- Desert Wildlife Area Unit (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Desert Unit was wholly desert prior to the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. It is the lowest part of the very large Quincy Basin that once was filled with glacial floodwater. The natural basin now serves as a collector for irrigation water from upslope farmlands. Most of this water is collected in the Winchester and Frenchman Hills wasteways, which meander southeasterly across several miles of the Desert Unit and eventually empty into the southwestern part of Potholes Reservoir.
- North Creek Forest (wta.org)
The 64-acre North Creek Forest meets the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s definition of a priority habitat. There are nine wetlands and seven streams within the forest, and over 100 species of native plants. The trail system in the North Creek Forest is still being established as of 2019.