Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area Explained

Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area
Map:Louisiana
Location:Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Area Acre:105,545
Governing Body:U.S. Army and U.S. Forest Service

Fort Johnson-Vernon Wildlife Management Area is a 105545adj=midNaNadj=mid 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Yoshonis . Scott . 2023-06-28 . LDWF renames wildlife management areas to reflect removal of military references to Confederacy . 2023-06-29 . KLFY . en-US.
  2. Web site: Fort Johnson-Vernon . 2023-06-29 . Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
  3. Web site: Fort Johnson Army Base Guide . 2023-06-30 . Military.com.