eye on nature pre-trip 2016

Eye on Nature

Field Investigations at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife

Refuge

This program was made possible thanks to generous donations from:

The Nisqually estuary started forming about

15,000 years ago.

The first people to live in the estuary were the ancestors of the Nisqually Tribe: the Squally-absch, meaning “people of the river, people of the grass”.

-Brown buys Nisqually estuary in 1904. -Constructs 5 mile dike to keep out tides.

Many plans were proposed for the old farm, including a landfill and a deep water port.

Local conservationists started a grassroots

movement to protest both of these plans.

In 1974, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Puget Sound Land Conversion (1972-1996)

Green: porous surfaces, surfaces that can absorb water, like fields and forests

Black: non-porous surfaces, surfaces that can’t absorb water, like roads and rooftops

Saltwater

Freshwater

Dike

Nisqually Estuary -before

restoration

Nisqually Estuary Restoration-dike removal

All of these species are

found at Nisqually NWR!

How many can you find in 60

seconds?

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Many kinds of wildlife call the Refuge home!

Data Collection Form

Where do all the data go?

If it’s a bird…

If it’s anything else…EYE ON NATURE DATABASE!

Where Birding Meets Science!

EYE ON NATURE DATABASE!

Abundance and Distribution of Western Tananger in United

StatesThis map was made using eBird data!

Major Habitat Types510-Estuary

Major Habitat Types515 -Tidally Influenced Riparian

Forest

Major Habitat Types525-Riparian Forest

Major Habitat Types520-Freshwater Wetlands

Major Habitat Types415-River

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The refuge and wildlife look forward to your visit!

Photo CreditsWA Historical

SocietyArt Pavey

i’ina Van LawickMichael Schramm

John WhiteheadChris ColeJan Weiser

Mike O’MalleyDennis Ellison

WikipediaeBird

US Fish & Wildlife Service