BULL TROUT (Salvelinus confluentus)
Bull trout are currently listed throughout their range in the coterminous United States as a threatened species. Bull trout are a cold-water fish of relatively pristine stream and lake habitat in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. They are grouped with the char, within the salmonid family of fishes. They have the most specific habitat requirements, including the "Four C's": Cold, Clean, Complex, and Connected habitat. Bull trout require the coldest water temperatures of any northwest salmonid; they require the cleanest stream substrates for spawning and rearing; they require complex habitats, including streams with riffles and deep pools, undercut banks and lots of large logs; and they need connection from main river, lake, and even ocean habitats to headwater streams for annual spawning and feeding migrations.
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NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL (Strix occidentalis caurina)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began the development of a recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. The northern spotted owl was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990, and critial habitat was designated in 1992. In 1994, the Northwest Forest Plan became the cornerstone for conserving the northern spotted owl on 24.4 million acres of Federal land in Oregon, Washington and California.
Final Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (pdf)
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WENATCHEE MOUNTAINS CHECKER MALLOW (Sidalcea oregana var. calva), is one of the rarest plants in Washington State. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the plant as endangered on December 22, 1999, and critical habitat was designated on September 6, 2001.
The Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow is native to Chelan County, Washington, where it is found in the wetlands and moist meadows of its namesake. Only five populations are known to exist, and four of the populations range from eight to a few hundred individual plants. Populations occur on a mixture of private, State, and Federal lands.
Final Recovery Plan (pdf)
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