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Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge The refuge lies five miles (8 km) east of the Atlantic Ocean and about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Beaufort, North Carolina . Established in 1964, the refuge consists of approximately 11,000 acres (45 km 2 ) of irregularly flooded, brackish marsh and 3,480 acres (14.1 km 2 ) of pocosin and woodland habitat.
Cedar Island has sandy beaches adjacent to stands of juniper, cedar, and pine. More than half of Cedar Island belongs to the Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge. [7] The refuge is open for hiking and has a headquarters and information kiosk at the south end of the island, near the end of Lola Road. There are several boat ramps available for ...
The Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative organization that manages U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges in eastern North Carolina. The complex includes Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge; Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
In 1843, he bought the buildings on the island, and built some cottages for wealthy guests. In 1844, he became the Collector of Customs for the port of Cedar Key, as well as for Tampa, Florida. A post office named "Cedar Key" was established on Atsena Otie Key in 1845. The Florida legislature chartered the "City of Atsena Otie" in 1859. [3]
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge: Sanibel: Lee: Southwest: 5,200 acres, education center features interactive exhibits on refuge ecosystems, the work of "Ding" Darling, migratory flyways, the National Wildlife Refuge System and a hands-on area for children Johnnie Johnson Nature Center at Lori Wilson Park: Cocoa Beach: Brevard: Central
The airport sits on 13,555 acres (5,486 ha, 21.2 sq.mi.) [5] [6] of land just southeast of Fort Myers, making it the third-largest airport in the United States in terms of land size (after Denver and Dallas/Fort Worth). 6,000 acres of the land has been conserved as swamp lands and set aside for environmental mitigation.
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The Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located near Cedar Key, at the western end of SR 24. The 891-acre (3.6 km 2) refuge was established in 1929. The Cedar Keys Wilderness Area (established in 1972) is part of the refuge, and consists of 379 acres (1.53 km 2) of its total area.