Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management Oregon State University 202 Strand Agricultural Hall Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2218
Phone: (541) 737-3341 Fax: (541) 737-0504 rangelands@oregonstate.edu
This is a dry, cool environment with short summers. The dominant vegetation is Salt bush (Atriplex) and Greasewood (Sarcobatus).
Baker is cooler and slightly wetter than Ontario. It supports a sagebrush grassland.
Westfall is similar to Baker.