Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge

Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Chassahowitzka NWR
1502 SE Kings Bay Dr
Crystal River, FL 34429
Phone: 352-563-2088;
Fax: 352-795-7961;
Web: www.fws.gov/southeast/pinellas
Established: 1951.
Location: In Pinellas County, Florida, offshore from Saint Petersburg.
Activities: Non-motorized boating, saltwater fishing.
Special Features: Refuge hosts the largest brown pelican rookery in Florida.
Habitats: Several islands and their coastal sea grass beds, comprising 403 total acres.
Access: Accessible by boat only; islands closed to public use.
Wild life: Colonial birds species including brown pelicans, herons, egrets, and cormorants.

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