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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 ...
Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge: Lee County: 1908: 538 acres (2.18 km 2) [90] Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge: Brevard County: 1963: 140,000 acres (570 km 2) [91] Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: Manatee County: 1905: 64 acres (0.26 km 2) [92] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: Indian River County: 1903-First National ...
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 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.
Traffic was heavy Thursday morning despite no working traffic signals and debris in the roadways on U.S. 41 in Manatee County, Florida, after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024.
The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Florida in Collier County, between Marco Island and Everglades City, Florida. The refuge was first established in 1996 and covers 35,000 acres of the Ten Thousand Islands. The refuge includes both fresh and saltwater, and protects a large area of mangrove forest.