Boeuf Wildlife Management Area

Summary

The Boeuf Wildlife Management Area is 51,110-acre (20,680 ha)[1] parcel of bottomland hardwoods, cypress-tupelo swamp (cypress dome), and other wetland habitats in northeast Louisiana. It is owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Boeuf Wildlife Management Area is located in Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes, near the city of Columbia, Louisiana.

Boeuf Wildlife Management Area
Boeuf WMA
Map showing the location of Boeuf Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Boeuf Wildlife Management Area
Location within Louisiana
LocationCaldwell and Catahoula Parishes, Louisiana
Nearest cityWinnsboro, Louisiana
Coordinates32°03′01″N 91°56′30″W / 32.0503°N 91.9417°W / 32.0503; -91.9417
Area51,110 acres (206.8 km2)
Governing bodyLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/boeuf
Map
Boeuf WMA

The forest overstory is a relatively closed stand of mixed bottomland hardwoods. On higher elevations the predominant tree species are willow oak, water oak, Nuttall’s oak, rock elm, sweetgum, and persimmon.

Important species in the lower elevations are overcup oak, bitter pecan, and honey locust, with cypress and tupelo gum being found in sloughs and old lakes. Understory species commonly found on Boeuf WMA include deciduous holly, hawthorn, swamp privet, rattan, greenbriar and grape. Boeuf has a greentree reservoir and several moist soil impoundments available for waterfowl and other wetland species. [2]

Birding Opportunities edit

Boeuf WMA is under consideration for the America's Wetland Foundation Red River Birding Trail and Mississippi River Birding Trail.

See also edit

List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas

References edit

  1. ^ "Boeuf". Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries