Pre- and post-dike removal at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
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Glynnis Nakai
Date Shot/Created
06/09/2022
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A 19th century dike (first image) cut the estuary at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge off from tidal flow, and it eventually turned the landscape into a freshwater wetland, but the removal of the dike in 2009 has helped return the landscape back to its baseline condition as an estuary rich with biodiversity. Photo by Glynnis Nakai
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