[1] Willapa National Wildlife Refuge preserves many unique ecosystems including salt marshes, muddy tideflats, rain drenched old growth forests, and coastal dunes and beaches.

Other birds that are commonly spotted throughout the refuge include bald eagles, great blue herons, peregrine falcons, red-tailed hawks, marsh wrens, and golden-crowned kinglets.

It includes a vast diversity of habitats from ocean sand dune beaches to the sheltered mudflats of the bay, from pristine old growth forests to open saltgrass meadows.

The refuge received a $1.3 million apportionment from the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission in 2023 to purchase 239 acres (97 ha) focused towards the additional access to recreation and wildlife viewing.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.