This map shows vegetation in Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Bowerman Basin, where Grays Harbor is located, is home to unique habitat types that provide sustenance for a diversity of birds that occupy and come through the Refuge. Grays Harbor provides a unique set of diverse ecosystem that attracts different kinds of birds.This map is part of the storymap, An Incredible Journey. Every year in early May, a tranquil little dot on the Washington coastline transforms into a high-traffic north-south shorebird highway known as the Pacific Flyway. From long-distance fliers to birds that prefer a more scenic route, they all stop there because it has all the amenities that a hungry and tired bird could want. So, where is this place? It's Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, and it's nature's version of Grand Central Station.
Department of the Interior (2019). GRH Vegetation [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/fws::grh-vegetation (web service)