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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. Up to one million shorebirds gather here in spring and fall to feed and rest. [3]
As the forests of the eastern United States depleted, many loggers from the East and the Midwest migrated to the Grays Harbor area, as well as many Scandinavians and Finns from Europe. [3] Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located on 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) of intertidal mudflats, salt marsh, and uplands around Hoquiam.
Parks in Grays Harbor County, Washington (10 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Grays Harbor County, Washington" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Other geographic features in the gap include Chehalis River, Grays Harbor, and Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in its estuary. [3] [8] U.S. Route 12 runs through the gap from Elma near Capitol State Forest to Aberdeen on Grays Harbor near the coast, paralleled by the former U.S. Route 410 and Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad.
Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of six National Wildlife Refuges in Washington, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It includes: Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (125 acres (51 ha), [1
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge; J. Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer; L. ... Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex;
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge: Grays Harbor County: WA 1990 1,471.38 acres (5.9545 km 2) [536] Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer: Wahkiakum County Clatsop County, Oregon Columbia County, Oregon: WA 1972 5,600 acres (23 km 2) [434] Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge: Pend Oreille County Stevens ...
Grays Harbor: 170 69 Olallie: King: 2,338 946 Packwood State Park (Skate Creek Nature Park) Lewis: 175 71 Part of a land swap in the 1990s, the parcel has remained undeveloped. Attempts have been made to transfer the land to the county. [8] [9] Pacific Beach: Grays Harbor: 10 4.0 Pacific Pines: Pacific: 10 4.0 Palouse Falls: Franklin, Whitman ...