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The 64-acre (0.26 km 2) refuge was established in 1905 by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve nesting colonies of native seabirds and wading birds. [1] The Passage Key Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of 36.37 acres (0.1472 km 2) (or 56.9%) of its total area. It was established in 1970, to protect native birds and serve ...
Fiske said they expects 8 to 12 feet of storm surge in parts of the county. Manatee County utilities is scheduling a water shut off for Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach, Bradenton Beach, and ...
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: Manatee County: FL 1905: 64 acres (0.26 km 2) [92] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: Indian River County: FL 1903-First National Wildlife Refuge in U.S. 5,376 acres (21.76 km 2) [93] Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge: Lee County: FL 1908: 601 acres (2.43 km 2) [94] Pinellas National Wildlife ...
Manatee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. Census , the population was 399,710. [ 1 ] Manatee County is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located in Kings Bay, in the town of Crystal River, and consists of 20 islands and several small parcels of land. The 80-acre (32 ha) refuge (only accessible by boat) was established in 1983, to protect the West Indian manatee.
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The 30,843 acres (124.82 km 2) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about 70 miles (110 km) north of St. Petersburg. It is famous as the southern wintering site for the re-introduced eastern population of whooping cranes.
The 5200 acre (21 km 2) refuge was established in 1945, to protect one of the country's largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystems.. The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of the following: the Darling Refuge itself, and the Caloosahatchee, Island Bay, Matlacha, and Pine Island National Wildlife Refuges.