National Estuaries Week
The 2019 National Estuaries Week, a celebration of estuaries and bays, is coming up September 14-21. It is not too late to get involved.
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Estuaries
West Coast Estuaries – Past, Present and Future
A new, open access paper reports on estuary habitat loss in Washington, Oregon and California. Out of 444 estuaries considered, 55 received more in-depth analysis, based on extensive mapping done by the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership.
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Coastal Wetlands Project Delivers High-Value Habitats
A large, newly-conserved property along Grays Harbor in Washington will protect nationally declining wetland types and support Pacific Flyway migratory birds.
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Small NAWCAs Can Make a Big Difference
Three Pacific Northwest organizations were awarded 2019 Small North American Wetlands Conservation Act funds from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service this spring, benefiting birds and people along the Pacific Flyway.
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Humboldt Bay continues to impress
Humboldt Bay Complex, a WHSRN site in California, got an upgrade recently when a 2018 study counted at least 500,000 shorebirds using the area. It is now designated as a site of hemispheric importance.
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Change is coming to California’s habitats
Calilfornia’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, North Coast Region Report, is now available. Read the report, and find tools and resources related to climate change. There is a lot to learn relevant to our Oak and Praire and Estuaries conservation priorities.
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Juneau residents love their local wetlands
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Southeast Alaska Land Trust has worked with local landowners to conserve land near the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge. Their newset acquisition is the Honsinger Wetlands.
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Global Intertidal Maps Now Available
The Global Intertidal Change website offers users an exciting new opportunity to observe the current state of intertidal habitats on a global scale–and see how they have changed over the past thirty years.
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Swans and the S’amunu Wildlife Management Area
Our partners in Canada have a good reason to celebrate. The new S’amunu Wildlife Management Area near Duncan, British Columbia adds a layer of long-term protection to an area long known to be important to wildlife and significant to native people.
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