Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge

Description:

The Nature Conservancy purchased an 11,255.51-acre core tract from the Fisher Lumber Company, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. The Conservancy then sold the land to the USFWS over a span of 5 years. Cocodrie Bayou is designated as a state scenic river. The bottomland hardwoods at Bayou Cocodrie NWR have been noted as some of the last remaining, least disturbed timber in the Mississippi River Delta.

Directions:

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Address:

P.O. Box 1772

Ferriday LA 71334

Phone:

318-336-7119

Email:

bayoucocodrie@fws.gov

Organization:

FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service