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Alexander State Forest
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State Park Overview
Alexander State Forest, located in central Louisiana, was established in 1923 when the state purchased 2,068 acres from Mrs. Eloise Polk Burrows. Though originally intended to be the first of several state owned demonstration forests, today it is the only one. The forest was named in honor of M. L. Alexander, Louisianas first commissioner of conservation.
Nine additional purchases of adjacent properties over the next 15 years expanded Alexander State Forest to its present size of approximately 8,000 acres. The multiple-use forest contains 700 acres of bottomland hardwood, 5,000 acres of southern yellow pine and the 2,250 acre Indian Creek Lake and Recreation Area.
The land was mostly barren when purchased. However, today it is an excellent example of reforestation and forest management containing about 35 million board feet of timber. Extensive tree planting was undertaken when a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was located on the forest during 19331940. During CCC days, the enrollees, mostly World War I veterans, built the log administrative building, which is now listed on the LouisianaNational Register of Historic Places. The 175-foot Woodworth Fire Tower at the headquarters compound is believed to be the tallest fire tower in the world.
Alexander State Forest is managed under the multiple-use concept, providing a variety of benefits, including timber production, improved wildlife habitat, hunting, recreational opportunity, water and soil conservation, forest management research and
habitat for several endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker. Approximately 75 percent of the state forest acreage is managed for hunting and other recreational activities.
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Alexander State Forest is an 8,000-acre established in 1923. Although originally intended to be the first of several state-owned
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HOME > DIVISIONS > FORESTRY > ALEXANDER STATE FOREST Alexander State Forest, located in central Louisiana, was established in
15 years expanded Alexander State Forest to its present size
Education & Urban Forestry Reforestation Other Options Alexander State Forest Daily Fire Weather District / Field Offices
and maintains the Alexander State Forest and Indian Creek
National Register of Historical Places, Historical Properties, Historic Districts, Lodging, Shopping
LOUISIANARapides County Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building ** (added 1987
Oriented Strand Board? Processing of O.S.B. Processing of O.S.B. ALEXANDER STATE FOREST, WOODWORTH, LA. John Martel, Director of Alexander State Forest, discusses Slash pine research plot Clearcut
| Tree Trunk T E A C H E R T O U R 2 0 0 0 Alexander State Forest Our next stop was Office of Forestry?s Alexander State Forest where John Martel discussed hardwood management and silviculture
CONSERVATIONIST other LDWF/non LDWF publications. State Wildlife Area maps including ALEXANDER STATE FOREST -TCHAFALAYA DELTA -TTAKAPAS ISLAND, BAYOU MACON, BAYOU PIERRE, BENS CREEK, BIG LAKE
Louisiana Hiking Trails The Trails What follows are brief descriptions of those trails I knew about at the close of the last century. Some descriptions are briefer than others -s some of these I knew
01, Woodworth Fire Tower To Louisiana list NextUS NextThisState Woodworth Fire Tower Alexander State Forest, Louisiana Visit the TopoZone USGS topographic quadrangle map server, centered on this
Indian Creek Recreation Area! This recreation area is located in Woodworth, LA in Alexander State Forest and
is ideal for camping, picnics, fishing, seasonal hunting and
hiking. Both primitive
Alexander State Forest