De Soto National Forest

De Soto National Forest is named for sixteenth century wayfarer Hernando de Soto, it has 518,587 sections of land 810 sq mi; 2,099 km2 of pine timberlands in southern Mississippi. It is a standout amongst the most vital ensured regions for the natural decent iety of the Gulf Coast eco region of North America. It is a broadly critical site for assurance of longleaf pine savannas, pine flat woods, and longleaf pine woodlands.

In excess of 90 percent of this biological community compose has been lost in the United States. It includes plants and creatures species, for example, the orchid Calopogon multi florus, gopher frogs, and gopher tortoises. These living spaces likewise have vast quantities of flesh eating plants, especially pitcher plants; Buttercup Flats has a universal notoriety in such manner.