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The Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Refuge programs and enhancing awareness and appreciation of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. Come explore the unique and beautiful wildlife areas in Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties that comprise the Refuge complex!


Participate in Cornell Lab's eBird October Big Day by joining us for a lovely Fall hike. Join us for our October 14 hike in the Tarlett Slough Unit to see coastal forests, open fields, and freshwater and estuary wetland habitats and then enter your list at eBird's website or mobile app.



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Catch The Early Bird!

Adrift Hospitalities has supported over 50 organizations through their Cocktails for a Cause program. And now through the end of September, the Friends of the Willapa Refuge are the recipients of 50% of the proceeds earned through the sale of The Early Bird! 

Find this expertly crafted cocktail at the Pickled Fish and Shelburne Pub on the Long Beach Peninsula and in Astoria at the Bowline Hotel. The Friends will use the sale proceeds to support Refuge programs and to keep offering events for our members and communities.


Environmental Education

The Refuge Explorers program for 4th grade students returns this year at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and we need your help! Join us March – May 2023! Volunteers are an integral part of this program, helping to connect students with nature.


The convergence Art Table is complete!

Visit this newly finished gorgeous art in a spectacular setting at the Refuge Headquarters at 7112 67th Pl in Long Beach.

Plan Your Visit to Willapa Refuge

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is over 17,000 acres of tidelands, temperate rainforest, ocean beaches, and small streams. It also includes several rare remnants of old growth coastal cedar forest.


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