The purpose of the Merritt Island Wildlife Association is to promote conservation, awareness, and appreciation of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and to provide assistance to the Refuge programs. • • • • Our Quarterly Newsletter CLICK for Current Issue and Archives. BECOME A MEMBER Our booth at the 2013 Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival. Entrance Fee at Black Point Wildlife Drive and Boat Ramps & Seashore Rate Structure Locating the highlights of Merritt Island N.W.R. & Canaveral N.S. Photographs by Al McKinley These photographs accompany the Google Map below.. MIWA Board & MINWR Staff with New Tour Bus Photo by Sandee Larsen Take a Tour in Style MIWA is happy to announce the Refuge Tour Bus has been delivered! The Star Craft 14 Passenger Bus is a dream come true. It has a center aisle, step up stairs for ease of entry, dual A.C., and a speaker system (no more yelling to the back of the bus!). Watch for our Refuge Events announcements and consider attending a birding tour (Nov.-March) in the bus. MIWA Members are free. Thank you to members Linda Nociti, Don Doerr and Carol Stevens for donating to our tour bus fund. And a "BIG THANK YOU" to the Jean Vance Trust for her major donation and to MINWR Supervisory Ranger Dorn Whitmore for helping acquire a matching grand for the purchase. Sandee Larson, MOWA Bookery Manager We support the Sendler Education Outpost The refuge is part of NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Portions are closed during the launch of shuttles. For more information, call: 321-861-2377 Membership provides: • membership card • one year subscription to Habi-Chat • MIWA decal • invitations to "members only" events • 10% discount on Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Gift Shop merchandise (including online shop) • 20% discount on MIWA education programs and tours Officers Chris Fairey, President; Laurilee Thompson, Vice President Bob Champaigne, Treasurer; Tom Altif, Secretary George English, President Emeritus Board Members Thad Altman, Kathleen Burson Jim Butts, James Clark, Dan Click Eric Gardze, Clay Henderson Darleen Hunt, Robert Hutchison Al McKinley, Jo Lynn Nelson Ned Steel, Diane Stees & Charlie Venuto Refuge Manager: Layne Hamilton USFWS Liaison: Kim King-Wrenn Lake Woodruff Liaison - Candice Stevenson NASA Liaison: John Shaffer MIWA Manager - Connie Cranston The Merritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA) is a nonprofit, cooperating association for the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Habi-Chat is published quarterly. For MIWA information, call 321-861-2377. Newsletter Editor: Connie Cranston Technical Consultant: Cheri Ehrhardt Habi-Chat Committee: Connie Cranston & Kim King-Wrenn Merritt Island Wildlife Association P.O. Box 2683 Titusville, FL 32781 MIWA - Merritt Island Wildlife Association We invite you to click on the picture and take a tour of our Welcome Center and Gift Shop. INDEX OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS Merritt Island N.W.R. & Canaveral N.S. View in a larger map. BACK to Merritt Island NWR BACK to Calendar of Events BACK to Non-Profit Organizations Merritt Island NWR OFFICIAL WEBSITE Details on 21 destinations in the Refuge & Seashore.   Printable planner.