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Hemp Key CWA

CWA boundary:

Hemp Key Boundary Photo

County: Lee

Total Area: 7 acres

Closure Dates: Year-Round

Focal Species: Brown pelican, cormorant, reddish egret, little blue heron, tricolored heron, snowy egret, great blue heron, great egret, night heron, green heron, anhinga

Great blue heron on nest.

Hemp Key CWA is located in the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex, between Pine Island and North Captiva Island. It supports the largest colonial wading and diving bird rookery in Pine Island Sound and is included in the Charlotte Harbor Colonial Waterbird Monitoring Program.

Financial support for Hemp Key Critical Wildlife Area in-water markers was provided by the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc. through the Conserve Wildlife Tag grant program.