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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida 's largest barrier island. NASA 's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its ...
Merritt Island, Florida. Merritt Island is a peninsula, commonly referred to as an island, [4] in Brevard County, Florida, United States, located on the eastern Florida coast, along the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the name of an unincorporated town in the central and southern parts of the island and a census-designated place (CDP).
Banana River, an offshoot of the Indian River, northward making up the eastern shore of Merritt Island. Eau Gallie River; Crane Creek is a 3.3-mile (5.3 km) long tributary of the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida. Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a county wildlife reserve and nature trail system located along the shores of Turkey Creek. A tributary ...
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 Wildlife Refuge in U.S. 5,376 acres (21.76 km 2) [93] Pine Island National Wildlife ...
A 10-mile loop road through Rookery Bay was proposed in 1963 ehich would have facilitated vast coastal development around Rookery Bay. The Collier County Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy, the Collier Audubon Society, and a number of private investors, began a grass roots effort which resulted in the purchase of 3,362 acres which eventually became the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Sanctuary ...
This map shows the United States Geological Survey's compartmentalized map of Water Conservation Areas 1, 2 and 3. The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a 145,188-acre (587.55 km 2) wildlife sanctuary [1] is located west of Boynton Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida. [2] It is also known as Water Conservation Area 1 ...
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge: Florida 139,189.40 563.28 Sabine National Wildlife Refuge: Louisiana: 125,790.08 509.05 Great White Heron National Wildlife ...
Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (GFBWT) is a 2,000 mile (3200 km) long collection of more than 500 locations in the U.S. state of Florida where the state's bird habitats are protected. The trail promotes birdwatching, environmental education and ecotourism. The GFBWT is a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...