Blackwater Conservation Area

Blackwater Conservation Area (HM240P)

Location: Baker, LA 70714 East Baton Rouge Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 32.079', W 91° 5.24'

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The Story of Rebirth

—Turning a Dirt Pit into Healthy Habitat —

In the 1970's much of the park you are about to enter was mined as part of a commercial sand and gravel operation. Through this process the area was logged and stripped of its nutritious topsoil. The land that had once been a viable hardwood forest with baldcypress sloughs became inhospitable habitat. Due to poor quality soil, a healthy plant community did not return. The barren site became inundated with non-native invasive plant species such as Chinese Tallow and Privet. Native populations of wood ducks and woodcocks disappeared along with other wildlife to find more hospitable habitat. In 1998, the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, the US Army Corps of Engineers and BREC partnered to restore the 57.5 acres of affected land under the authority of Section 206 of the 1996 Water Resources Development Act. The Restoration included: · Creation of two lakes · Addition of lime, fertilizer, and mulch to the soil · Removal of exotic plant species · Development of terracing wetland cells · Creation of walking trails and parking area · Planting of trees representative of the original forest cover BREC continues to maintain the property with exotic species removals and native species plantings. Native wildlife populations have begun to return to the property which is well on its way
to becoming a healthy, bottomland hardwood forest habitat.
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HM NumberHM240P
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Date Added Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 683492 N 3379587
Decimal Degrees30.53465000, -91.08733333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 32.079', W 91° 5.24'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 32' 4.74" N, 91° 5' 14.4" W
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Area Code(s)225
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9525 Blackwater Rd, Baker LA 70714, US
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