Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge is a 23,000-acre (93 km2) region of fresh and brackish marshes located within the city limits of New Orleans. It is the largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Louisiana |
| Size | 28,070 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 30.08° N, 89.86° W |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 56) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Weather by month
Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 9.6 miU.s. Mint, New Orleans Branch ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.7 miDeluge ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.7 miGallier House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.8 miOld Ursuline Convent ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 mi730-734 St. Philip Street ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 miLafitte's Blacksmith Shop ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 miMadame John's Legacy ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 miPontalba Buildings ↗National Historic Landmark
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge?
28,070 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in?
Louisiana.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 30.079° N, 89.859° W. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is 10 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Which national parks are near Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge?
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (10 mi) and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (19 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.
Source: Nearby on the other atlases
Are there historic places near Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 200 listings within 15 miles, including U.s. Mint, New Orleans Branch and Deluge.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
- States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
- Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
- Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q4874737), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.