St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge

St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Birds return to a marsh in St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge after a fire burned 1,800 acres over 4 days, February 2011
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Location	Brevard County, Florida, United States
Nearest city	Titusville, Florida
Coordinates	28°33′30″N 80°53′15″W / 28.55833°N 80.88750°W / 28.55833; -80.88750
Area	6,255 acres (25 km2)
Established	1971
Governing body	US Fish & Wildlife Service
Website	St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge

The St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located off SR 50 just west of Titusville. The 6,255 acre (25 km²) refuge was established in 1971 to protect the now extinct dusky seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens. It is administered as part of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.