This geocache has been placed with permission from the supervisor at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1963 as an overlay of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center for the protection of migratory birds. Consisting of 140,000 acres, the Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks that provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals and 15 federally listed species.
The cache is located at the trail head of Scrub Ridge Trail on Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Scrub Ridge Trail is a 1-mile walking trail that will take you through scrub habitat. On this trail, you may encounter the threatened Florida Scrub-Jay and the endagered Gopher Tortoise. Stop by the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center for more information on this trail and other trails on the refuge. Our visitor center hours are Monday-Sunday from 8am-4pm.