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Recreation
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 through a unique partnership with the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The 2,000 acre scenic lake is owned by the city and serves as its secondary water source. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a free ninety-nine year management lease on the lake. The Service purchased 2,200 acres of land surrounding the lake, which expanded the refuge to 4,200 acres and protected most of the lake’s watershed. The beautiful natural lake is studded with picturesque cypress and tupelo trees, and surrounded by swamps that graduate into bottomland hardwoods and then into upland mixed pine/hardwoods. The refuge supports an excellent fisheries resource and provides valuable habitat for migratory waterfowl, neotropical migratory songbirds, and many resident wildlife species. Black Bayou Lake NWR offers great fishing, hunting and wildlife observation opportunities.
More information
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
480 Richland Place, Monroe, LA
Email: northlouisianarefuges@fws.gov
Phone Number: 318-387-1114
www.fws.gov/northlouisiana/blackbayoulake
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