Big Slough Wilderness

Protected area in Davy Crockett National Forest

Big Slough Wilderness

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]

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Location| Houston County, Texas, United States
Nearest city| Lufkin, TX
Coordinates| 31°29′38″N 95°07′03″W﻿ / ﻿31.4937905°N 95.1174384°W﻿ / 31.4937905; -95.1174384[2]
Area| 3,455 acres (1,398 ha)
Established| 1984
Governing body| U.S. Forest Service
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5291446

The Big Slough Wilderness is a 3,455-acre (1,398 ha) protected area in Davy Crockett National Forest in Houston County, Texas, United States. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1984 with the passage of the Texas Wilderness Act. It is the smallest wilderness in Texas. Logging occurred in the area during the 1800s, and the regrown forest consists of 66 percent hardwoods, 26 percent shortleaf and loblolly pines, four percent a mixture of hardwoods and pines, and four percent water.[3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Protected Planet Website\- Retrieved March 27, 2023
2. ^ "Big Slough Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
3. ^ "Big Slough Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
4. ^ "Davey Crockett N.F. - Big Slough Wilderness". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

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