COASTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION'S

GULF ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT SITE

HONEY ISLAND SWAMP

Sound Enhanced Site

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name:
Gregory J. DuCote

Address:
La. Dept. of Natural Resources/Coastal Management Division
P. O. Box 44487
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-4487

Phone #:
225.342.5052
1-800-267-4019

E-mail:
gregdu@dnr.state.la.us

Facsimile:
225.342.9439


GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Location:
Honey Island Swamp

County:   St. Tammany Parish

Lat/Long:                                                                                   
                             
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(latitude-longitude at approximate center of site)

Boundary:  North - U.S. 90
           South - Lake Borgne
           East - Pearl River
           West - West Pearl River


Relative Size:                                                                             
                        
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(relative size of site; and compared to similar sites in the state.)

Date Submitted:                                     


ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
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(please list and describe any of the following attributes that
distinguish the site)

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION:

Flood control
Riparian habitat


GEOMORPHIC FEATURES:
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(describe type and function of significant features; barrier
islands, beach-dune systems, etc.)


UNIQUENESS OF NATURAL COMMUNITY:

Cypress-tupelo swamp.  Species include:  bald cypress
(Taxodium distichum), tupelogum (Nyssa
aquatica), swamp blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), swamp red
maple (Acer rubrum), black willow
(Salix nigra), ash (Fraximus spp.), water elm (Playera
aquatica), Virginia willow (Itea virginica),
and buttonbush (Cephalaythus occidentalis).


RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES:

Bald eagle 
Hear it now!
Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
Osprey 
Hear it now!
Sarvis holly (Ilex amelanchier)


BREEDING OR NURSERY AREA:

Breeding area for wading birds (egrets, herons, ibises),
alligators ad furbearers (nutria, muskrat,
raccoon, otter)
MIGRATORY SPECIES:

Songbirds & passerines
Ducks & geese


INTERPRETIVE AND ECONOMIC VALUE:

INTERPRETIVE USE:

Birding
Nature walks & swamp tours by boat
Accessible by car and boat


RECREATIONAL USE:

Fishing (freshwater)
Hunting (waterfowl, deer, rabbits, squirrel, woodcock)


COMMERCIAL USE:

Commercial swamp tours (by boat) performed in this swamp


ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES:
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(describe
any significant archaeological features of site)


MANAGEMENT STATUS:

LAND OWNERSHIP:
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(identification of and contacts for public and private ownership
within the site)



EXISTING DESIGNATIONS:
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(designations of site for federal, state, local, or private
ecological management activities)


MANAGEMENT STATUS:

None - natural state


SITE VIABILITY

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY:

Fairly pristine cypress-tupelo swamp
Man-made threats include silvicultural activities and
development for residential usage


MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL:

Wildlife management refuge


OTHER:
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(please provide additional information regarding any
significant aspects not covered)