A partnership of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Trust for Public Land (TPL), and Kittitas Conservation Trust resulted in the acquisition of the Swamp Lake Forest (SLF) from a private landowner for the benefit of endangered and other focal wildlife species.This acquisition is part of a larger conservation effort to protect land in this important ecosystem corridor.This 71-acre, forested property is located approximately 15 miles east of Roslyn in northwestern Kittitas County, Washington. The Swamp Lake Forest is situated within the Keechelus-Kachess sub-basin, of the Yakima River Drainage. Dense coniferous forest cover dominates nearly the entire 2,500-foot elevation ownership. The ownership is bordered by US Forest Service (USFS) land to the north and south and private lands owned by the Cascade Land Conservancy to the east and west. The ownership lies within a "checkerboard" of USFS and private lands. The surrounding landscape includes industrial timberlands, public forest, and rural residential development. Areas around the ownership including Kachess Lake, 2 miles east, are popular recreational destinations.