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Louisiana Great Gulf Coast Birding Trail
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Great EgretThank you for your interest in the Louisiana Great Gulf Coast Birding Trail. FERMATA’s field biologists completed their assessments of over 180 sites spanning 28 different parishes in early November. Based upon these assessments, FERMATA recommended over 100 sites to the Louisiana Office of Tourism for inclusion in the trail. A complete list of recommended sites by parish is attached.

As we discussed at the public meetings during the week of October 20, one of the next steps in the trail development process is to identify sites’ infrastructure needs. Examples of infrastructure include: planning, design, and construction of public restrooms, parking areas or trails and boardwalks; writing, design and printing of publications such as a site map or brochure; writing and production of a new website, audio cassette or CD, or touch screen kiosk; or writing, design, and fabrication of interpretive signs.

In some cases, needs are so great that sites were not even recommended for inclusion in the trail until development is complete. In other situations, sites can be safely used by visitors, but experiences would be enhanced by the addition or upgrade of infrastructure. We want to hear from you about what you see as important needs for the site(s) you manage and/or nominated. Please use the form below to respond. Return completed forms by mail or FAX to the address on the form no later than January 2.

Download printable form.

We will be assembling all of the needs and submitting them to Louisiana Office of Tourism for use in preparing their annual funding requests and special grant applications. It is the vision of the Louisiana Office of Tourism, that no Parish will be excluded from the trail simply because birding sites in their area are in need of improvement for visitors. If you have any questions, please email Mary Jeanne Packer at mjpacker@fermatainc.com or call 802-287-4284.

Loop

Site Name

Parish

1

Fabacher Road Area

Calcasieu

1

Intracoastal Park

Calcasieu

1

Niblett's Bluff Park of Ward Seven

Calcasieu

1

Welcome Center at Lake Bienvenue

Calcasieu

1

Holly Beach

Cameron

1

Martin Beach

Cameron

1

Peveto Woods Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary

Cameron

1

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

Cameron

1

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Walkway

Cameron

1

Sabine Pass Bridge

Cameron

1

Volunteer Lane Rookery

Cameron

2

Sam Houston Jones State Park

Calcasieu

2

Holmwood Mini-Loop

Calcasieu

2

Cameron East Jetty Park

Cameron

2

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center

Cameron

2

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Pintail Drive

Cameron

2

Creole/ Chenier Pardue Road/ Little Chenier Road

Cameron

2

Gibbstown Bridge South Boat Launch

Cameron

2

Nunez Woods

Cameron

2

"Price Lake Road, Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge"

Cameron

2

Rutherford Beach

Cameron

3

Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge/ Streeter Rd./ Unit B North Levee

Cameron

3

Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

Cameron

3

Lacassine Pool

Cameron

3

Talen's Landing Rookery

Cameron

3

Lake Arthur Boardwalk & Park

Jefferson Davis

3

Lorraine Park / Parish Park

Jefferson Davis

3

Louisiana Oil & Gas Park

Jefferson Davis

3

Thornwell Site

Jefferson Davis

3

Intersection of Hwy 14/ Meridian Line Road

Vermillion

3

Maree Michel Road

Vermillion

4

Acadiana Park Nature Station & Trails

Lafayette

4

Abbeville RV Park

Vermillion

4

Bobwhite & Pelican Roads

Vermillion

4

Fresh Water City Road/ LA 3147

Vermillion

4

Gladu Road

Vermillion

4

SR 82 Fishing Piers

Vermillion

4

Live Oak Road / Bancker Grotto

Vermillion

4

Mouton Cove Area

Vermillion

4

Pecan Island Front Ridge Road

Vermillion

4

Pine Island Road

Vermillion

4

Pleasant Road/ Palmetto Island State Park

Vermillion

5

Avery Island/ Jungle Gardens

Iberia

5

New Iberia City Park

Iberia

5

Spanish Lake

Iberia

5

Evangeline Oak Park

St. Martin

5

Lake Martin - Cypress Island Preserve

St. Martin

5

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Experimental Farm

St. Martin

5

Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge

St. Mary

5

Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau- Franklin Visitors Center

St. Mary

7

Brownell Memorial Park & Carillon Tower

St. Martin

7

Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau- Patterson Visitors Center

St. Mary

7

Berwick Walking Trails

St. Mary

7

Morgan City Walking Trail

St. Mary

7

Stephensville Road (Hwy 1397)

St. Mary

7

Cotton Road

St. Mary

7

Victor Guarisco Lake End Park

St. Mary

8

National WildBird Refuge

Jefferson

8

Audubon Park Heronry

Orleans

8

Bayou Sauvage NWR

Orleans

8

City Park in New Orleans

Orleans

8

Louisiana Nature Center

Orleans

8

New Orleans Lakefront/ Seabrook

Orleans

8

"Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve"

St. Bernard

8

Breton Sound Marina / Nature Study Area

St. Bernard

8

St. Bernard State Park

St. Bernard

8

Bonnet Carre' Spillway

St. Charles

9

Lumen Christi Retreat Center

Terrebonne

9

Hwy 57 and Falgout Canal Road

Terrebonne

9

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Terrebonne

9

Mandalay Refuge Nature Trail

Terrebonne

9

Marguerite Moffet Sanctuary

Terrebonne

9

Pointe Aux Chenes WMA

Terrebonne

10

Bobby Santiny Property

Jefferson

10

Exxon-Mobil Fields and Pond

Jefferson

10

Grand Isle Port Commission Property

Jefferson

10

Gulf Stream Marina

Jefferson

10

Landry House B&B

Jefferson

10

Bradberry Property

Jefferson

10

TNC Lafitte Woods - Sureway Tract

Jefferson

10

TNC Lafitte Woods - Grillette Tract

Jefferson

10

TNC Lafitte Woods - LSU Tract

Jefferson

10

Grand Isle State Park

Jefferson

10

"Fourchon Beach, Ponds, and Sand Dunes"

LaFourche

11

"Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve"

Jefferson

11

Bayou Segnette State Park

Jefferson

11

Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park

Jefferson

11

Victoria Inn & Gardens

Jefferson

11

Brechtel Park

Orleans

11

Fort Jackson

Plaquemines

11

Old Tidewater Road

Plaquemines

11

Woodland Plantation

Plaquemines

11

Woodlands Trail and Park

Plaquemines

12

Port Hudson State Historic Site

East Baton Rouge

12

Tickfaw State Park

Livingston

12

Big Branch Marsh NWR Visitor's Center

St. Tammany

12

Mandeville Lakefront

St. Tammany

12

Chevron Eagle Walk

St. Tammany

12

Fairview Riverside State Park

St. Tammany

12

Fontainebleau State Park

St. Tammany

12

Madisonville Marsh

St. Tammany

12

Northlake Nature Center

St. Tammany

12

Pearl River WMA

St. Tammany

12

Tammany Trace

St. Tammany

12

Joyce Wildlife Management Area

Tangipahoa

12

Audubon State Historic Site

West Feliciana

12

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge

West Feliciana

13

Lake Fausse Point State Park

Iberia

13

South Farm

Iberville

13

Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/ Complex

Pointe Coupee

13

Charenton Landing

St. Mary

13

Atchafalaya Welcome Center

St. Martin

13

Indian Bayou Natural Area

St. Martin

 

 

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