Tampa Bay Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Plan

This plan covers Egmont Key, Pinellas, and Passage Key National Wildlife Refuges.

Publication date

Sep 25, 2009

Type of document

Comprehensive Conservation Plan

Facility

The refuge was established in 1974 to protect the significant natural, historical, and cultural resources from the impending threats of development. Egmont Key NWR, located on a remote 250 acre island situated at the mouth of Tampa Bay, provides important habitat for nesting sea turtles, gopher...

National Wildlife Refuge

Crystal River,FL

Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge

The Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge(NWR), was established in 1951 as a breeding ground for colonial bird species. Herons, cormorants, egrets, endangered brown pelicans and many more species use this quiet refuge for nesting. Tarpon Key, one of the islands making-up the refuge, hosts the largest...

National Wildlife Refuge

Crystal River,FL

Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge

Passage Key is located at the mouth of Tampa Bay in Manatee County, south of Egmont Key. President Theodore Roosevelt established Passage Key NWR in 1905 to preserve nesting colonies of native seabirds and wading birds. In the early 1900's Passage Key was a 60-acre mangrove island with a freshwater...

National Wildlife Refuge

Crystal River,FL

Program

A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak

National Wildlife Refuge System

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