I had no idea there were chipmunks in south LA.

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chipmunks in south LA.

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Morganza Spillway offer an ideal environment for chipmunks. They rely on the area's dense brush, fallen logs, and hardwood trees for foraging nuts, seeds, and fruits. Unlike wider-ranging mammals, chipmunks are solitary burrow-dwellers that maintain small, heavily defended home territories. Eastern chipmunks reside in the forested regions surrounding the Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.

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• Upland vs. Wetland Environments: The eastern chipmunk is Louisiana's only true ground-burrowing squirrel, and its survival relies heavily on high, dry upland hardwood forests. It strongly avoids swampy, low-lying wetlands.
• Parish Range: Verified populations of the species are mostly limited to a handful of Florida Parishes—such as East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, and West Feliciana—where appropriate dry loess hill habitats exist.
• The Morganza Spillway Environment: Located in Pointe Coupee Parish, the Morganza Spillway is a major floodway designed to divert water from the Mississippi River. The surrounding bottomland hardwood forests and floodplains are frequently inundated or saturated with moisture. Because chipmunk burrows sit less than three feet below the surface, these areas face high risk of burrow flooding and structural collapse, making them entirely unsuitable habitats for the species

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