- Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
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Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)Map of the United States
Location Mississippi, USA Nearest city Brooksville, Mississippi Coordinates 33°17′39.7608″N 88°46′43.6801″W / 33.294378°N 88.778800028°WCoordinates: 33°17′39.7608″N 88°46′43.6801″W / 33.294378°N 88.778800028°W Area 48,000 acres (190 km2) Established 1940 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is a 48,000 acres (190 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in the U.S. state of Mississippi, in Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Winston Counties . The refuge serves as a resting and feeding area for migratory birds and as example of proper land stewardship. Also, the refuge extensively manages land for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Land for the Noxubee NWR was obtained in the 1930s through the Resettlement Administration. During the 1930s, the land was controlled by the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. In 1940, the land was established as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1940 to ensure the wetlands would continue to be protected, providing migratory bird species and other animals a safe haven. Of the 48,000 acres (190 km2) of land, approximately 44,500 acres (180 km2) consists of bottomland and upland forest. A variety of species inhabit these lands including quail, deer, and turkey.
Two major lakes, Bluff with 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) and Loakfoma with 600 acres (2.4 km2) provide much of the wetlands within Noxubee. Additionally, there are four green tree reservoirs and sixteen smaller reservoirs which provide a habitat for wood stork, American alligator, bald eagle and other waterfowl.
The refuge partners with nearby Mississippi State University in an extensive research program with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Forestry.
Contents
Attractions
Map of Noxubee NWR
Goose Overlook
Goose Overlook is a 30-foot-high (9.1 m) observation platform overlooking Bluff Lake. This area provides a wildlife viewing area for animals such as white-tailed deer and migrating Canada Geese.
Morgan Hill Overlook
Another observation on Morgan Hill provides a view of the 600 acres (2.4 km2) Loakfoma Lake.
Bluff Lake Boardwalk
This 1,000-foot-long (300 m) boardwalk provides access to an overlook at cypress island on Bluff Lake.
Trail networks
The refuge has a trail system providing access to wildlife observation points.
- Beaver Dam Trail: 2 miles (3.2 km)
- Morgan Hill Overlook Trail: 0.25 miles (400 m)
- Trail of the Big Trees: 4 miles (6.4 km)
- Wilderness Trail (3.4 miles)
- Scattertown Trail (1.75 miles)
- Woodpecker Trail: 0.25 miles (400 m)
See http://www.fws.gov/noxubee/noxtrail.htm for more information on each trail.
See also
External links
Federal Bogue Chitto • Coldwater River • Dahomey • Grand Bay • Hillside • Holt Collier • Mathews Brake • Mississippi Sandhill Crane • Morgan Brake • Noxubee • Panther Swamp • St. Catherine Creek • Tallahatchie • Theodore Roosevelt • YazooGrand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve • Gulf Islands National SeashoreState Buccaneer • Clark Creek Natural Area • Clarkco • Florewood • George P. Cossar • Golden Memorial • Grand Gulf Military State Park • Great River Road • Holmes County • Hugh White • John W. Kyle • J. P. Coleman • Lake Lincoln • Lake Lowndes • LeFleur's Bluff • Legion • Leroy Percy • Natchez • Paul B. Johnson • Percy Quin • Roosevelt • Shepard • Tishomingo • Tombigbee • Trace • Wall Doxey
Categories:- IUCN Category IV
- Protected areas of Noxubee County, Mississippi
- National Wildlife Refuges in Mississippi
- Protected areas of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
- Protected areas of Winston County, Mississippi
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