Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 2970 Bluff Lake Rd
Brooksville, MS 39739
Phone: 662-323-5548;
Fax: 662-323-6390;
Web: www.fws.gov/noxubee
Established: 1940.
Location: East-central Mississippi.
Facilities: Visitor contact station, viewing sites, observation tower, picnic areas, boat ramp, trails (é).
Activities: Boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, educational programs.
Special Features: Noxubee maintains an intensive red-cockaded woodpecker management program. Its 1/4-mile Woodpecker Trail offers the visitor an excellent opportunity to view this endangered bird.
Habitats: 47,000 acres of lakes, pine woodlands, and forested bottomlands.
Access: Open year round during daylight hours.
Wild life: Canada geese and waterfowl, primarily mallards, red-tailed hawk, bobwhite, American wigeons, teal, alligators, white-tailed deer, catfish, cottonmouth, copperhead, timber and pygmy rattlesnake.

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