This portion of the xeric intermontane western United States is considerably lower and more gently sloping than the surrounding ecoregions. Mostly because of the available water for irrigation, a large percent of the alluvial valleys bordering the Snake River are in agriculture, with sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa, and vegetables being the principal crops. Cattle feedlots and dairy operations are also common in the river plain. Except for the scattered barren lava fields, most of the plains and low hills in the ecoregion have a sagebrush-grassland vegetation, now used mostly for cattle grazing.
Our Collection of Snake River Plain Ecoregion Native Wildflowers
