Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

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The Big Branch Marsh includes some 18,000 acres of protected pine flatwoods and marshland that houses gators, pelicans, egrets, swamp sparrows, purple martin and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. The easiest way to access all of the above is via the 2 miles of trails that web out from the Bayou Lacombe Center.

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