The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Indian River Lagoon in East Central Florida became the first national wildlife refuge.

SEBASTIAN — Teddy Roosevelt impersonator Joe Wiegand will head back to the home of the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate its 119th anniversary on March 12. The anniversary event, ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Teddy Roosevelt designated Pelican Island as the nation’s first national wildlife refuge 121 years ago this week. Hundreds of refuges have since been added to the list, and ...

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established the country's first-ever wildlife refuge in Florida's Indian River Lagoon: the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. And while the refuge itself is ...

Sebastian is the largest municipality in Indian River County. Here are five facts about the home of Pelican Island.

Pelican Island, located in the Indian River Lagoon, was designated as America's first national wildlife refuge in 1903. The island serves as a crucial nesting habitat for brown pelicans and over 130 ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is creating a 4 million-acre conservation area in western Florida. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area was announced Monday Secretary of the ...

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first refuge, is located in Indian River County. Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge is located in Martin County. Both national ...

SEBASTIAN — Overlooking the Indian River Lagoon at Riverview Park is a bronze figure, standing approximately 5 feet tall, smoking a pipe and surrounded by birds. The man has a mustache and is facing ...

RESTORE SECURITY IN HAITI. THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR IS ON THE TREASURE COAST. SHE’S MEETING WITH STATE WILDLIFE OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS ANNOUNCING NEW EFFORTS TO CONSERVE LAND AND ...

Audubon Advocate Afterschool Science Outdoor Program aims to ignite interest in science career for fifth-graders at Title I schools.

There's a new conservation area in Florida, and it's huge. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area consists of 4 million acres and spreads across southwestern and central Florida from Naples to ...