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Birds
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Mammals
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Map and Driving Directions |
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| Access Site #1 |
Driving Directions
North from Wenatchee on Alternate Highway 97 about 4 miles past Rocky Reach Dam. Take Swakane Canyon Road west approximately 1/4 mile to the Unit boundary. |
Parking/Restroom Information
No designated parking areas and no restrooms. |
Other Information
Vehicular travel restricted to county road. |
| Access Site #2 |
Driving Directions
From Highway 2 (97) in Wenatchee, North on Easy Street to W. Peters Street, east on W. Peters Street to Burch Mountain Rd. North on Burch Mountain Rd. approximately 2 miles. |
Parking/Restroom Information
No designated parking areas and no restrooms. |
Other Information
Vehicular travel restricted to county road. |
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| The Swakane Unit varies greatly in elevation and topography and as a result harbors a great diversity of wildlife and plant species. This includes several threatened and endangered plants. Bighorn sheep are well established on the area. |
The Swakane unit covers 11,273 acres of land located north of Wenatchee. Small wetlands occurring in the Swakane Canyon bottom are associated with beaver activity and springs. Important mule deer wintering habitat occurs on the area. Upland game birds using the area include chukar, grey partridge, blue grouse, ruffed grouse and California quail. WDFW will be restoring 80 to 100 acres of abandoned fields to shrubsteppe habitat in the Swakane Canyon bottom.
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