On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Deb Beutler wrote:

> ... We could have Western Washington (possible divided into Puget
> Sound, Olympic Pennisula, South Coast, Cascades), South Central Washington
> (east of the Cascades to around the Potholes region), North Central
> Washington (Okanogan region), Northeastern Washington (forested regions from
> Grand Coulee west to Idaho South to Spokane) and Southwestern Washington
> (including the Palouse, Snake River area, etc.)

Pretty good. I think "Willapa Hills" might be better than "South Coast".
Perhaps "Okanogan Highlands" could substitute for "North Central Washington".

And Deb, you need to work on west and east. If you go west from the Grand
Coulee, you circumnavigate the globe before reaching Idaho and Spokane.
Similarly, "Southwestern Washington" generally does not include "The
Palouse, Snake River etc.".

The Blue Mountains are generally treated as an ecoregion in their own
right. I also like distinguishing between west slope and east slope
of the Cascades.

Kelly "Naa Naa, I caught a mistake" McAllister