▁which ▁supports ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁wild life ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁varied ▁ge ology ▁and ▁natural ▁history . ▁The ▁area ▁contains ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁veget ation , ▁from ▁dens ely ▁wood ed ▁con ifer ous ▁for ests ▁to ▁rolling ▁grass y ▁hills ▁and ▁me adows . ▁P onder osa ▁p ine ▁and ▁Douglas ▁fir ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁d rier ▁and ▁lower ▁elev ation ▁areas ▁throughout ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁p onder osa ▁p ine ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁tree ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁which ▁is ▁where ▁spec im ens ▁were ▁first ▁collected ▁by ▁botan ist ▁David ▁Douglas ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Rock ies ▁e cor eg ion ▁supports ▁ 7 0 ▁m amm als , ▁ 1 6 ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁am ph ib ians , ▁ 1 6 8 ▁birds , ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁fish ▁species . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁concentration ▁of ▁ra pt ors ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁bald ▁e ag les ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁sight ▁near ▁Lake ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁in ▁December ▁and ▁January ▁when ▁k ok ane e ▁spawn . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁fish ▁present ▁in ▁area ▁la kes ▁is ▁the ▁Washington - native ▁rain bow ▁tr out , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁fish ▁of ▁Washington ▁state . ▁Big ▁game ▁common ▁in ▁eastern ▁Washington ▁include ▁black ▁and ▁g ri zz ly ▁be ars , ▁car ib ou , ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁el k , ▁b igh orn ▁sheep , ▁and