Weyerhaeuser South Bay Log Dump Rural Historic Landscape | |
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| Nearest city | Olympia, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°8′11″N 122°50′42″W / 47.13639°N 122.84500°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001441 |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1991[1] |
Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area is a natural reserve in Olympia, Washington, protected under the Washington Natural Areas Program. Once an important processing facility for the logging industry, it has been designated as the Weyerhaeuser South Bay Log Dump Rural Historic Landscape. Today the area is a renowned sanctuary for a variety of birds, harbor seals, river otters, bald eagles, and a colony of bats, as well as serving as an important great blue heron rookery.[2] A recent conservation program in the area between the State of Washington and the Nature Conservancy is the first of its kind in the country.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Nokkentved, N.S. (2001) "Ecological challenge: Woodard Bay area a place 'to come and be, not to come and do'", The Olympian. October 23, 2001. Retrieved 8/3/08.
- ^ "Woodard Bay Aquatic Conservation Lease", The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 8/3/08.