also the launching point for excellent deep-sea salt-water fishing adventures.

NATIONAL PARKS

CANE RIVER CREOLE• Located along the Cane River lake, the park is approximately 63 acres

and includes two French Creole cotton plantations, Oakland and Magnolia.

• Both plantations are the most intact French Creole cotton plantations in the United State.

• Along the river you can find different species of animals like alligators or different birds.

KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST

• Kisatchie National Forest, the only National forest in Louisiana, United States, is located in the forested piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes . Although forests dominate the landscape, scattered prairies can also be found.

• The forest protects habitat for a wide array of plant species including wild orchids and carnivorous plants .

• Rare animals we can find in this park include the Louisiana pine snake, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the Louisiana black bear and the Louisiana pearlshell

mussel.

OTHER ANIMALS YOU CAN ALSO FIND

IN THESE PARKSAlligator snapping turtle, brown pelican, American green tree frog,

alligator and Coypu also known as nutria .

TYPICAL SWAMPS IN LOUISIANA

• Louisiana's swamp lands hold a special place in Louisiana culture. These marshlands are an extremely important ecosystem within the land . Cajun and Native American Indians have been living in harmony with these lands

for centuries. Southern Louisiana contains 40 to 45 percent of the wetlands found in the lower states .

• The Atchafalaya Basin or Atchafalaya Swamp, is the largest wetland and swamp in the United States. 

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