Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area, also referred to as Pomme de Terre WMA, is a protected area located in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, owned and managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
Location
Pomme de Terre WMA is located north of LA 1, Simmesport, and the communities of Red Fish and Yellow Bayou (site of the Battle of Yellow Bayou, with access from LA 451 through Hamburg. La 451 makes a semi-circle around the south, east, and north sides of the WMA with Pete Laborde road running north to south on the west side.Google map: Pomme de Terre WMA- Retrieved 2018-09-12
Description Pomme de Terre WMA comprises , of which around 60% are open water and marsh areas (Pomme de Terre swamp) containing water hyacinth, duckweed, lotus (the nuts are edible and the Cajuns call them "graine à voler"),Edible "graine à voler" lotus nuts- Retrieved 2018-09-12 cutgrass, and buttonbush. The ridges have bald cypress and the overstory consists of scattered Nuttall's oak and overcup oak. There are also hackberry, locust, elm, ash, maple, and sweetgum. Willow is primary in the low lying areas. Box elder and sycamore are also common. The understory consists of haws, deciduous holly, dogwood, elderberry, and seedlings of the overstory. Other understory plants include poison ivy, peppervine, greenbrier, and blackberry.WLF: Pomme de Terre WMA- Retrieved 2018-09-12
Restoration In 1989 the LDWF implemented a restoration project in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. The result was two units, that can be operated independently and impacting , utilizing concrete spillways and gated culverts to control water flow and improve hydrology in forested wetlands.Pomme de Terre WMA - Wetlands Restoration- Retrieved 2018-09-12
See also
List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas
References