Pre- and post-dike removal at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

side by side aerial views of a landscape with a dike separating an area of land with pooled water with green foliage from tidewater and one of an estuary.
Photo By/Credit

Glynnis Nakai

Date Shot/Created
06/09/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
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
Facility
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Climate change