Mississippi

The Leaf Wilderness now contains a total of 994 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Mississippi.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Leaf Wilderness, this process began in 1984 when 940 acres were designated by Public Law 98-515.

The Leaf Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Black Creek Wilderness now contains a total of 5,052 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Mississippi.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Black Creek Wilderness, this process began in 1984 when 4,560 acres were designated by Public Law 98-515.

The Black Creek Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

On June 30, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-288 authorizing the 40,000-acre Bogue

Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, LA, and Pearl River County,

MS. Since that time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been acquiring bottomland hardwood habitat in

the Pearl River Basin. On December 13, 1989, Congress authorized a boundary expansion for Bogue Chitto

NWR that included an additional 8,400 acres of bottomland hardwoods in St. Tammany Parish. To date, some

Welcome to Morgan Brake

National Wildlife Refuge

Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 2,418 acres in west-central Mississippi. Established in 1980, the refuge is one of seven national wildlife refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The primary habitat feature is Mathews Brake, the largest brake in Leflore County. Each winter the brake provides habitat for over 30,000 ducks.

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is located in three counties (Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Winston) and was originally created from lands obtained through the 1930's Resettlement Administration. With additional land acquisitions through the years, Noxubee now consists of 48,000 acres.

Approximately 44,500 acres of the refuge is bottomland and upland forest. These forest lands are occupied by a variety of game species, including quail, deer, and turkey.

This refuge is an oasis of wildlife habitat surrounded by agriculture. Bounded on the east side by the unique loess bluffs of eastern Mississippi, this 15,572-acre refuge was named to reflect its location at the base of the bluffs. The refuge was established in 1975 and provides important stop-over and nesting habitat for over 200 species of neotropical migratory birds.

From Memphis, TN, 56 miles south on I-55.

http://www.nps.gov/brcr/planyourvisit/directions.htm

Located 8 miles north of Meridian, MS on State Highway 19.