Chewalla Lake

As with Mississippi's other six forests, the lands of Holly Springs National Forest were once used by the native populations. As the first European settlers arrived, they cleared the land of its old growth forests to make room for farming. By the 1930s, when the Forest Service took responsibility for managing and rehabilitating the land, the earth had been badly scarred. These same grounds are now well covered by pines, oaks, and dogwood trees. Wildflowers, when in season, provide vivid flashes of color. Stocked game abounds and mingles with the migratory waterfowl.

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