Location
Key Information
| 2 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 3.20 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Unmodified)
2.0
November 2023
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Purpose
To protect the Nisqually River Delta, a biologically rich and diverse area at the southern end of Puget Sound, which supports a variety of habitats. Here, the freshwater of the Nisqually River combines with the saltwater of Puget Sound to form an estuary rich in nutrients and detritus. These nutrients support a web of sea life - the benefits of which extend throughout Puget Sound and beyond. While most major estuaries in Washington have been filled, dredged, or developed, Nisqually River's has been set aside entirely for wildlife, protecting the delta and its diversity of fish and wildlife habitats.
Species of Concern: Multiple, Migratory birds, Wood duck, Western sandpiper, Least sandpiper, Dunlin, Caspian tern, peregrine falcon, Great horned owl, Cliff swallow, Cedar waxwing, Marsh wren, Salmonids, Forage fish
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
This area is closed to all consumptive uses, including fishing, year-roud, and is closed to boating from October 1 until March 31.
Allowed
None.