Passage Key Views ☀️💦 . Passage Key is located at the mouth of Tampa Bay in Manatee County, south of Egmont Key. President Theodore Roosevelt established Passage Key NWR in 1905 to preserve nesting colonies of native seabirds and wading birds. In the early 1900’s Passage Key was a 60-acre mangrove island with a freshwater lake. Today, Passage Key is a low-lying sandbar that fluctuates in size, and is found often completely below water during high tide. . More than 50 species of birds have used

3.1K views · 178 reactions | From Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s transformative impact has protected our state and private forests as well as our native species and watersheds. I look forward to voting on its final passage soon. | Senator Mazie K. Hirono | Facebook

2.3K views · 195 reactions | 30 Seconds in National Key Deer Refuge. Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy 30 seconds within one of your National Wildlife Refuges. National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect Key deer and other wildlife. (make full screen for greater relaxation impact ;) video: Kristie Killam/USFWS | Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex | Facebook