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Northern Shrub Steppe
- Status
- Funded in 1999
This proposal is to acquire properties for two Natural Area Preserves (NAPs) in the arid steppe zone of Eastern Washington. Dyer Haystacks and Two Steppe sites are located in Douglas County west of Coulee City. Both sites contain high quality native plant communities and wildlife habitat including riparian areas. The Dyer Haystacks site features three-tipped sagebrush-grassland habitat with spring and permanent ponds on a terrain strewn with glacial erratic rocks. Two Steppe consists of four arid land communities with excellent undisturbed original soil conditions. These sites are rare remnants of Eastern Washington’s pre-cultivation steppe environment.
Location
Two Steppe: Site boarders the southerly margin of State Highway 2 and the westerly right of way of Whitehall Road SE, approximately 14 miles northwest of Coulee City in Douglas County. Dyer Haystack NAP: 10 miles south of Brewster in Douglas County. Property has approximately 1/2 mile road frontage along eastern right of way of Central Ferry Canyon Road.
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Northern Shrub Steppe
- This proposal is to acquire properties for two Natural Area Preserves (NAPs) in the arid steppe zone of Eastern Washington. Dyer Haystacks and Two Steppe sites are located in Douglas County west of Coulee City. Both sites contain high quality native plant communities and wildlife habitat including riparian areas. The Dyer Haystacks site features three-tipped sagebrush-grassland habitat with spring and permanent ponds on a terrain strewn with glacial erratic rocks. Two Steppe consists of four arid land communities with excellent undisturbed original soil conditions. These sites are rare remnants of Eastern Washington’s pre-cultivation steppe environment.
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What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
