Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area

Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area, also referred to as Russell Sage WMA, is a 38,213-acre (15,464 ha)^[1] protected area in Caldwell, Morehouse, Ouachita, and Richland Parishes, Louisiana. It was the first WMA owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries upon purchasing 15,000 acres of property in 1960. The WMA is located about seven miles east of Monroe and 10 miles west of Rayville. The 2,767-acre Kennedy Tract was purchased in 2015.^[2] There are 2,955 acres owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1,240 acres owned by the Ouachita Parish School Board, and 13,332 acre Ouachita WMA that was consolidated in 2015.^[3][4][5]

Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location within Louisiana
Location	Caldwell, Morehouse, Ouachita, and Richland Parishes, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°27′56″N 91°57′32″W
Area	38,213 acres (154.64 km2)
Established	1960 (original 15,000 acres)
Governing body	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/russell-sage

Russell Sage WMA

See also

• List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas