Mountain Home Ridge

Locals in Leavenworth only have to look up to know the value of Land Trust’s Mountain Home property. The property’s forested hillsides, dramatic post-fire ecology, and open ridgelines provide amazing views from the valley, instead of the eight houses that were planned. But Mountain Home also provides important habitat for an impressive variety of animal and plant species, including a reintroduction site for the endangered Wenatchee Mountain checker-mallow. Elk and mule deer use the property as a migration corridor, and a healthy wetland provides shelter and food for migrating song birds. The dramatic views of the Icicle River Valley from atop Mountain Home Ridge show the amazing geology and ecology of our region and remind us why this is such an important place to protect.