Events for 2023 are below and here 2023_FWNWR-Calendar.pdf. Our popular Wings Over Willapa Festival will be September 22 - 24, 2023.
Registration coming soon!
Rebecca Lexa, certified Oregon Master Naturalist, will lead the moderate 1.5-mile (one-way) hike through a restored tidal marsh and a forest where black bear, elk, and deer are occasionally seen. The trail overlooks Willapa Bay, which provides an excellent view of large flocks of shorebirds and waterfowl.
Rebecca Lexa, certified Oregon Master Naturalist, will guide you on an easy hike through trails that wind along the bay and through shorepine forest at the northern end of the Long Beach Peninsula, known as Leadbetter Point. Waterfowl and shorebirds can be seen along the salt marsh habitat, while songbirds and woodpeckers are heard in the forest. Discovery Pass Required.
Rebecca Lexa, certified Oregon Master Naturalist, will lead an easy hike on two trails that provide the opportunity to see coastal forests, open fields, and freshwater and estuary wetland habitats. At the end of the South Bay trail, a scenic overlook with views of Willapa Bay, where flocks of shorebirds and waterfowl gather. River otters can sometimes be seen swimming through the sloughs.