EDiS - #2 - Semi Arid - Umatilla Rock and Purple Sage
The area around Grand Coulee, Sun Lakes and Dry Falls State Parks is classified as semi-arid steppe, or dry plains. The foothills of the Cascade mountains to the west drop away and scrub pines give way to purple sagebrush and bunchgrass. It is home to coyotes, jackrabbits, ground squirrels and (watch out, hikers!) it is diamondback rattlesnake country!
The area around Grand Coulee, Sun Lakes and Dry Falls State Parks is classified as semi-arid steppe, or dry plains. The foothills of the Cascade mountains to the west drop away and scrub pines give way to purple sagebrush and bunchgrass. It is home to coyotes, jackrabbits, ground squirrels and (watch out, hikers!) it is diamondback rattlesnake country!
