The Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge is located in the coastal Louisiana towns of Franklin, Garden City and Centerville on Bayou Teche. The 9,028-acre (36.54 km) Refuge is forested with bottomland hardwoods and cypress-gum forests. The Refuge was established in St. Mary Parish in 2001. The surrounding area includes oil and gas wells and canals.

The endangered Louisiana Black Bear is relatively abundant throughout the Refuge. Other wildlife species of interest include alligators, wading birds, ducks and bald eagles. The area is forested with bottomland hardwoods and cypress-gum forests.

For more information, visit the website at www.fws.gov