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Wildlife, plants and environment at Lake Chelan

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Bears
• Bobcats
• Chipmunks
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Raccoons
• Squirrels
• Chukars
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Grouse
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Owls
• Quail
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens
• Salmon
• Trout


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant Life 
The lake was carved by two competing glaciers, the Chelan Glacier and the continental ice sheet. Their back-and-forth movement created the broad lower lake and narrow upper lake.
 • Douglas Fir
• Ponderosa Pine
• Spruce
• Apple
• Ash
• Maple
• Oak
• Poplar