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Deisha
Norwood
Wildlife
Refuge Specialist
P.O. Box
1772
Ferriday,
LA 71334
(318) 336-7119
FAX: (318) 336-5610
E-mail: bayoucocodrie@fws.gov
 Directions
to Refuge
Fact
Sheet
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Brochure
Bird
List
Hunting/Fishing Information
Hunting/Fishing
Regulations
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Map
Louisiana
Waterfowl Issues
ATTENTION: Private
Landowners
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Refuge
Facts
- Established: 1992.
- Located in Concordia Parish,
LA.
- Location: The refuge is
located 3.5 miles south of Ferriday, 10 miles southwest of Vidalia and
50 miles northeast of Alexandria, LA.
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Natural
History:
- 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.
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Financial
Impact of Refuge:
- Seven people on staff.
- 5,000 visitors annually.
- Current budget (FY 05)
$654,000.
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Refuge
Objectives:
- To protect some of the last
remaining, least disturbed bottomland hardwoods in the Mississippi River
Delta.
- To provide wintering habitat
for migratory waterfowl.
- To provide habitat for a
natural diversity of wildlife.
- To provide habitat for non-game
migratory birds.
- To provide opportunities
for environmental education, research, interpretation, and wildlife-oriented
recreation.
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Management
Tools:
- Law enforcement.
- Partnerships.
- Wildlife management with
public hunting.
- Timber management.
- Private lands programs.
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Public
Use Opportunities:
- Hunting.
- Fishing.
- Hiking.
- Environmental education
and interpretation.
- Photography.
- Bird watching.
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Calendar of Events:
October, November, January & February: general gun -- rabbit
and squirrel hunting.
March: arrival of songbirds.
October: annual National Wildlife Refuge Week.
November - January: archery, muzzleloader -- deer either sex
hunting.
November: youth hunt.
January: general gun -- woodcock hunting
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Questions and Answers:
Does the refuge allow camping?
The only camping
permitted on the refuge is related to environmental education programs
conducted by the local scout troops. General camping is not permitted
in an effort to avoid direct competition with the nearby private campgrounds.
Will you all ever pave Poole
Road?
Poole Road is maintained by the Concordia Parish Police Jury.
The public frequently asks this question because of the numerous flat
tires they experience when traveling this refuge entry road. The road
is a graveled-over railroad tram. Railroad spikes surface during road
maintenance and are the primary causes of tire damage. The refuge has
assisted the Police Jury with applying for TEA-21 funds that would improve
Poole Road by paving or re-graveling.
When are they (USFWS) going to get you all some more help?
The current refuge staff consists of six positions, a Refuge
Manager, Deputy Project Leader, Private Lands Biologist, Office Assistant,
Maintenance Worker and Engineering Equipment Operator. The current staffing
plan also includes a forester position that will be filled in the near
future. Additional staffing needs have been identified in the ongoing
CCP process. Outdoor Recreational Planner and Refuge Biologist were the
positions specified to assist implementation of the CCP.
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