Wenas Wildlife Area

Wenas Wildlife Area is a 105,460-acre (42,680 ha) protected area managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife located in Yakima and Kittitas counties. The property was acquired in the mid-1960s to provide wintering grounds for the Yakima elk herd[1] and is managed with the chief purpose of providing healthy wildlife habitat.[2]

Balsamorhiza sagittata is a common native wildflower in Wenas Wildlife Area

References

1. "Wenas Wildlife Area". Wildlife Areas. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
2. Bentler, Fred; Ullman, Barb Bentler. "Wenas Wildlife Area". Wildlife Viewing and Recreation Areas of Eastern Washington. Retrieved 2009-12-10.

External links

• Wenas Wildlife Area Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife