July 15, 2019
The largest remaining piece of threatened Palouse Prairie will be conserved, thanks to funding from the WWRP. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News writes that the property, near Steptoe Butte State Park in southeastern Washington, will be managed by the state Department of Natural Resources.
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“Earlier this month, the state’s Recreation and Conservation Office announced it had awarded $126 million in conservation grants statewide, including a little more than $1.2 million to the DNR to purchase 437 acres near Steptoe Butte. Combined with the adjacent 168-acre Steptoe Butte State Park, the purchase would more than triple the amount of state-protected land in the area.”
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