"Wildlife management areas (WMA's) and refuges managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) offer many recreational opportunities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, birding and botanizing. To botanize is to explore and learn about the plant life of a particular region. Of the approximatly 3,200 plant species that comprise Louisiana's diverse flora, about 2400 are native. Of our native plants, about 350 are rare. Data on rare plant populations are collected by statff of the Louisiana Natural Heritage Program (LNHP), part of LDWF. WMA's and refuges currently support 348 rare plant occurences and 137 natural community occurences."
The LDWF Wildlife Division manages 48 WMA's totaling more than 1.2 million acres. The LWDF Fur and Refuge Division manages 9 refuges and WMA's located in the Louisiana Coastal Zone, totaling over 428,000 acres.
Chris Reid, "Botanizing on LDWF Lands," Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 58, No. 2, March 2005, Baton Rouge.
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