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The trail, also known under the name Woodland Bay Trail, [2] is the longest in the county. It is approximately 22 miles (35 km) in length [a] and begins at the Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area and runs mostly south to southeast towards its terminus at the intersection of the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail.
A new kind of marine conservation effort began at Woodard Bay when The Nature Conservancy signed a 10-year lease with the Washington Department of Natural Resources to restore 10 acres (40,000 m 2) of sub-tidal land in Henderson Inlet near the mouth of Woodard Bay to bring back the once-abundant Olympia oyster. The lease is the first of its ...
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 1,104 acres (447 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.. Part of this area used to be owned by Piankeshaw Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) a former part of Prairielands Council BSA, after those councils merged in 1992.
The first British garrison in the area, the fur trading post of Fort Nisqually (now part of DuPont), was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1833, some 10 miles east of Henderson Inlet. American settlers arrived shortly thereafter, and in 1846, under the terms of the Oregon Treaty , the area became part of the United States of America .
As of 2023, Villa Park is working on a Tri-Trail connector project which will connect the trail with both the Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail. [4] The project was completed in 2024. [ 5 ]
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located within Grays Harbor, at the mouth of the Chehalis River, which makes up the second largest watershed in Washington.It is one of four major staging areas for migrating shorebirds in the Pacific Flyway.
White-tail trail at the refuge The valuable habitat the refuge preserves for the deer also benefits a large variety of wintering birds, a small herd of Roosevelt elk , river otter , various reptiles and amphibians including painted turtles and red-legged frogs , and several pairs of nesting bald eagles and osprey .
The 129-acre (52 ha) park offers camping, fishing, and swimming, and contains 3.0 miles (4.8 km) of hiking trails. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The looping trails are flat and are not wheelchair accessible. [ 6 ] Visitors to the park can access the 56-mile Willapa Hills Trail via a spur trail; the spur is under the oversight of Rainbow Falls State Park.