Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area

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Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area
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Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area (the United States)
Location Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°7′15″N93°10′4″W / 31.12083°N 93.16778°W / 31.12083; -93.16778
Area105,545 acres (427.13 km2)
Governing body U.S. Army and U.S. Forest Service
Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area
Fort Johnson-Vernon WMA

Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area is a 105,545-acre tract (42,713 ha) of protected area in Louisiana within the United States Army military reservation of Fort Johnson. [1] The WMA is located approximately ten miles southeast of Leesville, in Vernon Parish, east of U.S. Highway 171, one mile south of Louisiana Highway 28 and one mile north of Louisiana Highway 10. [2]

The new name was the result of the renaming of Fort Polk and the WMA on June 13, 2023. [3]

See also

List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas

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References

  1. Yoshonis, Scott (June 28, 2023). "LDWF renames wildlife management areas to reflect removal of military references to Confederacy". KLFY. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. "Fort Johnson-Vernon". Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. "Fort Johnson Army Base Guide". Military.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.