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Shorebird Festival
This event provides a chance for people from near and far to learn more about shorebirds and this unique area.
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See what everyone's been talking about! The shorebirds of Grays Harbor are truly worth a visit!
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If you enjoy working with people and are concerned about natural resources, the Refuge needs your talents and enthusiasm!
Get involved ...About the Complex
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex includes Nisqually and Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuges.
Grays Harbor is managed as part of the Nisqually Complex.
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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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In the News
March 16, 2013Care about the environment? There is probably nothing you can do that will have a greater positive impact than directly influencing the hearts and minds of the next generation.
How do I get involved?- March 28, 2013
Come witness one of the most remarkable spectacles in nature, as hundreds of thousands of shorebirds funnel through Grays Harbor on their way north from South America to Alaska! Attending the festival is the perfect way to learn all about it!
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March 16, 2013Every year, the Poster Contest is an integral and fun part of the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival. Kids make great art! This contest is a way for young artist to connect with one of the natural wonders of the world!
Enter the 2013 Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival Poster Contest!- March 16, 2013
Clay Taylor, the Naturalist Market Manager at Swarovski Optik, NA, will be the keynote speaker at hte Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival. See him speak on the evening of Friday, April 26.
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Most of the world's population of Western Sandpipers move through Grays Harbor estuary, some spending two to five days.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., shorebird flock, ©jan wieser
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2013