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Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on the shores of Willapa Bay in Washington, United States. It comprises 11,000 acres (45 km 2 ) of sand dunes, sand beaches, mudflats , grasslands , saltwater and freshwater marshes , and coniferous forest.
Willapa Bay is known for its biodiversity and much of it, including the entirety of Long Island, has been set aside as part of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. The oyster beds help the ecosystem by providing habitats and filtering water, improving the quality of the water.
Long Island is an uninhabited island lying in the southern part of Willapa Bay in Pacific County, Washington, United States. It is the site of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, part of the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System. The island has a land area of 21.666 km 2 (8.365 sq mi).
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There are 23 National Wildlife Refuges are located in the state of Washington including: Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge [7] Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge [7] Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge [7] Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge [7] Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge [7] San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge [7]
Entirely within Pacific County, it is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the south by the Columbia River, and the east by Willapa Bay. Leadbetter Point State Park and Willapa National Wildlife Refuge are at the northern end of the peninsula and Cape Disappointment is at the southern end, with Pacific Pines State Park located in between.
The refuge was purchased back in 1966 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was paid for with money made from the sale of federal "duck stamps." Muscatatuck was Indiana's first national ...
After intersecting the northern terminus of its alternate route, the highway turns north to cross the Wallacut River again and pass through hills on the south end of Willapa Bay. US 101 travels through part of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and continues along the east side of the bay, making several turns while on the coastline.