Dec. 10, 2019 - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) draft forest management prescriptions for twelve Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are now available for review. Go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma-forest-management-prescriptions to see the prescriptions.
The prescriptions, which provide habitat management proposals, include areas on Bayou Macon, Big Lake, Boeuf, Buckhorn, Dewey Wills, Little River, Loggy Bayou, Pomme de Terre, Richard K. Yancey, Russell Sage, Sherburne and Spring Bayou WMAs. The documents detail proposed methods to improve, maintain and sustain wildlife habitat while providing wildlife-oriented recreational improvements and growing forest resources for the long-term.
Each document includes a description of the area to be addressed within each WMA, the current condition within the compartment, the soil types, hydrology of the area and wildlife habitat conditions.
Plans also include management objectives, management concerns and how areas of concern will be addressed to enhance or sustain the forest and wildlife habitat. Timber harvest is often the most feasible means to manipulate forest habitat for the management of wildlife, providing short- and long-term benefits.
Comments to LDWF on the plans must be as specific as possible and be provided by Jan. 24, 2020. Comments can be made in writing to Donald Locascio at LDWF Wildlife Division, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 or dlocascio@wlf.la.gov.