Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Sebastian is the nation's first refuge. After setting aside Pelican Island, President Theodore Roosevelt created another 54 national wildlife refuges during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Galveston leaders are growing increasingly concerned about the cost of replacing the Pelican Island bridge, which state officials ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Pelican Island Causeway bridge reopened for pedestrians Friday after a barge hit it a few days prior, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The video above is from a ...

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first NWR, established in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

TCPalm reporter Timothy O’Hara tells the story of Pelican Island Refuge and its first manager.

GALVESTON, Texas — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels and closing the only road to a small neighboring island.

GALVESTON, Texas — Travel on the Pelican Island Causeway Bridge remained limited on Thursday, a day after a barge struck it. The incident Wednesday morning led to a closure of the bridge and an oil ...

Trails with kiosks, boardwalks and observation towers provide family-friendly wildlife viewing. Easy walks include the ADA-compliant Centennial Trail.