NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Thurston County — As the light fades and the tide creeps out to sea, they come by twos and threes, their wings whistling in the evening sky: ducks, alighting ...

Since 1974, Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has been a sanctuary for migratory birds, fish, wildlife and plants. On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nisqually ...

Located just outside Olympia, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge offers visitors an opportunity to connect with nature in a peaceful and non-intrusive manner.

Visitors can see all types of birds while attending a guided walk at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Tony Overman Staff file, 2011 Covering more than 4,500 acres, the Billy ...

The refuge is to be renamed the Billy Frank Jr. National Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, which is next to the Nisqually Reservation, where Frank was raised and lived until his death in May 2014 at 83.

Summer visitors to the Nisqually National Wildlife refuge enjoy panoramic views of the Nisqually Delta, intimate encounters with visiting waterfowl and, for the last 30 years, the annual Summer ...

The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has more than 200 volunteers that help run the Norm Dicks Visitor Center, maintain the refuge and run special events like the lecture series.