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Klickitat Canyon NRCA 2010
- Status
- Funded in 2011
The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to buy 1,120 acres for inclusion in the Klickitat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area. The land contains habitat for sandhill cranes, Mardon skipper butterflies, and six rare plant populations. This is one of only four nesting, foraging, and fledging habitats in Washington for the state endangered sandhill crane, and provides a vital link between similar habitat on Yakama Nation lands and in the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The area used by the cranes includes a remote wetland and dry meadow complex that provides an undisturbed nesting location. The purchase will protect the various habitats, provide opportunities for restoration that will improve habitat on lands already in the conservation area, and add rare plant populations to the site. This grant is from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
