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Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge |
Located in a vast complex of mangrove islands and brackish bay, Island Bay Refuge consists of six undeveloped, roadless tracts of land totaling 20 acres. These tracts of lands do not include entire islands but rather occupy the higher portions of several islands and the mangrove shorelines including: Gallagher Key, Bull Key, and two unnamed islands between Bull and Turtle Bay. Small isolated beaches of white sand scatter the shores of Gallagher Key and Bull Key, with the highest elevation reaching four feet above mean sea level. Two other Refuge tracts include Cash and John Quiet Mounds, located on the edge of Turtle Bay, reaching heights of 10-20 feet above mean sea level. The mounds are of historical interest due to the large Calusa Indian middens that dominate the sites. These mounds were built by the Calusas who inhabited the coastal area of South Florida hundreds of years ago.
| Location | 1 Wildlife Drive Sanibel Florida 33957 |
| Phone | 941-472-1100 |
| r4rw_fl.jnd@fws.gov |
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