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Bahia Honda State Park

**NATIONAL KEY DEER REFUGE**

The National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect and preserve
the national interest the Key deer and other wildlife resources in the Florida
Keys. The Refuge is located in the lower Florida Keys and currently consists
of approximately 9,200 acres of land that includes pine rockland forests,
tropical hardwood hammocks, freshwater wetlands, salt marsh wetlands, and
mangrove forests. It is home to 23 endangered and threatened plant and animal
species and hundreds of others. Wildlife dependent activities are allowed;
these include saltwater fishing, wildlife observation and photography,
interpretation, and environmental education.

**WILDERNESS**

The Refuge includes federally-designated Wilderness areas that are part of the
Florida Keys Wilderness, Established by Congress in 1975 (Acreage: 6,197
acres)

Why Wilderness? The Wilderness Act of 1964 created the National Wilderness
Preservation System  _"in order to assure that an increasing population,
accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization does not occupy
and modify all areas in the United States, and its possessions, leaving no
lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural
condition..."_

For more information: https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=188

NATIONAL KEY DEER REFUGEThe National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect and preserve the national interest the Key deer and other wildlife resources in the Florida Keys. The Refuge is located in the lower Florida Keys and currently consists of approximately 9,200 acres of land that includes pine rockland forests, tropical hardwood hammocks, freshwater wetlands, salt marsh wetlands, and mangrove forests. It is home to 23 endangered and threatened plant and animal species and hundreds of others.  Wildlife dependent activities are allowed; these include saltwater fishing, wildlife observation and photography, interpretation, and environmental education.WILDERNESSThe Refuge includes federally-designated Wilderness areas that are part of the Florida Keys Wilderness, Established by Congress in 1975 (Acreage: 6,197 acres)Why Wilderness? The Wilderness Act of 1964 created the National Wilderness Preservation System "in order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization does not occupy and modify all areas in the United States, and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition..."For more information: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwilderness.net%2Fvisit-wilderness%2F%3FID%3D188&data=04%7C01%7Ckristie_killam%40fws.gov%7C1f3bacadaaec4d0ba26b08d9b69715c4%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637741582283597124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ttsG3pU7aaunsiiyWVU2brx9xaMKY43pDxaSSqRfM9Q%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=188</a>

Endangered Key Deer on National Key Deer Wildlife Refuge

National Key Deer Wildlife Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge

As soon as you step into the waters of the Florida Keys, you have entered
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Within the boundaries of this
sanctuary lie unique and important marine resources, including North America's
only coral barrier reef, extensive seagrass beds, mangrove-fringed islands,
and more than 6,000 species of marine life. The sanctuary also protects pieces
of our nation's history such as shipwrecks and other archeological treasures.
This complex marine ecosystem is the foundation for the tourism and commercial
fishing based economies that are vital to Florida. Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary is a great place to explore these cherished waters through
diving, snorkeling, boating, and kayaking. To learn more about this sanctuary,
visitors should stop by the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West,
Florida.

As soon as you step into the waters of the Florida Keys, you have entered Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Within the boundaries of this sanctuary lie unique and important marine resources, including North America's only coral barrier reef, extensive seagrass beds, mangrove-fringed islands, and more than 6,000 species of marine life. The sanctuary also protects pieces of our nation's history such as shipwrecks and other archeological treasures. This complex marine ecosystem is the foundation for the tourism and commercial fishing based economies that are vital to Florida. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a great place to explore these cherished waters through diving, snorkeling, boating, and kayaking. To learn more about this sanctuary, visitors should stop by the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West, Florida.

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