Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

Infobox Protected area
name = Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV



caption = Map of the United States
base_width =
locator_x = 156
locator_y = 146
location = Cameron Parish, Louisiana
nearest_city = Lake Charles, Louisiana
coords =(coord|29|51|00|N|93|13|00|W|type:landmark)
area = 9,621 acres
established = 1986
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
world_heritage_site =

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 25 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in north central Cameron Parish. It contains 9,621 acres that include fresh marsh, coastal prairie, and old rice fields

ee also

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References

External links

* [http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2003/r03-125.html Cameron Creole Watershed Marsh Terracing Project ]
* [http://wmc.ar.nrcs.usda.gov/news/ccproject.html Louisiana's Cameron-Creole Project: An Ecosystem-Based Watershed Project]


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