Eastern (Region 1)

This region includes Washington's ten easternmost counties from Canada to Oregon and from Idaho to the Columbia Basin.

The area has 1,522 lakes, 11 reservoirs, and more than 600 streams, including major tributaries of the Columbia River. About 86 percent of these waters are actively managed for trout, salmon, and other fish species, including 39 fishing access sites and 6 fish hatcheries.

Alpine forests of the Selkirk Mountains in the north are home to endangered caribou and grizzly bears. Sharp-tailed grouse and birds of prey, such as Peregrine falcons live in the central shrupsteppe; elk, bighorn sheep, cougar, and black bear on the high plateaus and ridges of the Blue Mountains. Streamside and wetland habitats host a myriad of reptiles and amphibians, small mammals, songbirds, and waterbirds, like tundra swans and sandhill cranes.

This is the only region in Washington with significant populations of whitetail deer and moose, which draw hunters and viewers from across the state. About one-third of the state's harvest of black bears and about half the harvest of cougars come from this region. Check out our Eastern Washington Wildlife pages for more information on wildlife found in this region.

Four WDFW Wildlife Areas provide wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities. The region also includes two national wildlife refuges and two national forests.

Our customer service staff will be happy to help you with information about the area's watchable wildlife and other fish and wildlife opportunities in the area. Hunting and fishing regulation pamphlets and other fish and wildlife information is available at the office free of charge.

To drive to this office: From west-bound  I-90, take the Evergreen Road exit north to Indiana Avenue, west to Mirabeau Parkway, north to Mansfield, west  to Discovery Place; from east-bound I-90, take Pines Road exit north to Indiana Avenue, east to Mirabeau Parkway, north to Mansfield, west  to Discovery Place. This office is in the Mirabeau Point development within a mile of I-90. Parking is available.