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Wildlife, plants and environment at Yakima Sportsman

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Deer or Elk
• Muskrats
• Rabbits
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Weasels
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Owls
• Pheasants
• Quail
• Woodpeckers
• Bass
• Bluegill
• Bullhead
• Trout


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant Life 
The park is on a floodplain of the Yakima River. It is an irrigated desert with ponds and lakes and a variety of beautiful deciduous trees. The area receives an annual average rainfall of seven inches and an annual average of eight inches of snowfall. Summer temperatures are in the 80-to-90-degree range.
 • Ash
• Birch
• Maple
• Oak
• Poplar
• Berries
• Thistle
• Poison Ivy