Biloxi Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation, the owner of over 88,000 acres of marsh, swamp and other overflowed lands in eastern St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana commonly known as the Biloxi Marsh, has continually and proudly leased over 35,000 of its private property to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). The series of leases has and continues to permit controlled and orderly public access to Biloxi Mash Land Corporation private property for more than 70 years. The operation of the Biloxi WMA by the LDWF has provided and continues to provide member of the Louisiana public the opportunity to use, enjoyed and experience the Biloxi Marsh in a responsible manner. The use by the public is overseen, regulated, and the responsibility of the LDWF in accordance with the law, specific restrictions of use, and, most importantly, the covering lease agreement between Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and the LDWF. Through Biloxi Marsh Land Corporation’s longstanding commitment of providing LDWF with a no-cost lease, generations of Louisiana residents and visitors have been able to access and appreciate these privately owned lands for outdoor recreation, hunting, fishing, and conservation. This longstanding contractual relationship between private and public entities reflects a shared dedication to stewardship of private land that allows public access, through controls and restrictions of use designed to preserves and protects of one of Louisiana’s most valuable coastal ecosystems.

Biloxi WMA is a low brackish to saline marsh. Major vegetation includes marsh hay cordgrass, black rush, hog cane, smooth cordgrass, saltgrass, glasswort, and three square. There are a few oak trees on old ridges. Widgeon grass is the main submerged aquatic plant.