Features

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    Volunteer Spotlight

    The Refuge highlights Karen Yochem during National Volunteer Week. Over the last 24 years she has logged more then 18,821 volunteer hours!

    Amazing 24-Year Commitment to Volunteering

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    Junior Duck Stamp Contest

    View amazing artwork by grade school age students. This collection features all 36 place winners from the 2013 Poster Contest.

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    Wednesday Morning Bird Walk

    Join the area's most expert birders on this weekly survey of the Refuge. Open to beginners!

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NISQUALLY NEWS

Expanded Waterfowl Hunt Area in the Nisqually River Delta

Changes in the hunt area effective this season

Expanded Waterfowl Hunt Area in the Nisqually River Delta

Seasonal Trail Closure

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The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge will close the last 700 feet of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail during the hunting season. The dates for the closing will be from October 12, 2019 to February 1, 2020. The closure is required for the safety of visitors as waterfowl hunting will be occurring on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife lands in close proximity to the trail.

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In the spring of 2008, the Refuge released a quarterly newsletter called The Flyway. The newsletter chonicles the estuary restoration, has articles about wildlife, contains event reminders and schedules, and generally describes what's been going on at the Refuge.

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Updates

Conservation Planning Continues

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex is continuing to develop Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCP) for Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge and the Black River Unit of Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR with the help of the public, partners, and interested stakeholders. The CCPs will guide management of these refuges over the next 15 years.The draft CCP and Environmental Assessment is available for public review and comment from October 26 to November 25, 2016.

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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Nisqually NWR Complex.

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About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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