HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
OR:
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately southeast of
Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the county seat, parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles (Louisiana), Lake Char ...
, in north central
Cameron Parish Cameron Parish () is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-sm ...
. It contains that include fresh
marsh In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in genera ...
, coastal prairie, and old rice fields. The visitor center opened in 1994 and is located south of Lake Charles on Louisiana Highway 27, 11 miles south of
Holmwood, Louisiana Holmwood is an unincorporated community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Missi ...
. The center's exhibits focus on the birds and other wildlife found in the refuge, and the plant and animal life and different types of ecosystems. An animated exhibit features a
Cajun The Cajuns (; French: ''les Cadjins'' or ''les Cadiens'' ), also known as Louisiana ''Acadians'' (French: ''les Acadiens''), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the US state of Louisiana and surrounding Gulf Coast states. Whi ...
resident named Tante Marie, who sits in a
pirogue A pirogue ( or ), also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish ''piragua'' , which comes from the Carib '. Description The term 'pirogue' ...
and talks about life in the refuge. The visitor center suffered damage from
Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico, tying with Hurricane Milton in 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, 2024, as well as being the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Part of the ...
, and reopened with new exhibits in the fall of 2009.


Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex

In 2004, the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex was formed by administratively combining the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge, and the
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge is located in Cameron and Evangeline Parishes in southwestern Louisiana, was established in 1937 by Executive Order No. 7780 as "a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." The refu ...
with headquarters at Cameron Prairie.


See also

* List of National Wildlife Refuges: Louisiana


References

: :


External links


Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
- Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex



{{authority control National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana Museums in Cameron Parish, Louisiana Natural history museums in Louisiana Protected areas established in 1986 Protected areas of Cameron Parish, Louisiana 1986 establishments in Louisiana Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana Landforms of Cameron Parish, Louisiana