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The National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect and preserve 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. These natural communities are critical habitat for hundreds of endemic and migratory species including 17 federally-listed species such as Key deer, lower Keys marsh rabbit, and silver rice rat.
Getting There . . .
The National Key Deer Refuge headquarters is located on Big Pine Key which
is 100-miles south of Miami and 30-miles north of Key West on Highway US-1.
The refuge visitor center is located ΒΌ-mile north of the traffic light on Key
Deer Boulevard in the Big Pine Key Shopping Plaza. The administrative headquarters
is located at the west end of Watson Boulevard.
View a map
Interested in volunteering?
Come join us at FAVOR (Friends And Volunteers Of Refuges). We're here to support the refuges of the Florida Keys through education, volunteering, non-adversarial advocacy, and fundraising.
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Events & News
9/30/11
Watson Nature Trails and the Blue Hole have been reopened.
3/21/11
Integrated Pest Management Plan Frequently Asked Questions posted under "Predator Management"
Guided Refuge Trail Walk
 See flyer for more information
- January 28 - Watson Trail
- February 11 - Ohio Key
- March 25 - Refuge Trail at the north end of Key Deer Blvd.
- April 22 - Long Beach Trail
- May 20 - No Name Key Trail
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