Eastern Washington
Critical Habitat Preserved through Land Exchanges
Channeled Scabland-Shrub Steppe

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Fact Sheet

40,000 acres preserved.

Consolidated public lands.

Improved natural resource management.

Ongoing transaction to consolidate ownership.

Public Benefits of Exchange

Preserved critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.

Protected high wildlife priority acreage – BLM’s most under represented habitat in Eastern Washington.

Enhanced public access for sportsmen & recreationalists.

Preserved continual block of critical ecosystem