Lower Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Lower Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Florida_Keys-Natl_Key_Deer-Key_West-Great_White_Heron_CCP.pdf13.56 MB

The Lower Florida Keys Refuges include National Key Deer, Key West, and Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuges.

Publication date
Type of document
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Facility
A Key deer buck feeding on red mangrove leaves in the water.
National Key Deer Refuge
The National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect and preserve the national interest in Key deer and other wildlife resources in the Florida Keys. The Refuge is located in the Lower Florida Keys, a hundred mile stretch of islands that extends south and west from south Florida....
National Wildlife Refuge
Big Pine Key,FL
Flats fishing boat and white pelicans
Key West National Wildlife Refuge
Key West National Wildlife Refuge (Key West NWR) is among the first refuges established in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt created the refuge in 1908 as a preserve and breeding ground for colonial nesting birds and other wildlife during the time when plume hunters were devastating...
National Wildlife Refuge
Big Pine Key,FL
Great white heron feeding in shallow seagrass beds.
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
Great White Heron NWR was established in 1938 as a haven for great white herons, migratory birds, and other wildlife. The refuge consists of thousands of acres of open shallow saltwater and mangrove islands, and is known locally as “the backcountry." The refuge provides nesting, feeding, and...
National Wildlife Refuge
Big Pine Key,FL
Program
A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
Program
Washington,DC
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast