Grants 2023

Willapa Bay – Expanding a National Wildlife Refuge on Washington’s Bear River

Western Rivers Conservancy-Bear River
Photo: Tyler Roemer - Heidi Wilcox
GRANT NAME:
Willapa Bay – Expanding a National Wildlife Refuge on Washington’s Bear River
GRANTEE:
Western Rivers Conservancy
LOCATION
Washington
AMOUNT
$40,000
Year
2023

Protect 2,394 acres by expanding the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge by 15%. This will include 39 stream miles important to salmon and steelhead, conservation of nesting habitat for threatened marbled murrelets, and expansion of the refuge’s recreational opportunities beyond boating in the bay to include hiking in adjacent forests and fishing in the Bear River.