- Methow Wildlife Area (wdf.wa.gov)
The Methow Wildlife Area is located in the Methow River watershed in the western half of Okanogan County, and spans approximately 35,300 acres of land. The area is comprised of shrubsteppe, grasslands, and dry coniferous ponderosa pine forests. Meadow-steppe habitats area also found here, and are characterized by wheatgrass, bluegrasses, and a rich component of broad-leaved forbs.
- Simon Schwendener (Wikipedia)
Simon Schwendener (10 February 1829 – 27 May 1919) was a Swiss botanist who was a native of Buchs in the Canton of St. Gallen.