INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − America’s first national wildlife refuge near Sebastian is a small island in the Indian River Lagoon, surrounded by over 5,400 acres of protected waters and lands, known as ...

The Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, which works in cooperation with the Hobe Sound Nature Center, ...

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 ...

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.

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt’s executive order designated the island as the nation’s first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. Pelican Island was established ...