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Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
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Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
LA
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The basin is the largest river swamp in the USA and a unique eco-system of incredible beauty – despite the destruction excessive logging in the 20th century, and invasive oil- and gas industry have brought to the swamp. Just crossing the levee in Henderson and laying eyes on the vast expanse of water and trees for the first time is breath-taking! Swamp Tours Don’t miss out on a tour, but do it right and don’t choose an airboat tour – everybody wearing hearing protection gives you an idea why. Here are just the right people to go with, and our personal first choice Mark and Peggy Allemand have grown up on the basin, and apart from being extremely knowledgeable about the local culture and nat
The basin is the largest river swamp in the USA and a unique eco-system of incredible beauty – despite the destruction excessive logging in the 20th century, and invasive oil- and gas industry have brought to the swamp. Just crossing the levee in Henderson and laying eyes on the vast expanse of wate…
The Atchafalaya Basin is the nation’s largest river swamp, with almost one million acres of the most significant bottomland hardwoods, swamps, bayous and backwater lakes. It meanders from near Simmesport southward past Pierre Part down to Morgan City and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a unique combination of wetlands, bayous, marshes, estuaries, and river delta area. About 65 species of reptiles and amphibians inhabit the Basin. Over 250 known species of birds fly in the Basin. Other species of animals found in the area include the Florida panther, black bear, bobcat, nutria, mink, fox, muskrat, beaver, otter and raccoon. Swamp tour operators: flat bottom boats, airboaflat bottom boat, canoes.
The Atchafalaya Basin is the nation’s largest river swamp, with almost one million acres of the most significant bottomland hardwoods, swamps, bayous and backwater lakes. It meanders from near Simmesport southward past Pierre Part down to Morgan City and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a unique combinatio…