Features
e-Bird Tracker
See what birds are being spotted here at the refuge with our e-Bird Tracker before you visit!
Birding
Hey Fourth Graders!
See America’s natural wonders and historic sites. Fourth graders can bring family and friends on adventures free for a full year.
Learn more
Calendar of Events
Check out the upcoming events at your refuge.
Call the refuge at (850)925-6121 for more information.
Events Calendar
Eagle's Eye
The official newsletter of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
Eagle's Eye
Monarch-Milkweed Initiative
A conservation effort dedicated to restoring the Monarch Butterfly population through milkweed proliferation and distribution to the Big Bend community.
Monarch-Milkweed InitiativeAbout the Complex
The North Florida Refuges Complex protects close to 95,000 acres for wildlife in southwest Georgia and the Florida panhandle.
St. Marks is managed as part of the North Florida Refuges Complex.
Learn more about the complex About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
Learn more about the NWRS
Highlights
Lots of tours and hikes remaining in the year. Check the Events Calendar for more information.
Events Calendar- January 01, 2017
Presentation on the first Sunday of each month at 2 pm in the Barred Owl Room.
January: No program due to holiday.
First Sunday Program 
The St. Marks NWR holds several hunts on portions of the refuge.
To learn more about hunting opportunities, seasons and regulations on the St. Marks NWR, contact David Moody at (850)925-6121 or david_moody@fws.gov.
Hunt RegulationsFee Free 2017:
January 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20, Presidents’ Day
- September 30, National Public Lands Day - October 8, First Sunday of National Wildlife Refuge Week - November 11–12, Veterans Day Weekend
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
The refuge is actively involved in the recovery of the red-cockaded woodpecker. The Service’s current Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan (2003) has a panhandle population goal of 1,000 potential breeding groups, with a refuge goal of 71 active clusters. Active refuge management of the red-cockaded woodpecker population and habitat since 1980 has not only prevented extirpation, but also fostered population growth.
Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Swallowtail-Diane Flowers
Last Updated: Dec 16, 2016