Habitat
There is nothing more fundamental to the mission of Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR than management of habitat (including habitat restoration). A variety of hawks, owls, and other raptors hunt in the fields and marshes. Woodpeckers, warblers and small mammals are found in the woodlands. Shorebird flocks search for food in the mudflats while harbor seals rest in the salt marshes nearby. Freshwater ponds provide habitat for otters, ducks and herons. Mixed conifer forests on the bluffs above the Delta provide perches for bald eagles. Salmon and steelhead use the estuary for passage to upriver areas and transition to the sound.
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Riparian Forest
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River
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Seasonal Freshwater Wetlands
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Permanent Freshwater Wetlands
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Coniferous Forest
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Estuary
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Open Salt Water
Page Photo Credits – coniferous forest photo by Michael Schramm (USFWS), estuary photo by Michael Schramm (USFWS), maple trunk with leaves, photo by Michael Schramm, USFWS, salt water photo by Michael Schramm (USFWS), permanent wetland by Michael Schramm (USFWS), Nisqually River by Michael Schramm (USFWS), seasonal wetland by Michael Schramm (USFWS), tree frog by Michael Schramm (USFWS)
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2020