Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, located near St. Francisville, Louisiana, is dedicated to conserving and managing native forested wetland habitats for migratory birds, aquatic resources, and endangered and threatened plants and animals. The refuge's unique landscape of ridges, swamps, and backwater sloughs provides a highly productive habitat for diverse fish and wildlife, including the Louisiana black bear and wintering waterfowl.
Visitors to Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge can enjoy activities such as fishing, hunting, hiking, paddling, wildlife viewing, and photography. The refuge is also home to a national champion bald cypress tree, estimated to be around 1,500 years old, making it one of the largest trees of any species east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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