The 48,000-acre refuge serves as a resting and feeding area for migratory birds and as a regional example of proper land stewardship. The refuge also manages habitat specifically for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Seven trails offer a variety of habitat types. Three observation platforms are available year-round to view scenery and wildlife. The lakes and ponds are open to fishing from March 1 through Oct. 31.
Environmental education is an integral part of the refuge, and all groups and ages are welcome.
Arrangements for group programs should be made in advance by contacting the refuge office. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the heaviest of all poisonous snakes. The black vulture nests at the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Alligators come out in the early fall to warm up in the sun on the banks of Bluff Lake. Photo by Nan Rollison, courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.