De Soto National Forest

Black Creek in the De Soto National Forest

The De Soto National Forest is a National Forest , the southern part of the US state of Mississippi is located. The forest covers an area of ​​1532 km², of which 190 km² are designated as wilderness . These are the Leaf River Wilderness with 170 km² and the Black Creek Wilderness with 20 km². The Leaf River flows at its border and is home to the rare yellow-spotted mute turtle .

The De Soto National Forest stretches between Hattiesburg in the north and Gulfport in the south on the Gulf of Mexico .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ University of Michigan page on the yellow spotted turtle and its occurrence in the Leaf River

Web links

• National Forest De Soto District

Coordinates: 31 ° 4 ′ 1 ″  N , 88 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  W.