Visitor Code of Behavior
Many habitats of the reserve such as salt pannes and pine savannas are very fragile. When you are exploring our sensitive terrestrial areas, please do so only on foot. The rights of private property owners should be respected at all times. If you are uncertain as to where the reserve and refuge boundaries are located, please stop into the office to view a detailed map of the boundary lines. Vehicles, including bikes, are not allowed off-road except for permitted research or management activities. Boaters should take care not to scar the bottom of our shallow bays, bayous, seagrass beds and oyster beds and should minimize their wakes when near shore, especially when adjacent to the Bayou Heron and Point O'Pines boat launches.
Do not throw or dump marine debris, litter or trash within
the reserve. Pack out what you pack in.
Please do not remove or disturb the plants or animals
without the proper permits. During nesting season it is imperative that you maintain
an appropriate distance between yourself and any nesting animal. If an animal appears to be agitated,
you are too close. Back away
quietly, and leave along another route. Remember, take only pictures and leave as few footprints as
possible as you explore through some of Mississippi's most fragile habitats.
Birders and Hikers, please be aware that hunting is allowed on the reserve during designated hunting seasons. Hunters, please be aware that the reserve is a multi-use area, so extreme caution must be used while hunting here, especially near trails designated for other purposes.