Did you know that Kennedy Space Center is also a National Wildlife Refuge? Since August of 1963, Merritt Island's National Wildlife Refuge has shared a common boundary with NASAKennedy on the east coast of Florida. Merritt Island's strategic location along the Atlantic Flyway provides a resting and feeding place for thousands of wading birds, shorebirds, and songbirds. Diverse habitats that include brackish marshes, salt water estuaries, and hardwood hammocks provide homes to an amazing diversity of more than 500 species of wildlife. Today these 220 square miles are managed by the Dept. of the Interior as a National Wildlife Refuge and National Seashore. Credit: NASA #NASA #KSC #VAB #MerrittIsland #NationalSeashore