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IV. Bird and Game Sanctuariks 



A. federal 



All islands on the west coast of the 

 state from Cape Flattery to the mouth 

 of the Columbia River are federal bird 

 reservations. The birds on these islands 

 are mostly sea birds. No game birds 

 nest on these islands. 



B. state 



A game preserve one mi. wide is estab- 

 lished all around Lake Washington. 

 This closes an area of about 75 sq. mi. 

 Mercer Island in the lake is also closed 

 to hunting. The island is about 6 mi. 

 long and two miles wide. There are 

 deer on the island. Lake Washington 

 is over 20 mi. long and has an irregular 

 shore line. 



C. COUNTIES 



1. King County 



a. Foss River Valley. (B2.) Sno- 

 qualmie National Forest, virgin except 

 trails. SkykomishJ (w), Tonga (w). 



b. Lake Dorothy. (Al.) Closed to 

 fishing. It is about two mi. long and f 

 mi. wide. It is in the Cascade moun- 

 tains south of Skykomish. Inquire at 

 office of King County Game Commission, 

 Court House, Seattle, for method of 

 reaching the lake. 



2. Chelan County. (H8) 



a. Four areas aggregating 151,000 

 acres on which no mammals or birds can 

 be killed for an indefinite period, and 

 no grazing permits can be issued. Set 

 aside by county Game Commissioner 

 with assistance of forest oflScials. 



V. Other Preserved Areas 

 A. spokaneJ 



1. *Up River Park. (B3.) Area 464 

 acres. Situated along both sides of 

 Spokane River. On north side, rugged 

 hills whose southern slopes are barren 

 except scattering western yellow pine. 

 Many vernal plants such as Ranunculus 

 glaberrimus, Olsynium grandijlorum, 



Frittilaria -pudica, Tellima tenella, and 

 Draba verna; later Balsamorhiza sagit- 

 tata, Sedum douglasii, Piperia sp., and 

 various lupines and composites are 

 found. This park is characteristic of 

 the semi-arid region in which Spokane is 

 situated. — Ellis B. Harris. 



2. *Hangman Park. (B3.) Area 294 

 acres. Situated in a deep canyon in 

 Hangman Creek valley. Bordered on 

 both sides by high, sandy hills or rocky 

 cliffs. More moist than Up River Park 

 because subirrigated from the creek. 

 Has much the same flora as Up River 

 Park, but has also willows, dogwoods 

 {Corniis stolonifera and C. occidentalis) , 

 alder, elderberry roses {Rosa nutkana 

 and R. pisocarpa). The park is in a 

 totally wild state and is likely to remain 

 so for several years. — Ellis B. Harris. 



3. *Indian Canyon Park. (B3.) Is 

 in a deep gorge. Besides the plants 

 mentioned in the preceding descriptions 

 it has also Philadelphus lewisii, Ber- 

 beris aquifolium, B. repens, Holodiscus 

 discolor, Spiraea mensiesii, S. corym- 

 bosa, Opulaster pauciflorus, amelanchier 

 florida, A. cusickii, Rubus pauciilorus, 

 R. leucodermis, Arctostaphylos uvic- 

 ursi, Vagnera amplexicaulis, V. stellata, 

 and Veratrum calif ornicum. — Ellis B. 

 Harris. 



4. *Mount Spokane. (B4.) A tract 

 of 220 acres, including the summit of the 

 mountain and a 60 ft. roadwaj^ from its 

 base. The conifers on this tract include 

 grand fir, alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, 

 western larch, western white pine, lodge- 

 pole pine, giant cedar. Rocky Mountain 

 juniper {Juniperus scopulorum), and 

 Pacific yew {Taxus brevifolia). The 

 orchids include Cypripedium parvi- 

 folium, Corallorhiza striata, and Pera- 

 mium decipiens. Many of the plants 

 listed under the city parks of Spokane 

 are also found on this tract. — Ellis B. 

 Harris. 



B. tacom.\| 



1. *Point Defiance Park. (B3.) Area 

 over 600 acres. Largely coniferous 

 forest with some deciduous trees. 



