Results

The results are in!  

Who can find the most wildlife?
​The Southwest Louisiana Master Naturalists are asking everyone in Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana to get outside, find wildlife, and help put SWLA on top in this friendly competition of over 400 cities on 6 continents! 

​How to learn more:
www.citynaturechallenge.org 
•Join the City Nature Challenge 2021: Southwest Louisiana iNaturalist project.
•Join the City Nature Challenge: Southwest Louisiana group on Facebook
•Find the SWLA Master Naturalists on Facebook 

Here’s how to contribute!
1. Find wildlife (animals, plants, or other living things)!
2. Take a picture of what you find.
​3. Share your observations on iNaturalist. 

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Use the free iNaturalist app to upload your observations.
You don’t need to be able to identify your observation— members of the iNaturalist community can help!

Where To Find Nature in SWLA

Your Yard and Neighborhood
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Cameron Parish

• Peveto Woods Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary
• Sabine NWR
• Cameron Prairie NWR
• Holly Beach
• Rutherford Beach
• Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge
• Lacassine NWR

Calcasieu Parish

• Lake Charles beach by I-10
• Israel LaFleur Park
• Prien Lake Park
• Drew Park
• Riverside Park, Lake Charles
• Lorrain Parish Park/Boat Launch
• Calcasieu Point Boat Launch
• Agricultural lands and prairies Southeast of Lake Charles (don't trespass)
• Agricultural lands and prairies south of Vinton and around Carlyss (don't trespass)

Jeff Davis Parish

• Miller Oilfield and Turfgrass Farms road

Allen Parish​

• West Bay Wildlife Management Area
• LA 26 crossing over the Calcasieu River
• LA 26 crossing over the Whiskey (aka Ouiska) Chitto Creek

Beauregard Parish

• Purple Heart Memorial Park
• West Park

Vernon Parish

• Clear Creek WMA
• Fort Polk/Kisatchie National Forest