Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
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Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1969. It is a coastal refuge, divided by the Indian River Lagoon into two separate tracts of 1000 acres of land. It comprises of 967 acres of which 735 acres consist coastal sand dune and such mangrove swamp. The remaining 232 acres are sand pine scrub oak community. This refuge was established with a sole purpose to benefit and to protect endangered marine turtles along the 3.5 mile beach. There are few birds that nest on the refuge, and the place is valuable for thousands of migrating beach, for its undisturbed beach and sand pine-scrub oak community.
Category: Parks and Gardens
Address: 13640 SE Federal Hwy
Website http://www.fws.gov
Telephone: +1 772-546-6141
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