Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 115,000-acre (47,000 ha)[1] protected wetland in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The WMA is located due south and bordering the 48,000 acre Delta National Wildlife Refuge, accessible only by air or boat, contains the Pass A L'Outre Lighthouse (29°11′26.6″N 89°2′29.3″W / 29.190722°N 89.041472°W / 29.190722; -89.041472), and Port Eads is within the boundary.
[9] About 40% of all migratory birds use this route including American goldfinch, American tree sparrow, Baltimore oriole, black-capped chickadee, blue grosbeak, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Bullock's oriole, chipping sparrow, common grackle, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, evening grosbeak, field sparrow, hairy woodpecker, house finch, indigo bunting, northern cardinal, northern flicker, orchard oriole, pileated woodpecker, pine siskin, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, tufted titmouse, and the white-breasted nuthatch.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the Plant Hardiness zone at Sawdust Bend Bayou is 9b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of 28.8 °F (-1.8 °C).
[15] In 2015 the Pass a Loutre Restoration Project received a $1,000,000 matching grant from the North-American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA).