![]() ![]() It includes the Prineville-Bend-Redmond area, one of the fastest growing areas in the state, along with the cities of La Grande, Baker, Enterprise, and John Day. The ecoregion supports some of the finest big game hunting in the state and attracts tourists year-round, offering scenic lakes and rivers, geologic features, and alpine areas. Wood products and cattle production dominate the economy of the ecoregion, but dryland wheat and alfalfa are important in the river valleys. ![]() Because much of the precipitation falls as snow, snow melt gives life to the rivers and irrigated areas. Overall, the ecoregion has short, dry summers and long, cold winters. The climate varies over broad temperature and precipitation ranges because of elevational differences. Broad alluvial-floored river valleys support ranches surrounded by irrigated hay meadows and wheat fields. This ecoregion contains deep rock-walled canyons, glacially-cut gorges, sagebrush steppe, juniper woodlands, mountain lakes, forests, and meadows. Although named for its largest mountain range, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extends beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington. Photo Credit: Keith Kohl, ODFW DescriptionĪt 23,984 square miles, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in Oregon. ![]() The Lower Grande Ronde River in Oregon's Blue Mountains Ecoregion. ![]()
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