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Open Space/Recreation Folsom is located in St. Tammany Parish Recreation District 12. Folsom has several recreation areas in the Village as well as several large recreation facilities within a few miles of the Village. Magnolia Park Magnolia Park is located on Highway 40 in southwest Folsom. This park includes the following amenities: Lighted walking/jogging trail accessible 24 hours a day; Lighted playground area with benches and picnic tables; Two lighted 200’ baseball/softball fields; One lighted 280’ baseball softball field; Lighted football /soccer field; and Gymnasium (Fendlason Community Center). and amenities including: a visitors center, conference room, picnic facilities, camping sites, cabins, a canoe launch into the Bogue Chitto River, fishing piers, an amphitheater, a water playground, 14 miles of equestrian trails, and over 7 miles of nature trails. viii Golbal Wildlife Center The Global Wildlife Center is located approximately 4 miles west of Folsom on Highway 40. The Global Wildlife Center is a 900 acre conservation center that is the largest totally free-roaming wildlife preserve in the United States. The center is home to over 4,000 exotic, endangered, and threatened animals from all over the world. ix In addition hands-on safari tours, the facility offers educational events and research activities for visitors. An estimated 250,000 visitors from all over the world visit the Global Wildlife Center each year. x Magnolia Park also offers the following activities and sports: archery, art, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, pilates, softball, t-ball, yoga, and zumba. vi Fendlason Community Center Fendlason Community Center is a 7,000 square foot gymnasium facility that can be used for sporting and entertainment events as well as other community meetings and events. In addition to the gymnasium the facility also has two meeting rooms that can be combined into one large meeting room. vii Bogue Chitto State Park In the summer of 2010 Bogue Chitto State Park opened on Highway 25 approximately 9 miles north of Folsom. This state park is approximately 1,786 acres in size and includes small streams, cypress tupelo swamps, a hardwood-forested gorge, and upland forests. The park offers a wide range of recreation opportunities Village of Folsom, LA Comprehensive Master Plan i Louisiana Department of Education, LEA and School Level: Public Student Counts and Percentages. http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/pair/1489.html. Accessed September 2010. ii St. Tammany Parish School Board, Folsom Elementary School. http://folsomelementary.stpsb.org/index.htm. Accessed September 2010. iii Louisiana Department of Education, LEA and School Level: Public Student Counts and Percentages. http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/pair/1489.html. Accessed September 2010. iv St. Tammany Parish School Board, Folsom Jr. High School. http://folsomjunior.stpsb.org/PrincipalMsg.html. Accessed September 2010. 23
v Council on Aging St. Tammany Parish. http://coastseniors.org/index.phpid=27. vi Magnolia Park Recreation District 12, Fendlason Community Center, Folsom, Louisiana. http://www.activityreg.com/clientpage.wcsclientid=FOLSOMLA& siteid=1. Accessed September 2010. vii Ibid. viii CRT/Office of State Parks, Bogue Chitto State Park. http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iboguechitto.aspx. Accessed August 2010. ix Global Wildlife Foundation. Global Wildlife Center. http://www.globalwildlife.com/about. Accessed August 2010. x Louisiana Travel.com. Global Wildlife Safari Adventure. http://www.louisianatravel.com/global-wildlife-safari-adventure. Accessed September 2010. Village of Folsom, LA Comprehensive Master Plan 24
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