Region 1 Wildlife Areas and Water Access Sites
	Local License Vendors

Local News:

	WDFW stocking trout in Sprague Lake
	New WDFW enforcement officer assigned to Pend Oreille County

Local Fish and Wildlife Opportunities:

	Region 1 Weekender Report
	Fact Sheet: Winter wildlife feeding
	Ice Fishing Safety
	2007 Catchable Trout Plants
	Wildlife Viewing Guide
	Snake River Steelhead Creel Surveys
	Southeast WA Fish Study Reports

Links:

	Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) This link to the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) website page on the Spokane River provides the latest on fish consumption advisories for anglers and other information of interest to recreationists.
	Columbia River Water Management Program The 2006 legislature approved the Columbia River Water Mgt Program, which directs Department of Ecology to aggressively pursue new sources of water to supply both instream and out-of-stream needs.

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.

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 the corner of Mansfield and Discovery Place; from east-bound I-90, take Pines Road exit north to Indiana Avenue, east to Mirabeau Parkway, north to the corner of Mansfield and Discovery Place. This office is in the Mirabeau Point development within a mile of I-90. Parking is available.