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|Description=Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has closed Biolab Road. Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and other refuge areas are open.
|Description=Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has closed Biolab Road. Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and other refuge areas are open.
|People=Photo: Bill Nunn
|Location=MINWR
|Location=MINWR
|Region=Brevard County
|Region=Brevard County
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|Publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
|Publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
|Publisher_Url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Merritt_Island/
|Publisher_Url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Merritt_Island/
|Text_Body=BIOLAB ROAD IS CLOSED AND ENTRANCE FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED
|Text_Body=BIOLAB ROAD IS CLOSED AND ENTRANCE FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR BLACKPOINT WILDLIFE DRIVE AND BOAT LAUNCHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE


Biolab Road will be closed for the safety of our visitors. Biolab Road will be closed until Canaveral National Seashore is able to reopen.
Biolab Road will be closed for the safety of our visitors. Biolab Road will be closed until Canaveral National Seashore is able to reopen.


Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and the rest of the Refuge are still open from sunrise to sunset. The Visitor Center as of now will still be open 8am-4pm Wednesdays through Sundays.
Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and the rest of the Refuge are still open from sunrise to sunset. The Visitor Center as of now will still be open 8am-4pm Wednesdays through Sundays.
Now is a great time to enjoy wildlife while continuing to practice social distancing!


Source: MINWR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MerrittIslandNWR/
Source: MINWR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MerrittIslandNWR/
Photo: Snowy Egret by Bill Nunn
|Topic=National Wildlife Refuge
|Topic=National Wildlife Refuge
|Keywords=Merritt Island Biolab Closed
|Keywords=Merritt Island Biolab Closed

Latest revision as of 09:45, March 19, 2020

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Update
March 19, 2020
MINWR - BIOLAB ROAD IS CLOSED AND ENTRANCE FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR BLACKPOINT WILDLIFE DRIVE AND BOAT LAUNCHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Biolab Road will be closed for the safety of our visitors. Biolab Road will be closed until Canaveral National Seashore is able to reopen.

Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and the rest of the Refuge are still open from sunrise to sunset. The Visitor Center as of now will still be open 8am-4pm Wednesdays through Sundays.

Now is a great time to enjoy wildlife while continuing to practice social distancing!


Source: MINWR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MerrittIslandNWR/
Location: Mosquito Lagoon: MINWR: Brevard County
Source: Facebook post from MerrittIslandNWR.. Published by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on March 19, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2020.
Topic: National Wildlife Refuge
Poster: AdminPosted: 03/19/2020
Indian River Lagoon News - 2020/03/19/Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Update
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has closed Biolab Road. Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and other refuge areas are open.