- Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are longest and darkness hours are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The earliest sunrises and latest sunsets also occur near the date of the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.
- Niawiakum River Natural Area Preserve (dnr.wa.gov)
This 1,098-acre preserve is an unusually high quality, intact tidal river system that contains some of the best remaining salt marsh systems in Willapa Bay and along the entire Washington/Oregon coast. The diverse habitats support a wide variety of wildlife, including the state sensitive bald eagle, great blue herons, elk, kingfishers and many others.