Sam Houston Jones State Park

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Location:12 miles north of Lake Charles off LA 378 in Calcasieu Parish.
Facilities:20 premium campsites (full hookups, including sewer), 42 improved campsites, 19 improved tent-only campsites, comfort stations, 12 cabins (2 @di), picnic area, group shelter, playground, hiking trails, 2 boat launches, boat rentals.
Activities:Camping, boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bird watching, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Park's caretakers have worked to keep the land in its natural state, with tree-filled lagoons and a mixed pine and hardwood forest environment. The park was originally named for the Texas folk hero but was later changed to honor the state's 37th governor, who was instrumental in setting aside this tract of land for public use.
Address:107 Sutherland Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70611
Phone:337-855-2665
Phone: 888-677-7264;
Web: www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iShjones.aspx
Size: 1,087 acres.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS--We collected samples of leaf litter on 1 November 2002, and on 3 February, 30 April, and 5 July 2003, at two sites in Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana: Sam Houston Jones State Park (30[degrees]18'N, 93[degrees]16'W, 7 m elevation) and Tuten Park (30[degrees]11'N, 93[degrees]15'W, 5 m elevation).

hufelandi, and Milnesium tardigradum in cryptogams at Sam Houston Jones State Park. The same species are present in cryptogams at Tuten Park.

Seasonal and spatial variation in diversity and abundance of tardigrades in leaf litter from Louisiana and Florida

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