MLRA 44 - Northern Rocky Mountain Valleys Idaho, Montana, and Washington 32,320 km2 (12,480 mi2)

Potential Natural Vegetation:
This area supports conifer forests and grassland vegetation. Bluebunch wheatgrass, rough fescue, Idaho fescue, and bearded wheatgrass are the major species of the grassland in the valleys and foothills. Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, grand fir, western redcedar, western hemlock, pinegrass, common snowberry, mallow ninebark, and white spirea are the major forest species.

12/16/98