With some of North America's finest stands of old growth ponderosa pine, Englemann spruce, western larch, and grand fir,the old-growth forests of the Blue Mountains ecoregion provide refuge for a diversity of wildlife including northern spotted owls, Lewis' woodpeckers, Williamson's sapsuckers, red-breasted nuthatches, and golden-crowned kinglets. In the nearby mountain meadows and grasslands, herds of elk, bighorn sheep, and mule deer nibble on bunch grasses. The Blue Mountains ecoregion is a beautiful mosaic of habitats ranging from desert-like environments with cactuses and bunchgrass to alpine environments with snowfields and high lakes.
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