Nearest city Fort Myers, Florida Established September 15, 1908 | Area 243 ha | |
Location Lee County, Florida, United States Governing body US Fish & Wildlife Service Website Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge Address Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve, Bokeelia, FL 33922, USA Management National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Caloosahatchee National Wildlife R, Pinellas National Wildlife R, Watson Island State For, Ralph E Simmons Memorial, Lake June in Winter Scrub Sta |
The Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the southwest coast of Florida south of Charlotte Harbor, north of Sanibel Island in Pine Island Sound on La Costa Island. The 601-acre (2.43 km2) refuge was established on September 15, 1908. It is administered as part of the J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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